List of big bands
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This page lists big bands by bandleader, in alphabetical order, followed by the name of the band.
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[edit] American bandleaders
- Irving Aaronson (1895–1963)
- Louis Armstrong (1901–1971) (Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra, 1928–1947)
- Toshiko Akiyoshi (b. 1929)
- Count Basie (1904–1984) (Count Basie Orchestra, 1934–1984)
- Carla Bley (b. 1938)
- Cab Calloway (1907–1994) (Cab Calloway Orchestra)
- Del Courtney (1910–2006)
- Tommy Dorsey (1905–1956) (Dorsey Brothers Orchestra (1928–1956), Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (1935–1956)
- Jimmy Dorsey (1904–1957) (Dorsey Brothers Orchestra (1928–1956), Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
- Eddy Duchin (1909–1951) (Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra)
- Duke Ellington (1899–1974) (Duke Ellington Orchestra)
- Gil Evans (1912–1988)
- Maynard Ferguson (1928–2006)
- Shep Fields (1910–1981) (Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm}
- Bob Florence (the Limited Edition)
- Jan Garber (1897–1977) (Jan Garber Orchestra)
- Benny Goodman (1909–1986) (Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, 1932–1952)
- Gordon Goodwin (Big Phat Band)
- Bruce A. Greenwald (Audubon Jazz Explosion)
- Henry Halstead (1897–1984)
- Erskine Hawkins (1914–1993)
- Fletcher Henderson (1897–1952)
- Woody Herman (1913–1987)
- Harry James (1916–1983)
- Isham Jones (1894–1956)
- Quincy Jones (b. 1933)
- Thad Jones (1923–1986)
- Louis Jordan (1908–1975)
- Sammy Kaye (1910–1987)
- Stan Kenton (1911–1979)
- Wayne King (1901–1985)
- Tom Kubis
- Kay Kyser (1905–1985)
- Mel Lewis (1929–1990)
- Ted Lewis (1890–1971)
- Guy Lombardo (1902–1977)
- Jimmie Lunceford (1902–1947)
- Rob McConnell (b. 1935) (the Boss Brass)
- Gap Mangione (b. 1938)
- Frankie Masters (1904–1991)
- Billy May (1916–2004)
- Glenn Miller (1904–1944) (Glenn Miller Orchestra, 1937–1944)
- Lucky Millinder (1900–1966)
- Vaughn Monroe (1911–1973)
- Red Nichols (1905–1965)
- Ray Noble (1903–1978)
- Joe "King" Oliver (1885–1938)
- Kid Ory (1886–1973)
- Fats Pichon (1906–1967)
- Ben Pollack (1903–1971)
- Don Redman (1900–1964) (Don Redman Orchestra, 1931–1940)
- Buddy Rich (1917–1987) (Buddy Rich Big Band)
- Nelson Riddle (1921–1985)
- Maria Schneider (b. 1960) (Maria Schneider Orchestra)
- Ben Selvin (1898–1980)
- Brian Setzer (b. 1959)
- Artie Shaw (1910–2004)
- Sun Ra (1914–1993)
- Lew Tabackin (b. 1940)
- Jack Teagarden (1905–1964) (Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra, 1939–1946)
- Orrin Tucker (b. 1911) (Orrin Tucker and his Orchestra)
- Tommy Tucker (Tommy Tucker and his Orchestra)
- Fred Waring (1900–1984)
- Chick Webb (1905–1939)
- Ted Weems (1901–1963)
- Lawrence Welk (1903–1992)
- Paul Whiteman (1890–1967)
- Gerald Wilson (b. 1918)
[edit] Canadian bandleaders
- Guy Lombardo (1902–1977) (Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians)
[edit] Australian bandleaders
- Warren Daly and Ed Wilson (The Daly/Wilson Big Band)
- Bob Johnson (The Bob Johnson Big Band)
- Mike Stewart (The Mike Stewart Big Band)
[edit] Belgian bandleaders
- Jack Coenen (The Jack Million Band – working band with authentic interpretation of Glenn Miller original arrangements)
[edit] British bandleaders
(taken from Julien Vedey's book Band Leaders (London, 1950):
- Ambrose
- Ivy Benson
- Stanley Black
- Tito Burns
- Billy Cotton
- Harry Davidson
- Ray Ellington
- Geraldo
- Carroll Gibbons
- Henry Hall (BBC Dance Orchestra)
- Ted Heath
- Jack Hylton
- Jack Jackson
- Harry Leader
- Joe Loss
- Major Glenn Miller
- Ray Noble
- Harry Parry
- Jack Payne
- Oscar Rabin and Harry Davis
- Edmundo Ros
- Harry Roy
- Victor Silvester
- Debroy Somers
- Cyril Stapleton
- Lew Stone
- Billy Ternent
- Jay Whidden
- Eric Winstone
Michael Senior and Roger Palmer
[edit] Dutch bandleaders
[edit] German bandleaders
- Roberto Delgado
- Max Greger
- Jo Ment
- Günter Norris
- Hugo Strasser
- Kai Warner
- James Last
[edit] Indonesian bandleaders
- Endah Widiastuti (426 Big Band)
