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Composer of the Week Big Band Episodes

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  1. The New Sounds

    5/5 Donald Macleod and Guy Barker examine the more recent directions taken in big band jazz.

  2. The 1950s

    4/5 Donald Macleod charts developments in the big band sound in the 1950s.

  3. Big Band Bebop

    3/5 Donald Macleod and trumpeter Guy Barker explore the birth of big band bebop.

  4. The Swing Era

    2/5 Donald Macleod and Guy Barker explore the music of the swing era.

  5. Pioneers

    1/5 Donald Macleod on big band pioneers including Fletcher Henderson and Paul Whiteman.