The big band almanac
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| Aaronson, Irving (b. 1895 d. 1963) | bandleader, piano |
| Agnew, Charlie (d. 1978) | bandleader, trumpet |
| Alexander, Van (b. 1915) | arranger, composer |
| Ambrose (b. 1897 d. 1971) | danceband leader, violin |
| Anthony, Ray (b. 1922) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Armstrong, Louis (b. 1900) | cast, composer |
| Arnheim, Gus (b. 1897 d. 1955) | bandleader, composer |
| Ash, Paul (b. 1891 d. 1958 a. 1924-1933) | bandleader, violin |
| Astor, Bob (b. 1915) | leader, vocals |
| Auld, Georgie [John Altwerger] (b. 1919 d. 1990) | sax, tenor sax |
| Ayres, Mitchell (b. 1910 d. 1969) | bandleader, music director |
| Ballew, Smith (b. 1902 d. 1984) | banjo, guitar |
| Barnes, Walter (b. 1905 d. 1940) | bandleader, tenor sax |
| Barnet, Charlie [Charles Daly] (b. 1913 d. 1991 a. 1936-1948) | saxophone, bandleader |
| Barron, Blue (b. 1911 a. 1938-1951) | bandleader |
| Barron, Tony (b. 1919 a. 1967) | bandleader |
| Basie, [William] (b. 1904 d. 1984) | bandleader, composer |
| Bauduc, Ray [Raymond] (b. 1909 d. 1988) | composer, drummer |
| Beneke, Tex [Gordon] (b. 1914 a. 1946-1949) | tenor saxophone, singer |
| Berigan, Bunny [Roland Bernard] (b. 1908 d. 1942) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Bernabei, Memo (a. 1958) | bandleader |
| Bernie, Ben (b. 1891 d. 1943) | bandleader, cast |
| Bettencourt, Frank (a. 1962) | bandleader |
| Bishop, Billy (a. 1931) | bandleader |
| Bradley, Will (b. 1912 a. 1940-1944) | trombone, arranger |
| Brandwynne, Nat (b. 1910 d. 1978 a. 1936) | bandleader |
| Breese, Lou (b. 1903) | bandleader, banjo |
| Brigode, Ace (d. 1959 died: 1960) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Brooks, Randy (b. 1917 d. 1967) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Brown, Les [Lester Raymond] (b. 1912 d. 1981) | alto sax, bandleader |
| Burke, Sonny (b. 1914 d. 1980) | arranger, composer |
| Burtnett, Earl (b. 1896 d. 1936) | bandleader, piano |
| Busse, Henry (b. 1894 d. 1955) | composer, cornet |
| Butterfield, Billy [Charles William] (b. 1917 d. 1988 a. 1943-1946) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Byrne, Bobby [Robert] (b. 1918 a. 1940-1941) | trombone, bandleader |
| Cabot, Chuck (a. 1939) | bandleader |
| Calloway, Cab [Cabell] (b. 1907 a. 1930-1945) | bandleader, cast |
| Caradori, Anna (b. 1822) | soprano |
| Caradori-Allan, Maria (Caterina Rosalbina) (b. 1800 d. 1865) | soprano, opera singer |
| Carle, Frankie (b. 1903) | piano, arranger |
| Carlyle, Russ (b. 1921) | orchestra, singer |
| Carter, Benny (b. 1907) | alto saxophone, clarinet |
| Castle, Lee (b. 1915 d. 1990) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Catron, Johnny (b. 1916) | composer, bandleader |
| Cavallaro, Carmen (b. 1913 d. 1989 a. 1945-1952) | piano, bandleader |
| Chester, Bob (b. 1908 a. 1940) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Clifford, Bill (a. 1941) | bandleader |
| Clinton, Larry (b. 1909 d. 1985) | arranger, trombone |
| Courtney, Del (b. 1910) | bandleader, orchestra |
| Coy, Gene (a. 1925) | bandleader |
| Craig, Francis (b. 1900 d. 1966) | bandleader, orchestra |
| Crawford, Jack (a. 1930) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Crosby, Bob [George Robert] (b. 1913 d. 1993) | composer, leader |
| Cugat, Xavier (b. 1900 d. 1990 a. 1935-1949) | orchestra, violin |
| Cummins, Bernie [Bernard Joseph] (a. 1930-1940) | bandleader, former boxer |
| Dailey, Frank (b. 1901 d. 1956) | bandleader, violin |
| Davis, Johnny "Scat" (b. 1915 d. 1983) | scat singer, trumpet |
| Derwin, Hal (a. 1940) | bandleader |
| Donahue, Al [Albert Francis] (b. 1904 d. 1983) | bandleader, tenor sax |
| Donahue, Sam (Koontz) (b. 1918 d. 1974) | tenor sax, arranger |
| Dorsey, Jimmy [James Francis] (b. 1904 d. 1957) | cast, clarinet |
| Dorsey, Tommy [Thomas] (b. 1905 d. 1956) | cast, composer |
| Duchin, Eddy (b. 1910 d. 1951) | cast, piano stylist |
| Duchin, Peter Oelrichs (b. 1937) | musician, piano |
| Dunham, Sonny [Elmer Lewis] (b. 1914) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Eckstine, Billy (b. 1914 d. 1993) | singer, vocals |
| Elgart, Les (b. 1918) | trumpeter, bandleader |
| Ellington (b. 1899 d. 1974) | composer, direttore d'orchestra |
| Elman, Ziggy (b. 1914 d. 1968) | flute, trombone |
| Ennis, Skinnay (b. 1909 d. 1963) | drums, piano |
| Everette, Jack (a. 1926-1956) | bandleader |
| Ferguson, Maynard (b. 1928) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Fields, Shep (b. 1910 d. 1981) | bandleader, vocals |
| Fina, Jack (b. 1913 d. 1970) | piano, bandleader |
| Finegan, Bill [William J.] (b. 1917) | arranger, composer |
| Fio Rito, Ted (b. 1900 d. 1971) | composer, lyricist |
| Fisk, Charlie (a. 1940s) | bandleader |
| Flanagan, Ralph (b. 1919 a. 1949) | danceband leader, orchestra |
| Fomeen, Basil (b. 1902) | composer, orchestra |
| Foster, Chuck (b. 1912) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Garber, Jan (b. 1897 d. 1977) | bandleader, orchestra |
| Gillespie, Dizzy [John Birks] (b. 1917) | tromba, trumpet |
| Glasser, Don (a. 1938) | bandleader |
| Goldkette, Jean (b. 1899 d. 1962) | piano, conductor |
| Goodman, Benny [Benjamin David] (b. 1909 d. 1986) | alto saxophone, cast |
| Gordon, Claude Eugene (b. 1916 a. 1950) | trumpeter, bandleader |
| Gordon, Gray (b. 1910 d. 1976) | bandleader, vocals |
| Gray, Glen "Spike" (b. 1906 d. 1963) | alto sax, bandleader |
| Gray, Jerry (b. 1915 d. 1976) | arranger, composer |
| Grayson, Hal | bandleader |
| Green, Johnny [John William] (b. 1908 d. 1989) | composer, music director |
| Grier, Jimmie (b. 1902 d. 1959 a. 1932-1935) | bandleader |
| Hall, George (b. 1894) | bandleader, baritone sax |
| Hallett, Mal (a. 1920) | bandleader |
| Halstead, Henry | bandleader, violin |
| Hampton, Lionel (b. 1913) | drums, musicista |
| Harris, Phil (b. 1904) | bandleader |
| Hawkins, Coleman (Randolph) (b. 1904 d. 1969) | clarinet, tenor sax |
| Hawkins, Erskine (Ramsay) (b. 1914) | cast, trumpet |
| Haymes, Joe (b. 1908 a. 1933-1935) | arranger, vocals |
| Hayton, Lennie [Leonard George] (b. 1908 d. 1971) | music director, piano |
| Heath, Ted [Theodore George] (b. 1900 d. 1969) | trombone, arranger |
| Hecksher, Ernie (a. 1930s) | bandleader |
| Hefti, Neal Paul (b. 1922) | arranger, composer |
| Heidt, Horace (b. 1901 d. 1986) | piano, vocals |
| Henderson, Fletcher [James Fletcher] (b. 1898 d. 1952) | arranger, bandleader |
| Herbeck, Ray (b. 1915 a. 1940) | bandleader |
| Herman, Lenny (a. 1950s) | bandleader |
| Herman, Woody (b. 1913 d. 1987) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Hickman, Art (b. 1888 d. 1930) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Hill, Tiny (b. 1906 d. 1972) | bandleader, vocals |
| Himber, Richard (b. 1907 d. 1966) | composer, lyricist |
| Hines, Fatha [Earl Kenneth] (b. 1903 d. 1983) | piano, bandleader |
| Hite, Les (b. 1903 d. 1962) | alto sax, bandleader |
| Hopkins, Claude (Driskett) (b. 1903 d. 1984) | piano, arranger |
| Howard, Eddy (b. 1914 d. 1963 a. 1940) | singer, bandleader |
| Hudson, Will (b. 1908 d. 1981) | arranger, composer |
| Hutton, Ina Ray (b. 1916 d. 1984) | cast, piano |
| James, Harry Haag (b. 1916 d. 1983) | composer, flute |
| Jarrett, Art [Arthur] (b. 1909 a. 1941) | banjo, cast |
| Jenney, Jack [Truman Elliot] (b. 1910 d. 1945) | trombone, leader |
| Jerome, Henry P. (b. 1917) | composer, orchestra |
| Johnson, Arnold (b. 1893 d. 1975) | bandleader, composer |
| Jones, Isham (b. 1894 d. 1956) | composer, lyricist |
| Jones, Spike (b. 1911 d. 1965) | bandleader, drums |
| Joy, Jimmy (b. 1912 d. 1962) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Jurgens, Dick Henry (b. 1910) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Kahn, Roger Wolfe (b. 1907 d. 1962) | alto saxophone, composer |
| Kassel, Art (b. 1896 d. 1965) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Katz, Al (a. 1920) | bandleader |
| Kavelin, Al (a. 1930s-1940s) | bandleader |
| Kay, Herbie (b. 1904 d. 1944) | bandleader |
| Kaye, Sammy (b. 1910 d. 1987) | danceband leader, orchestra |
| Kayser, Joe (a. 1920s) | bandleader |
| Kemp, Hal [James Harold] (b. 1905 d. 1940) | alto saxophone, clarinet |
| Kemper, Ronnie [Ronald Vivian] (b. 1912 a. 1934) | piano, singer |
| Kenney, Mart (b. 1910 a. 1930s) | bandleader, saxophone |
| Kenton, Stan (b. 1912 d. 1979) | arranger, composer |
| King, Al (b. 1904) | composer, bandleader |
| King, Henry (d. 1974) | orchestra, piano |
| Kirk, Andy [Andrew Dewey] (b. 1898) | bass saxophone, composer |
| Knapp, Orville (b. 1908 d. 1936) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Krueger, Benny [Benjamin] (b. 1899 d. 1967) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Krupa, Gene [Eugene Bertram] (b. 1909 d. 1973) | cast, composer |
| Kunkel, Jacob (b. 1846 d. 1882) | piano, publisher |
| Kyser, Kay (b. 1906 d. 1985) | bandleader, director |
| Landry, Art | bandleader, clarinet |
| Lanin, Sam (b. 1892 d. 1977 a. 1920-1930) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Lawrence, Elliot (b. 1925) | bandleader, composer |
| Leonard, Mike (b. 1905 d. 1983) | saxophone, bandleader |
| Lewis, Ted (b. 1892 d. 1971) | bandleader, cast |
| Light, Enoch (b. 1907 d. 1978) | bandleader, violin |
| Lombardo, Guy [Gaetano Alberto] (b. 1902 d. 1977) | bandleader, director |
| Long, Johnny (b. 1914 d. 1972) | violin, bandleader |
| Lopez, Vincent (b. 1898 d. 1975 a. 1922-1939) | bandleader, cast |
| Lown, Bert (b. 1903 d. 1962) | bandleader, violin |
| Lucas, Clyde (b. 1901) | IGOv ~, trombone |
| Lunceford, Jimmy [James Melvin] (b. 1902 d. 1947) | arranger, bandleader |
| Lyman, Abe (b. 1897 d. 1957) | bandleader, composer |
| Madriguera, Enrique (b. 1904 d. 1973 a. 1932-1944) | orchestra, violin |
| Marcellino, Muzzy (a. 1930s) | guitar, singer |
| Marterie, Ralph (b. 1914 d. 1978) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Martin, Freddy (b. 1906 d. 1983) | alto sax, bandleader |
| Masters, Frankie (b. 1904) | arranger, bandleader |
| May, Billy [William E.] (b. 1916) | arranger, orchestrator |
| McCoy, Clyde (b. 1903 d. 1990 a. 1931-1941) | flute, trumpet |
| McDonald, Billy (a. 1930s) | bandleader |
| McFarland, Art [Arthur] (b. 1911) | conductor, saxophone |
| McFarland, George (b. 1911) | conductor, saxophone |
| McIntyre, Hal [Harold W.] (b. 1914 d. 1959 a. 1942-1946) | bandleader, alto sax |
| McKay, Marion (b. 1898 a. 1920s) | bandleader |
| McKinley, Ray [Raymond Frederick] (b. 1910 a. 1943-1943) | drummer, drums |
| McKinney, Bill [William] (b. 1895 d. 1969) | bandleader, drummer |
| McPartland, Jimmy (b. 1907 d. 1991) | cornet, trumpet |
| McShann, Hootie [Jay] (b. 1909 a. 1941-1943) | piano, singer |
| Meroff, Benny (b. 1901 d. 1973) | alto sax, bandleader |
| Messner, Johnny (b. 1909 a. 1939) | alto sax, bandleader |
| Miller, Glen [Alton Glen] (b. 1904 d. 1944) | accordion, bandleader |
| Miller, Herb (b. 1915 a. 1940s) | composer, lyricist |
| Miller, Ray (a. 1920-1930) | bandleader |
| Millinder, Lucky [Lucius Venable] (b. 1900 d. 1966) | bandleader, orchestra |
| Monroe, Vaughn (Wilton) (b. 1911 d. 1973) | trombone, trumpet |
| Mooney, Art (b. 1914 d. 1973 a. 1930s) | bandleader, orchestra |
| Moreno, Buddy (b. 1912) | guitar, singer |
| Morgan, Russ (b. 1904 d. 1969) | composer, trombone |
| Morrow, Buddy (b. 1919 a. 1951) | trombone, bandleader |
| Nagel, Freddy (a. 1930s) | bandleader |
| Neighbours, Paul (d. 1983) | bandleader |
| Nelson, Ozzie [Oswald George] (b. 1906 d. 1975) | bandleader, s [=?] |
| Nichols, Red [Ernest Loring] (b. 1905 d. 1965) | cornet, trumpet |
| Noble, Leighton (a. 1937-1969) | orchestra, singer |
| Noble, Ray [Raymond Stanley] (b. 1903 d. 1978) | bandleader, celeste |
| Norvo, Red (b. 1908) | cast, piano |
| O'Hare, Husk (b. 1890 d. 1970) | bandleader, radio musician |
| Ohman, Phil [Philmore] (b. 1896 d. 1954) | composer, lyricist |
| Oliver, King [Joseph] (b. 1885 d. 1938) | composer, cornet |
| Olsen, George (b. 1893 d. 1971) | bandleader |
| Osborne, Will (b. 1906 d. 1981) | singer, vocals |
| Owens, Harry (d. 1986) | bandleader, orchestra |
| Page, Walter (Sylvester) (b. 1900 d. 1957) | bass (instrument), bass |
| Palmer, Jimmy (a. 1945) | bandleader |
| Pannel, Bill (a. 1943) | bandleader |
| Pastor, Tony (b. 1907 d. 1969) | bandleader, tenor sax |
| Pearl, Ray (a. 1940s) | bandleader |
| Pendarvis, Paul (b. 1907 a. 1934) | violin, bandleader |
| Perkins, Red (a. 1920) | bandleader, trumpet |
| Phillips, Teddy Steve (b. 1916) | composer, bandleader |
| Pollack, Ben (b. 1903 d. 1971) | drummer, drums |
| Pontrelli, Pete (a. 1919-1960) | bandleader |
| Powell, Teddy [Theodore] (b. 1901) | arranger, bandleader |
| Prima, Louis (b. 1911 d. 1978) | composer, singer |
| Pruden, Hal (a. 1946-1953) | bandleader, piano |
| Raeburn, Boyd [Boyde Albert] (b. 1913 d. 1966) | bandleader, bass sax |
| Rapp, Barney (d. 1970) | bandleader, drums |
| Ravazza, Carl (b. -1915 d. 1968) | singer, violin |
| Redman, Don [Donald Mathew] (b. 1900 d. 1964) | alto saxophone, arranger |
| Reed, Tommy (a. 1946) | bandleader |
| Reichman, Joe (b. 1898 d. 1970) | bandleader, orchestra |
| Reisman, Leo Frank (b. 1897 d. 1961 a. 1921-1941) | violin, bandleader |
| Rey, Alvino (b. 1911) | conductor, electric guitar |
| Reynolds, Tommy [Thomas A.] (b. >1917 d. 1986) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Rich, Buddy [Bernard] (b. 1917 d. 1987) | cast, director |
| Rich, Fred [Freddie] (b. 1898 d. 1956) | piano, bandleader |
| Richards, Johnny (b. 1911 d. 1968) | arranger, composer |
| Riley, Mike (b. 1904 d. 1984) | trombone, mellophone |
| Robyn, William [Johann William] (b. 1814 d. 1905) | musician |
| Rodgers, Buddy (b. 1904) | bandleader |
| Rose, Vincent (b. 1880 d. 1944) | bandleader, composer |
| Russell, Jack (a. 1929-1938) | bandleader |
| Russo, Danny (d. 1944 a. 1932) | bandleader |
| Sauter, Eddie [Edward Ernest] (b. 1914 d. 1981) | arranger, flute |
| Savitt, Jan (b. 1913 d. 1948) | arranger, bandleader |
| Scott, Raymond (b. 1910) | bandleader, composer |
| Senter, Boyd Langdon (b. 1890 d. 1977) | clarinet, alto saxophone |
| Shaw, Artie (b. 1910) | clarinet, conductor |
| Sherwood, Bobby (b. 1914 d. 1981) | guitar, trumpet |
| Sissle, Noble (Lee) (b. 1889 d. 1975) | cast, composer |
| Slack, Freddie [Frederick Charles] (b. 1910 d. 1965) | piano, arranger |
| Specht, Paul (b. 1895 d. 1954) | bandleader, violin |
| Spivak, Charlie [Charles] (b. 1907 d. 1982) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Stabile, Dick (b. 1909) | bandleader |
| Steele, Blue (a. 1920s) | bandleader, trombone |
| Straight, Charles T. (b. 1891 d. 1940) | jazz piano, piano |
| Strong, Benny (b. 1911) | bandleader, orchestra |
| Teagarden, Jack [Weldon Leo] (b. 1905) | cast, trombone |
| Thornhill, Claude (b. 1909 d. 1965) | bandleader, piano |
| Trace, Al [Albert J.] (b. 1900) | bandleader, composer |
| Tremaine, Paul (a. 1920s) | bandleader, narrator |
| Tucker, Orrin (b. 1911) | bandleader, trumpet |
| Tucker, Tommy (b. 1908) | bandleader |
| Vallee, Rudy (b. 1901 d. 1986) | bandleader, cast |
| Van, Garwood (a. 1936-1962) | bandleader |
| Venuti, Joe [Giuseppe] (b. 1903 d. 1978) | violin, orchestra |
| Wald, Jerry (b. 1919 d. 1973) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Waldman, Herman | bandleader, violin |
| Waller, Fats [Thomas Wright] (b. 1904 d. 1943) | cast, composer |
| Waring, Fred [Frederic Malcolm] (b. 1900 d. 1984) | cast, composer |
| Webb, Chick [William Henry] (b. 1902 d. 1939) | composer, drummer |
| Weeks, Anson (b. 1896 d. 1969) | bandleader, electric bass |
| Weems, Ted (b. 1901 d. 1963) | bandleader, orchestra |
| Welk, Lawrence (b. 1903 d. 1992) | composer, conductor |
| Whiteman, Paul (b. 1890 d. 1967) | bandleader, cast |
| Wickman, Dick (a. 1941-1965) | bandleader |
| Wiedoft, Herb (d. 1947) | bandleader, flute |
| Williams, Gene (a. 1950s) | bandleader |
| Williams, Griff (a. 1933) | bandleader |
| Wylie, Austin (b. 1893) | bandleader, piano |
| Zentner, Si [Simon H.] (b. 1917) | trombone, bandleader |