Biddy Rich - Big Swing Face
Biddy Rich - Big Swing Face
Art Blakey Big Band (remastered 2013) - Art Blakey just kicks butt on this album. I am a huge fan of Art Blakey and this might be my favourite of his work. His drum and cymbal sounds are fantastic.
Terry Gibbs Dream Band - Mel Lewis shows you how Big Band is played, very tasty playing and his Cymbals sound fantastic.
Not a Classic but this is a favourite :
Maynard Ferguson Conquistador- a very young Peter Erskine playing his last gig before he went with Weather Report.
Art Blakey is awesome, but he was more of a pioneer in the small combos. In other words no horn section blasts.