• Stan Tracey Orchestra 'At the Appleby Jazz Festival 2004/2006. on the RESTEAMED label RSJ103. Released 24th September
• Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra 'Riddle Me This' Remember Music RMB75122. Beautiful two-fer including LP The Tender Touch. For those who love beautifully arranged ballads
• Dedicated To Nelson (Riddle) Feat' Rosemary Clooney: Concord CCD 4685 Recorded 2006. Fabulous arrangements. Rosie proving if you do it right, you will do it longer.
• Steve Huffsteter Big Band: Live At Cafe 322. So much class, a beautiful contemporary 'soon to be' classic.
• Terry Gibbs Quartet a two-fer, advertised as featuring the ever collectable Vibes On Velvet - The CD I received features TERRY GIBBS QUARTET and MALLETS APLENTY - and Terry Pollard.The tracks : Seven Come Eleven/Lonely Dreams/Dickie's Dream/Imagination/King City Stomp/Pretty/ The Contintental/Bless My Souls/Nutty Notes/Nothing To It/Mean To Me/Haunted/Er-Bee-I/Gibberish/I'LL Remember April/Soupy's On/ Then It Happens. Not quite as advertised in the printed catalogue. In other words not VIBES ON VELVET. The album is a keeper anyhow. Available from the usual suspect ( see BUY NOW LINK) or from Jazz Messengers or Freshshounds)
• Bill Holman - The Original Bill Holman Band features a DBL CD with All the tracks from THE FABULOUS BILL HOLMAN,BIG BAND IN JAZZ ORBIT and Bill Holman's Great Big Band. There are 10 bonus Octet Tracks. I know many will have some of the recordings in various format. A true collector will want this treasure chest of Bill Holman classics in one package. LonehillJazz LHJ0298. Again available in all the usual places (just released), including here click. See mu BUY NOW link above.
• JIM CUTLER JAZZ ORCHESTRA - IN PROGRESS .This really is a must buy, a beautiful recording, magnificent fidelity.... lovers of Herman, or Kenton will kick themselves if they do not jump of this jazz roller coaster. Latin, swing and a brass section that wil nail yout o the back wall. Check the BUY NOW above. Amazon Uk do a good deal.
• Franz Roehmann - The Concert Jazz Orchestra : Highly recommended by my well informed ex-customers. Go to the 'BUY' link above, check out CD Baby which always has sound bites for you. A swinging big band, elaborate arrangements. The excerpts I have experience suggest no disappointment for buyers.
• Stan Kenton: Cool, Hot & Swingin; LIVE.
• BLUE WISP BIG BAND: Tribute: recorded 2006 LIVE. Seabreeze SBJ 2145
• THE NEW BIG BAND - Featuring Dave Tucker Dir' John Blount. 'BETTER DAYS AHEAD'. A new big band, studied performances of the music of Metheny, Cashman, Levy etc.
• Champian Fulton (vocal) With The Dave Berger Sultans Of Swing 'Champian'. Latest CD by this excellent NY Big band.
• Les Brown & His Band of Renown: Just released on the Lonehill Jazz Label LHJ 10305: Plays The Gershwin Bandbook/The Explosive Sound Of Les Brown. 2 excellent swing LPs one CD (24 tracks) available here and probably via the 'buy now' link here.
• Les Brown & His Band Of Renown: Just released on the Lonehill Jazz Label LHJ 10302: Dancer's Choice/Composer's Holiday. 2 oustanding swing LPs 1 CD. 22 Tracks; available here and probably via the 'buy now' link here.
• Les Brown & His Band Of Renown: Just released on the Jazzbeat Label Jazzbeat 518 Les Brown's In Town. 2 oustanding swing LPs 1 CD. 22 Tracks; available here and probably via the 'buy now' link here. Two Lps recorded in 1956 and in 1964, now on one CD 27 tracks.
• Maynard Ferguson: BOY WITH LOTS OF BRASS. 12 tracks; recorded in 1957. Featuring Bob Burgess, Willie Maiden and more, available here and probably via the 'buy now' link here. Freshsounds Records FSR CD 462. Arrangements by Maiden, Cohn, Wilkins and Holman
• Swingin With The Terry Gibbs Orchestra and Quartet. Freshsounds FSR 2244. 24 tracks off albums recorded in 1956 ()rchestra) and 1975/58 (Group). A stellar baig band including Brookmeyer, Pollard, Urbie Green, Al Cohn and many other important session players. Available also through the BUY NOW link above.

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