swing band
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A thudding kick drum and a mournful sax set up “I’ll Play the Fool” before a rubbery rumba beat and swing band take over.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
As a teenager, the pianist and composer played in a swing band, his own trio and then in a sextet called the Jazz Epistles, which also included another South African jazz great, Hugh Masakela.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
In another theater, guitarist Bill Kirchen held a tribute for his pioneering country rock swing band, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen.
From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2022
ACL Presents: 50 Years of Asleep at the Wheel: A Retrospective This new special looks back over nearly half a century of performances by the Austin-based Western swing band.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2020
The radio was turned halfway between a church sermon and a swing band.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
