Here's Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra from the very tail end of the Big Band Era (1949) with a tune called “Puddle Wump”, notable primarily for Charlie Shavers' fabulous trumpet solo, and also for a nice solo by tenor sax man Boomie Richman (misspelled “Richmond” in the video).
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I know you're retired but 11:30 pm Thursday is not Happy Feet Friday! So grind it out like the rest of us.
That's the afternoon, Australian edition.
The sun never sets on Paco ent, erprises.
Love the solos and Dorseys are always great but there is a kind of almost bored routine to the big band format by 1949 isn't there, clever but uninspired. Even though this was the soundtrack to boomer's parent's courtship and the mating undustrial complex was in full swing!
Much smaller cooler combos are just around the corner. 'Get my kicks on Route 66...'
Several things came together to topple the big band format. WWII, with its rationing, particularly of fuel, limited tours to a great extent. Two huge recording strikes in the 1940s led to changes which favored vocalists (and vocal groups). And, ultimately, many of the musicians themselves tired of the (relatively) restrictive structure of swing music; some became important pioneers in the Be-Bop movement, others went in another direction and made R&B a major form of pop music. Mostly, though, it's as you say: the format just played itself out.
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