Best big band songs of the 1970s
Prog and hard rock spent the middle of the decade getting longer while dub and krautrock quietly assembled the rhythmic machinery that pop is still borrowing. Then punk turned up and told all of them to get to the point.
Songs from the big band albums of the 1970s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.
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Lulu's Theme (Mono)Johnny Harris · Movements - 3Paint It BlackJohnny Harris · Movements
- 4Wichita LinemanJohnny Harris · Movements
- 5Light My FireJohnny Harris · Movements
- 6Footprints On the MoonJohnny Harris · Movements
- 7Give Peace a ChanceJohnny Harris · Movements
- 8SomethingJohnny Harris · Movements
- 9Stepping StonesJohnny Harris · Movements
- 10Reprise (From the Columbia Film 'Fragment of Fear')Johnny Harris · Movements
- 11Fragment of Fear (From the Columbia Film 'Fragment of Fear')Johnny Harris · Movements
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It's GloryLeon Thomas · 3 Shades of Blue - 15Creole Love CallLeon Thomas · 3 Shades of Blue
- 16Rockin' in RhythmLeon Thomas · 3 Shades of Blue
- 17Black, Brown and BeautifulLeon Thomas · 3 Shades of Blue
- 18Welcome to New YorkLeon Thomas · 3 Shades of Blue
- 19YearningLeon Thomas · 3 Shades of Blue
- 20Disillusion BluesLeon Thomas · 3 Shades of Blue
- 21Echoes of HarlemLeon Thomas · 3 Shades of Blue
- 22Duke's PlaceLeon Thomas · 3 Shades of Blue
- 23Empty Ballroom BluesLeon Thomas · 3 Shades of Blue
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Fat MessDuke Ellington · The Pianist - 25Never Stop Remembering BillDuke Ellington · The Pianist
- 26Duck AmokDuke Ellington · The Pianist
- 27Sam Woodyard's BluesDuke Ellington · The Pianist
- 28Tap Dancer's BluesDuke Ellington · The Pianist
- 29The Shepherd (Take 2)Duke Ellington · The Pianist
- 30The Shepherd (Take 1)Duke Ellington · The Pianist
- 31Looking GlassDuke Ellington · The Pianist
- 32Slow BluesDuke Ellington · The Pianist
- 33Don JuanDuke Ellington · The Pianist
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The Rise and Fall of a Short FugueStan Kenton · Stan Kenton Plays Chicago - 43First ChildStan Kenton · Stan Kenton Plays Chicago
- 44Inner CrisisStan Kenton · Stan Kenton Plays Chicago
- 45From Blood, Sweat and Tears: AloneStan Kenton · Stan Kenton Plays Chicago
- 46FreeStan Kenton · Stan Kenton Plays Chicago
- 47Once Upon a TimeStan Kenton · Stan Kenton Plays Chicago
- 48MotherStan Kenton · Stan Kenton Plays Chicago
- 49Chicago III Suite: CanonStan Kenton · Stan Kenton Plays Chicago
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Edward The Second (Album Version)Duke Ellington · The Intimate Ellington
One great song, one bad album
Tracks carry their own ratings here, so a record you would never play front to back can still have a song worth defending.
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