BOYD RAEBURN

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Boyd Raeburn was never much of a soloist, but his short-lived big bands in the mid-'40s featured some of the most advanced arrangements of the time, particularly those of George Handy. Raeburn actually started out leading commercial orchestras in the 1930s, and it was not until 1944 that his music became relevant to jazz. That year, he had a forward-looking swing band that included at various times such players as Benny Harris, the Johnny Hodges-influenced Johnny Bothwell, Serge Chaloff, Roy Eldridge, Trummy Young, and Handy on piano, playing arrangements from George Williams, Eddie Finckel, and Handy. The group overall was influenced by Count Basie, but they were also the first to record Dizzy Gillespie's "Night in Tunisia"; Dizzy even guested with the band. By 1945, Raeburn's music became much more radical with George Handy's charts (which were sometimes influenced by modern classical music) dominating the repertoire. Vocalists David Allyn and read more...
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BOYD RAEBURN Innovations By Boyd Raeburn album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Innovations By Boyd Raeburn
Big Band 1951
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Innovations By Boyd Raeburn Volume 2
Big Band 1951
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Innovations By Boyd Raeburn Volume 3
Big Band 1951
BOYD RAEBURN Man With The Horns album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Man With The Horns
Big Band 1955
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Fraternity Rush
Big Band 1957
BOYD RAEBURN Boyd Raeburn And His Orchestra 1944-46 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Boyd Raeburn And His Orchestra 1944-46
Big Band 1970
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Rhythms By Raeburn
Big Band 1977
BOYD RAEBURN The Transcription Performances 1946 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Transcription Performances 1946
Big Band 1993
BOYD RAEBURN Boyd Meets Stravinsky album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Boyd Meets Stravinsky
Big Band 1994

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BOYD RAEBURN Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1944 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra 1944
Big Band 1994

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BOYD RAEBURN Jewells album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jewells
Big Band 1980
BOYD RAEBURN Memphis In June album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Memphis In June
Big Band 1980
BOYD RAEBURN Man with the Horns album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Man with the Horns
Big Band 1989
BOYD RAEBURN Dancin' And Romancin' album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Dancin' And Romancin'
Big Band 2008

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