[Ads-l] Antedating of "Big Band" (Style of Music)

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big band (OED, style of music, 1947)

1940 Atlanta Daily World 26 Mar. 6/1 (Genealogy Bank)

Exciting work by Dorsey himself and other soloists ... A fine example of big band jazz.

Fred Shapiro

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