"Monk on Monk" by T.S. Monk is pretty great too, one of the best big band albums to come out in the last 10 years.
You'll find that it's hard to find stuff like TANK! that's not too shrill or repetitive. These recommendations will have a different color but you'll really enjoy them if you give them a chance.
Oh, and a more specific extrapolation on someone's recommendation below: Mingus Ah Um, a smaller ensemble than the Seatbelts but no less kick-ass.
Oh shoot and don't forget this Oliver Nelson classic, "Blues and the Abstract Truth". <3 Hoe Down's bridge. Pretty cool ensemble writing!
Ok, I'll stop now. It's notable that all the guys I mentioned have 5-50 more albums which sound completely different, and each song on each album is very different! Imagine, music before pop...
Blues In Orbit is another Ellington band album that's great and completely different. The Far East suite is also very cool..
"Monk on Monk" by T.S. Monk is pretty great too, one of the best big band albums to come out in the last 10 years.
You'll find that it's hard to find stuff like TANK! that's not too shrill or repetitive. These recommendations will have a different color but you'll really enjoy them if you give them a chance.
Oh, and a more specific extrapolation on someone's recommendation below:
Mingus Ah Um, a smaller ensemble than the Seatbelts but no less kick-ass.
And for raw kick-ass you gotta check out Free For All by Art Blakey and co.
Oh shoot and don't forget this Oliver Nelson classic, "Blues and the Abstract Truth". <3 Hoe Down's bridge. Pretty cool ensemble writing!
Ok, I'll stop now. It's notable that all the guys I mentioned have 5-50 more albums which sound completely different, and each song on each album is very different! Imagine, music before pop...