129R Will Big Bands Ever Come Back?
A great show with some tracks well off of the beaten track, showing that the jazz big band is still alive and well, albeit in a slightly different form. Up to 15 listener connections at maximum.
Preshow
| Title | Artists | Album | Year |
| Tuxedo Junction (for Erskine Hawkins) | Duke Ellington | Will Big Bands Ever Come Back | 1965 |
| Smoke Rings (for Glen Gray) | Duke Ellington | Will Big Bands Ever Come Back | 1965 |
| Artistry In Rhythm (for Stan Kenton) | Duke Ellington | Will Big Bands Ever Come Back | 1965 |
| The Waltz You Saved For Me (for Wayne King) | Duke Ellington | Will Big Bands Ever Come Back | 1965 |
| Woodchopper’s Ball (for Woody Herman) | Duke Ellington | Will Big Bands Ever Come Back | 1965 |
| Sentimental Journey (for Les Brown) | Duke Ellington | Will Big Bands Ever Come Back | 1965 |
| When It’s Sleepy Time Down South (for Louis Armstrong) | Duke Ellington | Will Big Bands Ever Come Back | 1965 |
| One O’clock Jump (for Count Basie) | Duke Ellington | Will Big Bands Ever Come Back | 1965 |
Main show
| The Emperor | Lester Bowie | Avant Pop | 1986 |
| Sultan | Absolute Ensemble | Absolute Zawinul | 2010 |
| Brazil/The Netherlands | Bik Bent Brahm | Zwart Wit | 1999 |
| Chromazone | DR Big Band & Mike Stern | Chromazone | 2010 |
| Tsar-Sass-Anai | Laurence Cottle | Five Seasons | 1992 |
| Ginare | UMO with Michael Brecker | Live in Helsinki 1995 | 2016 |
| Mas Que Swing | Chano Dominguez, WDR Big Band Cologne | Soleando | 2015 |
| Pools (Live) [feat. Mike Mainieri & Peter Erskine] | Swiss Jazz Orchestra | Pools – Live at Jazzfestival Bern (Featuring Mike Mainieri & Peter Erskine) | 2016 |
| Roman Shades | Parco della Musica Jazz Orchestra | Open On Sunday | 2009 |
| Amazonas | Vince Mendoza and the WDR Big Band | Homecoming | 2017 |
| Atchafalaya | Snarky Puppy | Sylva | 2014 |
| What About Me? | Snarky Puppy | We Like It Here | 2014 |
| El Caprichoso Pincel | The BvR Flamenco Big Band | Jaleo Holandés | 2014 |
Postshow
| El Pasado no perdona | Ruben Blads/Roberto Delgado | Salsa Big Band | 2017 |
| Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite For Ellington | Bobby Sanabria Big Band | Multiverse | 2012 |
| Little Umbrellas/Big Swifty | Colin Towns & NDR Big Band | Frank Zappa’s Hot Licks (and Funny Smells) | 2005 |