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Big Band Renaissance: The Evolution Of The Jazz Orchestra, The 1940's And Beyond album for sale was released on the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings label. Includes liner notes by Bill Kirchner. Big Band Renaissance: The Evolution Of The Jazz Orchestra, The 1940's And Beyond CD music is a 5-disc set with 73 songs. This five-tape set traces the development of the big band in jazz from the end of the swing era up until the 1990s. Big Band Renaissance: The Evolution Of The Jazz Orchestra, The 1940's And Beyond album for sale Fifty-eight different orchestras are heard from, generally in one selection apiece although there are some exceptions (most notably Duke Ellington). Big Band Renaissance: The Evolution Of The Jazz Orchestra, The 1940's And Beyond. The music is divided into four categories (Road Bands, Part-Time Bands, Studio Bands and Avant-Garde Bands) but many groups really fall into overlapping genres.