Big Band Leaders
The movie Whiplash was loosely based on this big band leader
Buddy Rich
known for being a part of every jazz style since its inception
Miles Davis
Louis Armstrong
Known as Bird
Charlie Parker
This trumpet/flugle horn player is considered one of the best big band leaders of all time
Thad Jones
Recorded the sidewinder
Lee Morgan
Trane
John Coltrane
Michael Brecker
This drummer is widely considered one of the best drummers and is a co big band leader of one of the most iconic big bands of all time
Mel Lewis
Known as Hub Cap
Freddie Hubbard
Hub Cap
Freddie Hubbard
Known for his avant garde album A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
This bass player is one of the currently active big band leaders, and is known for playing bass solos in front of the band with a bow
John Clayton
One of the most iconic jazz musicians of all time, the father of all jazz. Known as Satchmo
Louis Armstrong
Edward Ellington
Duke
The first name of Cannonball Adderly
Julian
This drummer is known for being one of the living legends, and is a co band leader with John Clayton
Jeff Hamilton
His most famous album is Ear Food, and wrote Strasbourg/St. Denis
Roy Hargrove
Milt Jackson
Bags
This US President played the tenor sax
Bill Clinton