There are big bands, and then there are big bands. Among the best in the world now is the WDR Big Band in Germany. The band's roots date back to August 1946, a year after World War II ended. The band played traditional pre-war German music and classical alongside a string orchestra. By the late 1940s, German radio stations with in-house live dance bands…
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