late 1930's LES BROWN Group in Rehearsal - Schiedt Photo BIG BAND JAZZ

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Les Brown Group in Rehearsal late 1930's
8x10 Glossy
Duncan Schiedt Photograph Collection with stamp # H-238
Les Brown
was a popular American jazz musician who led the first-class big band
Les Brown and His Band of Renown
for nearly seven decades.
In the late 1930s their sound was built on ensemble playing and they displayed a rich full tone that came off well (in person, over the air and on record.)
Brown
insisted on a polished precise yet relaxed sound and audiences loved it.
in 1944 Brown recorded one of the most enduring hits of World War II; "Sentimental Journey" with Doris Day. It not only became one of the defining hits of the big-band era but also
Brown
's signature tune
for the next 50 years.
Photographer and writer Duncan Schiedt
, was an internationally known figure in jazz circles and author of four books on jazz. His photographs have appeared worldwide in publications, on record albums, art exhibitions, films, and at jazz festivals. His photographs, now comprising the Duncan Schiedt Collection at the Indiana Historical Society, feature artists such as Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and many others.