Irving Aaronson (1895–1963); Louis Armstrong (1901–1971) (Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra, 1928–1947); Toshiko Akiyoshi (born 1929) (Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band); Ray Anthony (born 1922); Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898-1971); Georgie Auld (1919-1990) (Georgie Auld and His Orchestra, Georgie Auld and His Hollywood All Stars)

Vote on your favorite Big Bands and Big Band leaders. From the onset of the Roaring '20s to the Great Depression, and even throughout the 1940s and '50s, classic jazz-heavy big bands redefined the music industry and overall entertainment worldwide.

Big Band magazine from the Post WW II era with many references to radio performances. Band Leaders was began in or around 1942 and featured articles about the band leaders, naturally, as well as the band, singers and music of the era.

While their place in popular culture dimmed greatly since their heyday in WWII, modern big band has made a resurgence, with the Roy Hargrove Big Band nominated for a Grammy and the Christian McBride Big Band winning a Grammy in 2012.

It sold for 25 cents and purported to tell the “life stories of 26 of America’s greatest bandleaders,” with a center spread depicting the photographs of another two dozen under the heading “Music’s Hall of Fame.” A tall order, you say, for such a small publication.