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Big Band of Brothers

Born: November 22

New West Records released Big Band of Brothers: A Jazz Celebration of the Allman Brothers Band in November 2019 as a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Allman Brothers Band's debut. The album features a 10-song set of jazz interpretations of ABB favorites. Project creator and co-producer John Harvey described how it all came about: "For the Big Band of Brothers album we began with timeless Allman Brothers Band classics, commissioned brilliant big band arrangements for them, and brought them to life through passionate performances - all sweetened by contributions from distinguished guest artists." The album garnered massive praise from both jazz and ABB fans, and from critics in publications such as Downbeat: "Albums offering jazz renditions of rock songs are commonplace nowadays, so the element of surprise has faded