Big band a considerable range of styles among the hundreds of popular bands. Many of the better known bands reflected the individuality of the bandleader, the lead arranger, and the personnel. Count Basie played a relaxed, propulsive swing, Bob Crosby more of a dixieland style, Benny Goodman a hard driving swing, and Duke Ellington's compositions were varied and sophisticated. Many bands featured strong instrumentalists whose sounds dominated, such as the clarinets of Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw, the trombone of Jack Teagarden, the trumpet of Harry James, the drums of Gene Krupa, and the vibes of Lionel Hampton. The popularity of many
Shoji Suzuki Hachiro Matsui And Tokyo Jive in 1950. After he played and learned dixieland jazz in Fumio Nanri And His Hot Peppers, he entered Misao Ikeda's Rhythm Kings. He formed his band Rhythm Aces with a vibraphone player Saburo Nambe, a piano player Yoshitaka Akimitsu, a drum player Isamu Harada and so on in 1953. Benny Goodman's Band came to Tokyo Japan in January 1951, Benny Goodman and Peanuts Hucko, the lead alto saxophone player of Benny Goodman's Band, listened to Shoji Suzuki And Rhythm Aces playing in a club in Ginza, Tokyo. Benny Goodman acclaimed that he was an excellent