◇ image via WikipediaRay Anthony
Ray Anthony is a Jazz act. Their sound grew out of Jimmy Dorsey, Harry James and Glenn Miller. Those roots explain a lot about how Ray Anthony arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Peggy Lee, Count Basie, June Christy, Henry Mancini and Benny Goodman, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Harry James, Ricky Nelson and Buddy Rich, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 11 connections around Ray Anthony, reaching back through Jimmy Dorsey and forward to Harry James. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Ray Anthony connections
Ray Anthony grew out of Jimmy Dorsey, Harry James and Glenn Miller, shares an orbit with Peggy Lee, Count Basie, June Christy and Henry Mancini, went on to shape Harry James, Ricky Nelson and Buddy Rich. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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