The parts, stored by arrangement in book order, include 182 titles, primarily from the swing/big band era and constitute Dooley's complete society band arrangements for varying instrumentation, from ...

Now we have big-band swing — with solos from Messrs. Owens and Hayes and wailing guitarist Michael Aarons — classical music and rock, all in the same triple-decker sandwich together. It’s quite the ...

As big bands grew to fill dance halls, the rhythm and horn sections became the driving force behind this lively, feel-good genre — a tradition that the Big Island Swing Band proudly continues.