Big Jazz Band Music with Great Sound

A couple titles from the mid-90's you might like: 1) "Brian Setzer Orchestra" and 2) "GRP All-Star Big Band."

Some very good suggestions so far. No one has yet mentioned Christian McBride's Big Band

There are sooo many swing and big band artists out there in the used records bins. Like, the Dorsey Brothers, Andrews Sisters, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman (the Live At Radio City is an awesome album-- Gene Krupa on drums), it just goes on and on. More modern big bands: Al Hirt, Herb Alpert, Buddy Rich, Doc Severinson(sp) and two of my favorite contemporary big bands: Akiyoshi/ Tabackin Band-- Husband wife team of Toshiko Akiyoshi and Lew Tabackin, together and in separate projects, including solo efforts. I think they might both still be alive. And the Kenny Clark/ Francy Boland Band. Two great albums of theirs are "Smile" and "More Smiles". Very popular in Europe, check discogs... Buddy Rich has an accessible catalog with his big band. One of my favorite female singers of the swing  and jazz era is Anita O'day.

Once you start your search you will find a lot of MONO recordings. I have a dedicated mono turntable/cartridge setup in each of my systems, but not strictly needed, any good elliptical stereo cartridge, like Denon, should safely play your mono records, just not the other way around, don't use a mono stylus/cartridge for your modern stereo records.

I should have mention the Seatbelts, especially the Cowboy Bebop records. Available as Japan Pressings.

I don't know if its is good news or bad news, but, many older recordings remain among the best sounding recordings ever.  For big band, try listening to Duke Ellington's "Blues in Orbit."  This was recorded in 1959, in stereo, and remains one of the best sounding recordings.  When Sony launched SACD's it was one of their first such issue because of its sound.  I have the SACD and the original 6-eye Columbia vinyl issue; the vinyl original sounds the best.

Another really good sounding big band recording is a direct-to-disc recording on M&K Records by the Bill Berry Allstars called "For Duke."  these Ellington covers are terrific sounding.

I also like an album called "Dizzy Gillespie Reunion Big Band" which is a 1968 recording from a live concert in Berlin.  I don't have an MPS original, but, I have a very nice sounding reissue that Linn Records (the audio company) put out.