Wed 18 Aug 2010
What instrument should you take up if you want to be a big band leader?
Good Answer: saxophone
Can Get By: clarinet
Bad Answer: theremin
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Big_band_bandleaders
Raw Data:
Georgie Auld, sax Craig Ball, clarinet Charlie Barnet, sax Count Basie, piano Leo Baxter, piano Phil Baxter, singer Benny Benack, trumpet Tex Beneke, sax Barney Bigard, clarinet Will Bradley, trombone Les Brown, sax Henry Busse, trumpet Cab Calloway, singer Benny Carter, sax, trumpet, clarinet Opie Cates, clarinet Doc Cheatham, trumpet Bob Crosby, singer Wallace Davenport, trumpet Tommy Dorsey, trombone Duke Ellington, piano Mercer Ellington, trumpet Ziggy Elman, trumpet Shep Fields, clarinet, sax Ralph Flanagan, piano Frank Foster, sax, flute Benny Goodman, clarinet Lee Gordon, piano Gigi Gryce, sax, clarinet, flute Lionel Hampton, vibraphone, piano Erskine Hawkins, trumpet Fletcher Henderson, piano Tal Henry, violin Peter Herbolzheimer, trombone Woody Herman, clarinet, sax Teddy Hill, drums, clarinet, sax Tiny Hill, drums Claude Hopkins, piano Peanuts Hucko, clarinet Lloyd Hunter, trumpet Harry James, trumpet Stan Keller, clarinet, sax, flute, oboe Stan Kenton, piano Andy Kirk, sax, tuba Gene Krupa, drums Harlan Leonard, clarinet Walt Levinsky, clarinet, sax Abe Lyman, drums Jay McShann, piano Glen Miller, trombone Lucky Millinder, none Ozzie Nelson, singer Red Norvo, vibraphone Tony Pastor, sax George Paxton, sax Red Perkins, trumpet Reuben Phillips, sax Ben Pollack, drums Louis Prima, trumpet Alvino Rey, guitar Harry Robinson, unknown Anselmo Sacasas, piano Jan Savitt, violin Artie Shaw, clarinet Lew Soloff, trumpet Teddy Stauffer, violin, sax Nat Temple, clarinet, sax Claude Thornhill, piano Nat Towles, bass Chick Webb, drums Anna Mae Winburn, piano, guitar, singer