caption associated_acts years_active alias label article_title past_members background alt genre image origin name
glen gray jean goldkette 1927 -- 1963 orange blossoms okeh , brunswick , victor , decca , capitol casa loma orchestra
 glen ryerson sonny dunham clarence hutchenrider tony briglia kenny sargent gene gray gifford spud murphy larry wagner salvador `` tutti '' camarata hank horace henderson biagini pee wee hunt frank l. group_or_band glen gray , leader of the casa loma orchestra swing/dance big band grayg.jpg detroit casa loma orchestra
casa loma orchestra

the casa loma orchestra was a popular american dance band active from 1927 to 1963 .
from 1929 until the rapid multiplication in the number of swing bands from 1935 on , the casa loma orchestra was one of the top north american dance bands .
with the decline of the big band business following the end of world war ii , it disbanded in 1947 .
however , from 1957 to 1963 , it re-emerged as a recording session band in hollywood , made up of top-flight studio musicians under the direction of its most notable leader of the past , glen gray .
the reconstituted band made a limited number appearances live and on television and recorded fifteen lp albums for capitol records before gray died in 1963 .
