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Oh, yeah. Bill Chase had a great big band in the early 70s before everyone was killed in a plane crash. The band made two or three excellent albums. My favorite of all time was Don Ellis, whose big bands in the late 60s and 70s were constantly reinventing the genre. Some of Ellis's big bands albums have only recently been re-released, and I highly recommend them to anyone interested in the more avant garde type of big band music. Unfortunately, the music from the peak of his short career (he died in his late 40s of a heart condition) was released on Columbia albums, most of which have still not been re-released. A tragedy. The guy was IMHO one of the most creative geniuses in modern music, and his bands were crammed with virtuoso musicians who were comfortable playing the most challenging music being written in their time.