He has his way, he'll make the band sound like Abba.
He decided that the secret lay in a big band sound with a churchy feel.
The material is particularly well chosen, and rarely does a big band sound so good these days.
When it came to blues, he could have charts ready in half an hour that would make a band sound so good.
This line up had a more orchestrated and big band sound than their predecessors.
More important, a younger host probably wouldn't identify with the big band sound.
You have to make a band sound like a group effort, which makes it exciting for the audience.
All's well until a short bridge section makes the band sound as if it's skidding on ice.
But the voices at the heart of the band sound as though they were coming from the congregation, not the pulpit.
The effort is noted for featuring a "big band" sound on a number of the tracks.