It was formed in the Zeleste club in Barcelona in 1974, in a festive way and with the idea of doing just one performance with dance music from the 40s, 50s and 60s.
Inspired by Jaume Sisa and Manel Joseph, it was played by outstanding musicians such as Gato Pérez, Albert Batiste (ex Tres Tambors, Grup de Folk,...) and Pere Riera, among others.
The public identified with us because we dressed the same way, we smoked and drank on stage, politically incorrect things".
[4]Their distinctive feature was that everything they played was their own, it sounded like La Platería, and their ranks included musicians who were experienced in jazz and with a lot of previous experience.
In 2014 the orchestra announced the end as an ensemble with a farewell tour and a traveling exhibition of its forty years of performances.