[In


 the

  1930s],

  the

 
world

  was

  a

  much

 
different

  place.

 
Hundreds

  and

 
hundreds

  of

  big

 
bands

  performed

 
music

  that

  was

 
melodic

  and

 
swinging.

  Couples

 
touched

  while

  they

 
danced.

  Major

 
clarinetists

  were

 
matinee

  idols.

  It

 
was

  not

  unusual

 
for

  a

  popular

  Swing

 
orchestra

  to

  play

 
for

  six

  months

  at

 
the

  same

  venue

  to

 
large

  crowds.

  The

 
Swing

  era

  (1935-46)

 
was

  a

  special

  time

 
when

  jazz

  and

  pop

 
music

  overlapped,

 
trombonists

  were

 
always

  in

  demand,

 
and

  it

  seemed

  that

 
anyone

  who

  had

 
a

  fresh

  idea

  for

  a

 
new

  sound

  could

 
catch

  on

  and

 
become

  a

  household

 
name.

  -Scott
Yanow, Swing:
Third Ear The
Essential
Listening
Companion

Bands
-Bands
- Basie
Swing Era
1990s-Today
Benny Goodman
Barbara Morrison
Buddy Johnson
Bill Elliott
Cab Calloway
Bix Centennial Allstars
Blue Vipers of Brooklyn
Count Basie
Ella
Boilermaker
Jazz
Band
Django Reinhardt
Boilermaker
Duke Heitger
Edmond Hall
Jazz Band
Engelbert Wrobel
Ella Fitzgerald
George Gee
Erskine Hawkins
Glenn Crytzer
Fats Waller
Ray
Fletcher Henderson Gordon Webster
A
few
things
I
want
you
to
know
about
Jimmie Lunceford
Julia Lee
Lionel Hampton
Louis Armstrong
Louis Jordan
by Yakov Hadash
Gee
Nat King Cole
yakov.hadash@gmail.com
Peggy Lee
-Youtubery
-Post-1945: Jump 1990s-Today (cont.)
Hollywood
Slim
Band
Some
videos
to
look
out
for:
Blues, Soul, Blues (only available from me and Mary)
All The Cats Join In
Alberta Hunter
Hot Club of San Fran.
Coal Black / Sebben Dwarfs
Bill Henderson
Hot Sugar Band
Hellzapoppin
Eddie Cleanhead Vinson
Indigo Swing
Jammin The Blues 1944
Ernestine Anderson
Johnny Nocturne
Lunceford Orchestra 1936
Frank Sinatra (w. Basie)
Jonathan Stout
Katnip Kollege
Gene Harris
Lavay Smith
Three Little Bops
Jimmy Witherspoon Lincoln Center Jazz Orch.
Solid Serenade
Joe Williams (w. Basie) ("Live in Swing City")
Swing Cats Jamboree
Lambert, Hendricks, Moras Swingtet
All The Cats Join In
and Ross
New Orleans Moonshiners
Les McCann
Solomon Douglas
Louis Prima
Stompy Jones
Nina Simone
Tuba Skinny
("Sings the Blues")
Armstrong
Recommended
Oscar Brown Jr.
Scott Yanow Swing: Third
Oscar Peterson
Ear: The Essential Listening
Ramsey Lewis
Companion / Read this book!
("Greatest Hour")
Ken Burns Ken Burns:
Ray Charles
Jazz / Available on Amazon
Ruth Brown
-

SWING
MUSIC

Prime, Hulu Plus, Netflix, etc.

Online resources
SwingDJs.com: A web forum
for, believe it or not, swing DJs.
Look around for threads where
folks list their playlists from
last night or favorite albums in
various subgenres.
JazzVideoCafe.com: Links to
all of the best YouTube jazz
videos. All killer, no filler.
AllMusic.com: The most
encyclopedic music guide ever
created. Contains an amazing
depth of information!
Swingmusic.net: Biographies
and history resource.
Hey Mister Jesse: An
exceptionally well-produced
podcast on all things swinging.
Turntable.fm: Find the Swing
Music for Dancers room.
TuneIn Radio: A web site and
mobile app that allows access
to thousands of radio stations. I
recommend Swing FM 101.2,
broadcasting out of France.
Pandora: Start a Pandora
station using any of the artists
at the left!
Spotify and Rdio: Streaming
music. Most of the artists on
the left are represented on
these services. On Spotify, you
can find Shared Playlists with
swing music.
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Florida
Lindy
Collective:
DUCKY SWING
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