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East Asian Popular Music
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- 7
- 1940s recordings
- 31
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Meet East Asian Popular Music
East Asian Popular Music is a genre connected to a wider network of artists, recordings and musical traditions.
The clearest way to understand East Asian Popular Music is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra and Harry James and His Orchestra.
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1940s · North America · East Asian Popular Music
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings1940s starting recordings
01Blue Champagne1944 · Korean Trot · fox trotOpen in new tab 02Don’t Be That Way1944 · Korean Trot · fox trotOpen in new tab 03Whispers in the Dark1943 · Korean Trot · fox trotOpen in new tab 04Clair de Lune1943 · Korean Trot · fox trotOpen in new tab 05I’m Making Believe1944 · Korean Trot · fox trotOpen in new tab 06They’re Either Too Young or Too Old1944 · Korean Trot · fox-trotOpen in new tab 07Dawn Time1944 · Korean TrotOpen in new tab 08Hey Now, Hey Now1944 · Korean TrotOpen in new tab 09Foo a Little Ballyhoo1944 · Korean TrotOpen in new tab 10I Got a Gal Named Nellie1944 · Korean TrotOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
1940s artists
Artist·Bebop
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
Artist·Swing
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Artist·Korean Trot
Harry James and His Orchestra
Artist·Korean Trot
Glenn Miller and the Army Air Force Band
Artist·Korean Trot
Glenn Miller
Artist·Korean Trot
Hal Kemp and His Orchestra
Artist·Korean Trot
Freddy Martin and His Orchestra
Artist·Korean Trot
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1940s albums
Album·1944
The Chronological Classics: Cab Calloway and His Orchestra: 1942‐1947
Album·1944
The Squadron Song / Tail End Charlie / Don’t Be That Way / Blue Champagne
Album·1944
They’re Either Too Young or Too Old / Making Whoopee
Album·1943
Clair de Lune / Warsaw Concerto
Album·1943
Got a Date With an Angel / Whispers in the Dark / Lamplight
Album·1944
You Made Me Love You / Music Makers / Cherry
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