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Swing

Genre family
Jazz
1930s recordings
2
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Meet Swing

Swing is a branch of the Jazz family, with its own performance and recording traditions.

The clearest way to understand Swing is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.

Begin with The Benny Goodman Trio and Isham Jones Orchestra.

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1930s · Chicago · Swing

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1930s starting recordings

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KEY ARTISTS

1930s artists

ESSENTIAL ALBUMS

1930s albums

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