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Swing
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- Jazz
- 1930s recordings
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ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
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 Fats Waller and His Rhythm, Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra and The Benny Goodman Trio.
GENRE FAMILY
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Parent genreJazz
Current genreSwing
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1930s · United States · Swing
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings1930s starting recordings
01Dinah1937 · Swing · jazzOpen in new tab 02Georgia on My Mind1932 · Swing · swingOpen in new tab 03Don’t Let It Bother You1934 · Swing · jazzOpen in new tab 04Body and Soul1935 · Swing · jazzOpen in new tab 05I Ain’t Got Nobody (and Nobody Cares for Me)1935 · Swing · jazzOpen in new tab 06Take It Easy1935 · Swing · jazzOpen in new tab 07The Curse of an Aching Heart1936 · Swing · jazzOpen in new tab 08There Is No Greater Love1936 · Swing · swingOpen in new tab 09Garbo Green1936 · Swing · jazzOpen in new tab 10You Stayed Away Too Long1936 · Swing · jazzOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
1930s artists
Artist·Jazz
Fats Waller and His Rhythm
Artist·jazz
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra
Artist·Swing
The Benny Goodman Trio
Artist·Swing
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Artist·Swing
Chick Webb and His Orchestra
Artist·Swing
Eddie South
Artist·Swing
Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy
Artist·Swing
Rex Stewart and His Feetwarmers
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1930s albums
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