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Swing

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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 Louis Prima, Paul Gonsalves and Artie Shaw and His Orchestra.

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main stylePaul GonsalvesSwing and Paul Gonsalves share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleArtie Shaw and His OrchestraSwing and Artie Shaw and His Orchestra share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleSam Butera & the WitnessesSwing and Sam Butera & the Witnesses share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleLouis PrimaSwing and Louis Prima share an artist-to-genre connection.
belongs toJazzSwing is a subgenre of Jazz.
genreCleo's AspCleo's Asp is connected with Swing.
genreLover, Come Back to MeLover, Come Back to Me is connected with Swing.
genreStardustStardust is connected with Swing.

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