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Swing
- Genre family
- Jazz
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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 Mel Tormé, Ella Fitzgerald and Cab Calloway and His Orchestra.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreJazz
Current genreSwing
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Love, Love, Love1999 · Swing · swingOpen in new tab 02Body and Soul (take 2)1997 · Swing · swingOpen in new tab 03Tiger Rag (take 1)1997 · Swing · swingOpen in new tab 04Yes, Indeed!1989 · Swing · swingOpen in new tab 05Lady Killin’ Papa1998 · Swing · swingOpen in new tab 06Azure1938 · Swing · jazzOpen in new tab 07Can’t Take My Eyes Off YouSwing · swingOpen in new tab 08A Tone Parallel to Harlem (The Harlem Suite)1953 · SwingOpen in new tab 09Body and Soul1935 · Swing · jazzOpen in new tab 10I’m Gonna Lock My Heart (and Throw Away the Key) (take 1)1938 · Swing · jazzOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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