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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 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra and Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra.

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main styleDuke Ellington and His OrchestraSwing and Duke Ellington and His Orchestra share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleBillie Holiday and Her OrchestraSwing and Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra share an artist-to-genre connection.
belongs toJazzSwing is a subgenre of Jazz.
genreA Tone Parallel to Harlem (The Harlem Suite)A Tone Parallel to Harlem (The Harlem Suite) is connected with Swing.
genreI’m Gonna Lock My Heart (and Throw Away the Key) (take 1)I’m Gonna Lock My Heart (and Throw Away the Key) (take 1) is connected with Swing.
genreThe MoocheThe Mooche is connected with Swing.
genreSkin DeepSkin Deep is connected with Swing.
genrePerdidoPerdido is connected with Swing.
genreTake the "A" TrainTake the "A" Train is connected with Swing.

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