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Swing
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- Jazz
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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 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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North America · Swing
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01Yes, Indeed!1989 · 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 04Lady Killin’ Papa1998 · Swing · swingOpen in new tab 05Love, Love, Love1999 · Swing · swingOpen in new tab 06Dinah1937 · Swing · jazzOpen in new tab 07Lover, Come Back to Me1962 · Swing · swingOpen in new tab 08Ain’t Misbehavin’1926 · Jazz · jazzOpen in new tab 09Carolina Shout1926 · Jazz · jazzOpen in new tab 10Lulu’s Back in Town1926 · Jazz · jazzOpen in new tab
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