Swing Jazz Music 1935-1945
Erin Brooks, Kaylin Baker, Abbie Porter
ORIGIN:
TRACKS WE LIKE:
Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Goodman
Chicago - Benny Goodman
Bugle Call Rag - Benny Goodman
Sing Me a Swing Song (and Let Me Dance) - Benny Goodman
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - Ella Fitzgerald
In The Mood - Glenn Miller
St. Louis Blues - Benny Goodman
Princess Crocidile - Gry
Swing Bop - Der Dritte Raum
Cocktail Swing - Åke Fagerlunds Orkester
~We liked these songs the most because they are all very upbeat and easy to dance to.~
BIG NAMES IN SWING:
Ella Fitzgerald - she had a very distinct scat and swing style, and her albums were also popular outside of the typical jazz audience
Benny Goodman - "King of Swing" he started the swing era, and helped jazz become more mainstream
Glenn Miller - enormously popular, his band was known for romantic ballads and highly energetic swing songs, his songs helped the perserverant American spirit in the years surrounding WWII