Jazz began to swing as musicians began to adopt swing eighths, the string bass, high hat cymbals, and a looser, more rhythmic feeling . This change occurred gradually starting in the twenties notably with Louis Armstrong, and continued on into the 40's. A lot of the music that came out of this period was played by bands of ten musicians or more. Because of this the swing era is also often known as the big band era.In this definitive history of Swing music, The Swing Era documents many of the classic recordings of the era: Begin the Beguine by Cole Porter, Bei Mir Bist... Du Schn by The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra, Body and Soul by Coleman Hawkins, Cherokee by Charlie Barnet, Daddy From Georgia Way recorded by Bob Chester and his Orchestra, HEY! Here Comes That Mood recorded by Vincent Lopez, I Can't Get Started by Bunny Berigan, In Santiago by the Sea by Gloria Parker and recorded by Vincent Lopez and his Orchestra, In the Mood by Glenn Miller, It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) by Duke Ellington, Jersey Bounce by Benny Goodman, Jumpin' at the Woodside by Count Basie, Minnie the Moocher by Cab Calloway, Irving Mills, and Clarence Gaskill, Sing, Sing, Sing by Louis Prima, Song of India by Tommy Dorsey, Stardust, which has been recorded by everyone from Armstrong, to Miller to Shaw; Tonight Be Tender To Me recorded by Una Mae Carlisle and Tuxedo Junction by Erskine Hawkins as well as featuring the notable musicians: Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Cab Calloway, Count Basie, Chick Webb, The Dorsey Brothers, Duke Ellington, Glenn Gray, Erskine Hawkins, Fletcher Henderson, Tiny Hill, Earl Hines, Gene Krupa, Glenn Miller, Gloria Parker, Harry James, Louis Prima, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan, Hal Kemp, Kay Kyser, Buddy Rich, Fred Rich, Jack Teagarden, Les Brown, Charlie Barnet, Fats Waller, Art Tatum, Peanuts Hucko, Coleman Hawkins, Johnny Hodges, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Sam Butera, Cootie Williams, Roy Eldridge, Hot Lips Page, Jack Teagarden, Fred Rich, Jimmy Blanton, Milt Hinton, John Kirby, Walter Page, Slam Stewart, Lionel Hampton Red Norvo, Gloria Parker, Jelly Roll Morton, Fats Waller, Jess Stacy, Nat Jaffe, Sonny Greer, Buddy Rich, Chick Webb, Charlie Christian, Freddie Green, Oscar Aleman, Django Reinhardt, Joe Venuti, Eddie South, Ray Nance, Stephane Grapelli, Svend Asmussen, Art Van Damme, John Serry Sr. [show more]
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Documentary which examines the rise in popularity of swing music between the 1920s and 1940s. Swing gradually emerged from the jazz tradition, driven, in particular, by the influence of Louis Armstrong. This documentary takes a close look at the work of influential swing musicians during the period, including Coleman Hawkins, Tommy Dorsey and Bunny Berigan.
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