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swing: what it is, how it sounds and 115 musicians associated with it.

Swing music is a style of jazz that developed in the United States during the late 1920s and early 1930s. It became nationally popular from the mid-1930s. Swing represents the most famous era of jazz as a genre of entertainment, before the emergence of modern jazz. Swing bands usually featured soloists who would improvise on the melody over the arrangement. The danceable swing style of big bands and bandleaders such as Fletcher Henderson and Benny Goodman was the dominant form of American popular music from 1935 to 1946, known as the swing era, when people were dancing the Lindy Hop. The verb "to swing" is also used as a term of praise for playing that has a strong groove or drive. Big band leaders of the swing era include Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Jimmie Lunceford, Cab Calloway, Benny Carter, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, Earl Hines, Bunny Berigan, Harry James, Lionel Hampton, Glenn Miller, and Artie Shaw.

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swing musicians

Frank Sinatra 1915–1998 · American singer and actor (1915–1998) Bing Crosby 1903–1977 · American singer and actor (1903–1977) Quincy Jones 1933–2024 · American record producer and composer (1933–2024) Ella Fitzgerald 1917–1996 · American jazz singer (1917–1996) Fred Astaire 1899–1987 · American dancer, choreographer, actor, and singer… Duke Ellington 1899–1974 · American jazz pianist and composer (1899–1974) Billie Holiday 1915–1959 · American jazz singer (1915–1959) Gene Kelly 1912–1996 · American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer… Jerry Lewis 1926–2017 · American comedian, actor and film director (1926–2017) Count Basie 1904–1984 · American jazz musician and composer (1904–1984) Benny Goodman 1909–1986 · American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1909–1986) Glenn Miller 1904–1944 · American band leader, arranger, and composer (1904–1944) Michael Bublé b. 1975 · Canadian singer, songwriter and actor Sammy Davis Jr. 1925–1990 · American entertainer (1925–1990) Bobby Darin 1936–1973 · American singer and actor (1936–1973) Stéphane Grappelli 1908–1997 · French jazz violinist (1908–1997) Dexter Gordon 1923–1990 · American jazz saxophonist (1923–1990) Benny Carter 1907–2003 · American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter… Lionel Hampton 1908–2002 · American jazz musician (1908–2002) Sun Ra 1914–1993 · American jazz composer and bandleader (1914–1993) Clark Terry 1920–2015 · American swing and bebop trumpeter (1920–2015) Cab Calloway 1907–1994 · American jazz singer (1907–1994) Elizabeth Gillies b. 1993 · American actress and singer (born 1993) Roy Eldridge 1911–1989 · American trumpeter (1911–1989) Barbara Hendricks b. 1948 · American operatic soprano and concert singer Stan Kenton 1911–1979 · American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader… Marian McPartland 1918–2013 · British pianist, composer, writer and radio host (1918–2013) Mary Lou Williams 1910–1981 · American jazz pianist and composer (1910–1981) Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1935–1977 · American musician (1935-1977) Cedar Walton 1934–2013 · American jazz pianist (1934–2013) Zoot Sims 1925–1985 · American jazz saxophonist The Andrews Sisters 1925– · American close harmony singing group Joe Williams 1918–1999 · American jazz singer (1918–1999) Harry James 1916–1983 · American trumpeter, big band leader (1916-1983) Bobby Hutcherson 1941–2016 · American jazz vibraphone and marimba player (1941–2016) Gene Krupa 1909–1973 · American drummer, composer, and bandleader (1909-1973) Bucky Pizzarelli 1926–2020 · American jazz guitarist (1926–2020) John Surman b. 1944 · British saxophonist and clarinetist Louie Bellson 1924–2009 · American jazz drummer (1924–2009) Jamie Cullum b. 1979 · English jazz singer and pianist Last Pizza Slice 2018– · Slovenian band Postmodern Jukebox 2011– · American music band Buddy Tate 1912–2001 · American jazz musician (1913–2001) Harry Edison 1915–1999 · American trumpeter (1915-1999) Steve Lawrence 1935–2024 · American singer and actor (1935–2024) Joey Bishop 1918–2007 · American entertainer (1918–2007) Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown 1924–2005 · American blues musician (1924-2005) Illinois Jacquet 1922–2004 · American jazz tenor saxophonist (1922–2004) Brian Setzer b. 1959 · American singer Jimmy Scott 1925–2014 · American jazz singer (1925-2014) Frank Foster 1928–2011 · American jazz musician and bandleader (1928–2011) Junior Mance 1928–2021 · American musician (1928–2021) Billy May 1916–2004 · American composer, arranger and trumpeter (1916–2004) Bob Crosby 1913–1993 · American dixieland bandleader and vocalist (1913–1993) Billy Higgins 1936–2001 · American jazz drummer (1936–2001) Caravan Palace 2008– · French electro swing band Charlie Barnet 1913–1991 · American saxophonist, composer, bandleader (1913-1991) Sylvain Luc 1965–2024 · French musician (1965–2024) Don Byas 1912–1972 · American jazz saxophonist (1912–1972) Les Brown 1912–2001 · American bandleader (1912–2001) Eva Pilarová 1939–2020 · Czech singer (1939-2020) Walter Murphy b. 1952 · American composer Milt Hinton 1910–2000 · American musician and photographer (1910-2000) Hilton Ruiz 1952–2006 · American musician of Puerto Rican descent (1952–2006) Pete Rugolo 1915–2011 · American jazz composer, arranger, and record producer… Dorothy Donegan 1924–1998 · American jazz pianist (1922–1998) Mundell Lowe 1922–2017 · American jazz guitarist (1922-2017) Slam Stewart 1914–1987 · American musician (1914–1987) Jaroslav Ježek 1906–1942 · Czech conductor, Esperantist, composer and jazz musician… Helen Forrest 1917–1999 · American singer (1917-1999) Eddie Rosner 1910–1976 · German musician (1910-1976) IFA Wartburg Swedish band founded by Heinz Klinger and Rolf Kempinski Stochelo Rosenberg b. 1968 · Dutch musician Arnett Cobb 1918–1989 · American jazz tenor saxophonist (1918-1989) Buddy Johnson 1915–1977 · American jazz and New York blues pianist and bandleader… Herschel Evans 1909–1939 · American musician (1909–1939) Jimmy McPartland 1907–1991 · American cornetist (1907–1991) Norman Brown b. 1970 · American jazz guitarist and singer Trio Lescano 1936– · Hungarian-Dutch-Italian vocal group Vahagn Hayrapetyan b. 1968 · Armenian jazz pianist Quartetto Cetra 1941– · Italian band Buddy Morrow 1919–2010 · American trombonist and bandleader (1919–2010) Vic Dickenson 1906–1984 · American jazz trombonist (1906–1984) Bill Barber 1920–2007 · American musician Albert Nicholas 1900–1973 · American musician (1900-1973) Una Mae Carlisle 1915–1956 · American jazz singer, pianist, and songwriter (1915–1956) J. C. Heard 1917–1988 · American musician (1917–1988) Movits! 2007– · band Doc Cheatham 1905–1997 · American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader (1905-1997) Don Menza b. 1936 · American jazz saxophonist Vlasta Průchová 1926–2006 · Czech singer (1926–2006) Carrie Smith 1941–2012 · American singer Joe Temperley 1929–2016 · Scottish jazz saxophonist (1929–2016) Major Holley 1924–1990 · American jazz upright bassist (1924–1990) Alan Dawson 1929–1996 · American musician (1929–1996) Pierre Michelot 1928–2005 · French jazz double bassist (1928–2005) Tommy Turrentine 1928–1997 · American swing and hard bop trumpeter and composer… Florin Niculescu b. 1967 · Romanian musician Warren Wolf b. 1979 · jazz musician Ellis Larkins 1923–2002 · American recording artist; jazz pianist (1923-2002) Rosenberg Trio 1989– · Dutch gypsy jazz band Rebecca Kilgore 1949–2026 · American musician Mike LeDonne b. 1956 · American musician Marcus Printup b. 1967 · American jazz trumpeter Michael White b. 1954 · American jazz clarinetist Scott Robinson b. 1959 · American jazz musician Eddie Barefield 1909–1991 · American jazz musician (1909–1991) Jiří Traxler 1912–2011 · Czech composer and lyricist (1912–2011) Jerry Gray 1915–1976 · American violinist, arranger, composer, and bandleader… Lee Young 1914–2008 · American musician (1914–2008) Tuba Skinny 2009– · American jazz band formed in New Orleans Buster Smith 1904–1991 · Jazz alto saxophonist (1904-1991) Norris Turney 1921–2001 · American musician (1921-2001) Dill Jones 1923–1984 · Welsh pianist (1923–1984) Muchachito Bombo Infierno 2005– · band