Swing

Roughly: 1932-40

The age of Swing was ushered in by Duke Ellington's recording of "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing" in 1932. It was characterized by the big band sound; up tempo, horns a-blazin', and swingin' away 'til dawn. Bebop came on th= e heels of swing.

Bandleaders

Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Artie Shaw, Chick Webb, Woody Herman, Cab Calloway, Fletcher Henderson, Luis Russell...

Pianists

Thomas "Fats" Waller, Willie "The Lion" Smith, Art Tatum, Meade Lux Lewis, Fletcher "Smack" Henderson

Trumpets Louis Armstrong, Fats Navarro, Rex Stewart

Saxophonists

Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Ben Webster, Harry Carney, Benny Carter

Trombonists

Jimmy Harrison, Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton, Juan Tizl, Lawrence Brown, Jack Teagarden

Clarinetists

Albandy Leon "Barney" Bigard, Russell Procope, Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Good= man

Bassists

Jimmy Blanton

Drummers

Gene Krupa, Chick Webb, Sid Catless, Woody Herman, Lionel Hampton

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