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Benny Goodman Orchestra – Sing, Sing, Sing
Benny Goodman Orchestra – Sing, Sing, Sing
Benny Goodman Orchestra “Sing, Sing, Sing” Gene Krupa – Drums from “Hollywood Hotel” film (1937)
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Glenn Miller – In the Mood
Glenn Miller – In the Mood
In The Mood (Joe Garland) Recorded back in August 1939, the most recognizable track of the Swing Era eventually emerged to spend three months of [More]
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Lionel Hampton – Flying Home
Lionel Hampton – Flying Home
Lionel Hampton – Flying Home (1957) Watch Lionel Hampton and his band perform Flying Home Broadcast on American Television in 1957. Lionel Hampton – vibraphone, [More]
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Cab Calloway – The Jumpin’ Jive
Cab Calloway – The Jumpin’ Jive
(Hep-Hep!) The Jumpin’ Jive (Calloway-Froeba-Palmer) by Cab Calloway & his Orchestra. Purported to have been a million-selling disc, this was one of Calloway’s most popular [More]
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Harry James & Helen Forrest – I’ve Heard That Song Before
Harry James & Helen Forrest – I’ve Heard That Song Before
Harry James – bandleader, trumpet Helen Forrest – vocal  
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Charlie Barnet – Skyliner
Charlie Barnet – Skyliner
Charlie Barnet – bandleader, piano,  saxophone
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Fats Waller – Ain’t Misbehavin
Fats Waller – Ain’t Misbehavin
Fats Waller – piano, vocal
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Artie Shaw & His Orchestra – Stardust
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra – Stardust
Artie Shaw’s classic recording of Hoagy Carmichael’s standard “Stardust.” The most famous of big band era “Star Dust” versions, arranged by Lennie Hayton and featuring [More]
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Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges – All of Me
Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges – All of Me
Duke Ellington’s big band Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone  
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Swing – Best of The Big Bands (3/3)
Swing – Best of The Big Bands (3/3)
The styles of jazz that were popular from the late teens through the late 1920s were usually played with rhythms with a two beat feel, [More]
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