Tom and Jerry got their start in 1940. They used then-contemporary music for the cartoons and that's why this music, recorded in the same style and at the same time, makes you think of T & J.
I would never have seen this without the Internet. It is wonderful I can catch up on all those great bands from the late 30s and early 40s. Life could not be better
@thiskidgotmoves - Hi, glad you liked the video. I'm not sure if I understand your question, but the genre of both of these songs is Big Band Swing. The first one is medium tempo, and the second one is fast tempo.
I refuse to listen to today's shit. It wouldn't be half bad if there were some actual talent there, but there just isn't. Between auto-tune and today's extremely simple melodies, there is literally nothing to admire about most modern music. People like Rebecca Black are actually allowed to live. Its a shame . . .
@rickricardo94 lol i don't mind them living, it's not their fault they're talentless, it's media's fault - they rape people's ears with that kind of stuff and destroy all possibilities of developing an actual taste. As Miles said "Life is all about taste". That's why i don't watch tv/listen to radio. I find new music through internet, thank you youtube.
im 21 and love the fact that this music is about the music and the talent of the people that play it ... todays rap and hip-hop and pop music lacks the feeling that these groups have...
I'm 15 as well, and love big band and swing jazz too, and pretty much anything from the 30's- 40's like the Andrews Sisters and others, and my mom always says I was born in the wrong era!
i am just beginning to become a swing and a jazz fan but damn why didnt i discover this high quality music before better than these days music ( i am a young guy)
greatest swing band ever. Hands down. The Duke had the greatest jazz big band of all time, but this is the greatest of the pure swing bands. Nobody could touch 'em.
ah yes i remember the time when music was made by real music and real musicians and not computers run by part tie tech support people. but then again, i wasn't even born during those times.
@AirMover49 Hey there are some musicians that combine tech and real instruments that make beautiful music. If you have the time just search for an artist named nujabes. You will not be disappointed, I promise you this
wow, thx for the vid that1940sguy! this music is just so great! notice i said is, not was, because its so good that its still around! the crappy rap and pop of today won't last decades like big band/swing/jazz has. im 15, so my generation doesnt appreciate this music for what it is. im also a drummer, and i love playing swing. ive always loved this kind of music, but i havent seen many videos. youve got me hooked tho. keep it up!
@montana6426 - Glad you like swing jazz. You're not alone, checkout website thefedoralounge dawt cawm (have to misspell it because youtube tries to block the correct spelling because they dont want anyone to ever visit any other websites in the world other than youtube) - Folks of all ages are on thefedoralounge including teenage who like vintage 1930s-40s-50 stuff including music and movies.
@montana6426 Hey I'm 17 and I love this kind of music, and I know there are more than just us 2. This is one of the genres of music that inspires me to make music.
@montana6426 I started with the trumpet and branched out to the piano, those two are pretty much my favorite after growing up listening to like jazz, swing, and just a bunch of other genres that were heavily based around those
@SleepingGiants1 sweet. ya, i played trumpet for my 3 years of middle school. i got tired of it though because my music teacher gave us boring music, and my dad made me practice a lot, so those two coupled together made it extremely boring.
@montana6426 im your age. i love big band/jazz/swing too. but, im a trombonist...in fact, i love this so much that i go to listen to jazz every saturday
Great Basie footage! Man could that band swing. Every current horn player should view this video to "freshen up" that old time swing phrasing, that is sometimes lost today. Thanks for sharing. JT.
@edwardconway27 - Glad you liked the vid! - Hmmmm, Best Swing Band Ever... that's a TOUGH one, there's just so many different styles, to fit so many different moods. Miller's and Basie's were definitely representative of the era... but as far as All-Around Best, wow.... I think I'd have to go with Duke Ellington's 1940-42 band, which included Ben Webster on tenor. (Of course, that band was So Much More than just a Swing Band, that's almost an unfair answer...)
@that1940sguy I also like Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Harry James, Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington and many big bands, but I really adore Mr. Miller. I think I was born in a wrong era, why I was born in 1989? *sigh lol thanks for sharing a beautiful music from the greatest era! -Edward
Arty Shaw said that Glenn Millers band was too "safe". They were never pushed to take musical chances. I like Glenn Miller, but I like the Count swinging the blues from KC and The Duke more.
I heard Don Byas in 1946 on the French Riviera - but I was too young to appreciate him. His tone and approach are obviously Hawkins-ish but, on his extended solos in small groups, you can hear original and quite complex lines.
@usefulmusic - LUCKY!!! I was born in the wrong era.. but DID get to hear Cab, and got his autograph, during one of his last performances, less than a year before he died. Sure wish I could've heard more of the greats of The Era Of Style, in person...
i am 15 and i LOVE this music. for a talent show my BF and i are going to do a swing dance number to this song! we are having soooooo much fun! thx for the vid!
My sympathies, dcentral; I'm a 50-something trombonist who spent about two years touring with ROOMFUL OF BLUES; that's a band which defied the economic odds for many years and brought to many modern audiences (beginning in 1970) some of the best jump blues since the original stuff in the '40's. They're still together, but the economy is such that fielding a band of that size (10 when I was in it, 7 now) is nearly impossible.
Thanks for the reply. If you get a chance, check out their latest release, "Hook, Line & Sinker." It's killer, and their new singer and trumpet player are both world class-really nice guys, too.
@lauralockie very well said. there is a lot of cultural/musical nostalgia that has been created. times were shit then, times are shit now. theres not a whole lot thats changed. take away all the fancy electronic crap and the massive commercialism, and you're left with the same fucked up shit.
I'm 31. I love punk, soul, blues, etc... but THIS is the GREATEST thing I have EVER heard. EVER EVER EVER!!!! Holy holy sh*t!!! For anyone thinking this is just a "good" swing band is mistaken. This qualified, untestified, number 1 swinging JAZZ!
I hope I'm not the only 20 something that loves Swing Jazz and hates today's pop crap music! Why can't we revive swing and big bands again? Today's jazz world is somewhat stale and boring. I wish I lived in the 30s. :(
Hey there are LOTS of 20somethings, 30somethings, and even some kids, who LOVE the swing era . Checkout this site where lots of em (including me) hang out & even sometimes arrange meet-ups: thefedoralounge (dott) com
@dcentral dude im 22.. and i totally love jazz.. tho my primary music style is rock and metal.. i absolutely love jazz.. also best drummers in my book are jazzers..
i mean the improvisation jazzers do is just amazing.. true player is not the one who can play someones music.. its the one who can create new music that is amazing..
and improvising great music is what every jazzer can do.. thats what i like in jazz.:)
@dcentral Hey, I am 19 an I love this kind of music! It makes me feel good and makes me calm down to think about many things. As you can see, you are not alone ;)
You're not the only one. I'm 24, grew up in the city and never really gave into the mainstream music. Don't like pop, hip-hop, rap, etc but I love hard rock, metal, and swing jazz!
You're not the only one. I'm 24, grew up in the city and never really gave into the mainstream music. Don't like pop, hip-hop, rap, etc but I love hard rock, metal, and swing jazz!
You must be musically deaf if you think that today's jazz world is stale or boring, you really need to start listening to some guys like chris potter, kenny garrett, maceo, mark turner, even michael brecker...in no way is any of their music stale...i mean commmee oonnn
When I was in my 20's, I too thought I was the only 20-something who loved this music. Boy, was I wrong! I think music like this is timeless and will always have folks like us toe-tapping long after the folks who made the music are gone.
@dcentral who stops you from reviving swing and big bands? there are plenty of possibilities, the problem´s that they aren´t used too often. and the jazz world now is definitely not boring ;)
Well, I'm 30 something. But I loved Jazz/Big band in my 20's. I've liked Ska since my early teens. But not sure which came first, Ska to Jazz or Jazz to Ska.
@IrishAmerican1234 - Cool, one place you can hear more is to click on my username to go to my youtube channel page, then scroll down & on the left under "profile" are some links to artists to Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, more Basie, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington... other favorite swing-era jazz artists of mine include Jimmie Lunceford, of course Louis Armstrong, Artie Shaw, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Ventura, Lester Young, Charlie Barnet...
@that1940sguy Check Basie Boogie on this list. This features Wardell Gray on tenor sax. Then check Gene Norman,s Just Jazz. Look for "Groovin, High" This features Wardell Gray at length and is mt favourite tenor solo. Also Howard McGhee and Sonny Criss feature on this one.
YEAH, man 2 of my alltime favorite tenor players are Wardell Gray and Dexter Gordon! They were SO similar in their styles back in the early days, before Grey died; such a tragic loss; Can only IMAGINE how great he might have sounded when he got to be as "Seasoned" as Dexter Gordon was when Gordon made those INCREDIBLE Blue Note 1960's albums (my All Time Favorite hard-bop albums by any artist!). Gray also played w/ Benny Goodman a short time somewhere around 1950.
Duke Ellington for swing, Jelly Roll Morton for classic, Miles Davis for Modern Jazz and Fusion, John Coltraine, and then there are the latin Jazz guys like Mongo Santa Maria and Poncho Sanchez.
take your pick it is a huge genre with lots of styles to choose.
Yes, agreed: For anyone wanting to learn more about this & other styles of jazz & swing, the Ken Burns "JAZZ" documentary DVD set is Awesome - and it's available to rent, through Netflix.
@that1940sguy Also, some good stuff is John Coltrane and Dave Brubeck. Find their jazz casual stuff. Not quite swing, but might just make a jazz lover out of you. Cab Calloway is also awesome. You may have heard his song Minnie the Moocher. Great stuff.
@Disques13Swing Yeah, those four notes are the same ones Lester Young played on the original recording of "Swingin' the Blues". Don Byas replaced Prez when the latter joined the army, so he's clearly paying homage to his predecessor. Long live swing music !
I love it ...go sax
BKMANN123 4 days ago
The drums at the end is goddamn cool!
EverxOpeningxFlower 5 days ago
1:22 that bassist is god
DjRoughJr 2 weeks ago
look at the drummer at 2:54 I love how his head stays perfectly still and he keeps smiling the same. Looks so natural to him. I love basie.
themeleed 2 weeks ago
Don Byas on tenor. Almost dead on Lester for the solo.
impala327 1 month ago
Gotta love basie :]
KyleDaBassMan 1 month ago
this reminds me of tom and jerry Lool
ilovefood416 1 month ago
@ilovefood416
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Tom and Jerry got their start in 1940. They used then-contemporary music for the cartoons and that's why this music, recorded in the same style and at the same time, makes you think of T & J.
Disques13Swing 1 month ago
I'm glad this is still out there xD its hard to come by awesome swing jazz nowadays.
TheGlennLife 1 month ago
Lo conocia de hace tiempo pero no todos los temas, este muy bueno como todos supongo lo recomiendo.
Marcku100 2 months ago
this guy is fucking amazing!
Modapotter 2 months ago
Big band/swing jazz is just...awesome.
cyberpolice9000 2 months ago
Wow the great Count Basie Band FANTASTIC!!!!
hopeannaemelea 2 months ago
me hubiera encantado vivir esa epoca
esanchez837 3 months ago
yeah buena musica :)
koriasblade17 3 months ago
i love this so much. big band is definitely a favorite :)
sundaysupersynth 3 months ago
I like count basie because all the songs he did had a very unique feel.
gsonic55 3 months ago
Chik's band.
X0TangoX0 3 months ago
Classic big band jazz here.
willpill4hoops 3 months ago
maaaan, i wish i were right there
AleMayaOM 3 months ago
I love how Jones on drums does not move his body at all while playing. And with that permanent smile he looks like a puppet playing those drums... XD
linkdeas3 3 months ago
I would never have seen this without the Internet. It is wonderful I can catch up on all those great bands from the late 30s and early 40s. Life could not be better
akanippy 3 months ago
which is then genre that is more down-tempo one? (: please answer, thank you.
thiskidgotmoves 4 months ago
@thiskidgotmoves - Hi, glad you liked the video. I'm not sure if I understand your question, but the genre of both of these songs is Big Band Swing. The first one is medium tempo, and the second one is fast tempo.
that1940sguy 4 months ago
@that1940sguy i'm talking louis armstrong tempo, sloooowww (: minus the vocals, like this, except, sllloooowwww :O
thiskidgotmoves 4 months ago
@thiskidgotmoves
You may be thinking of the genre Blues. Very slow and low some if you are looking for that.
Try Nina Simone - Do I Move You :)
SweeteSuccess 2 months ago
@thiskidgotmoves I'm not quite sure I understand your question either, but if you're talking about the type of jazz with slow tempo, it's cool jazz.
Koala456456 3 days ago
oh yeah that's magnifico!
Pluruo 4 months ago
The next person who gives their age in their comment gets a slap.
firestartertwistedfi 4 months ago
Nice I saw this in school today
coldone1125 4 months ago
I refuse to listen to today's shit. It wouldn't be half bad if there were some actual talent there, but there just isn't. Between auto-tune and today's extremely simple melodies, there is literally nothing to admire about most modern music. People like Rebecca Black are actually allowed to live. Its a shame . . .
rickricardo94 4 months ago
@rickricardo94 lol i don't mind them living, it's not their fault they're talentless, it's media's fault - they rape people's ears with that kind of stuff and destroy all possibilities of developing an actual taste. As Miles said "Life is all about taste". That's why i don't watch tv/listen to radio. I find new music through internet, thank you youtube.
0live0wire0 2 weeks ago
Black people made music what it is today!
1996LiamC 4 months ago
im 21 and love the fact that this music is about the music and the talent of the people that play it ... todays rap and hip-hop and pop music lacks the feeling that these groups have...
bigtsylosis 4 months ago
i'm 13 and i seem to be the only one left of my age who loves and respects this music
MrBumba456 5 months ago
@MrBumba456 I respect that.
amilisom 5 months ago
@MrBumba456 not alone man im 17 but i love this stuff!
scuba323 4 months ago
@scuba323 Yeah, it's really legend and amazing stuff!
GreenCertains 4 months ago
@GreenCertains true is this statement! .... yoda ftw .. lol
scuba323 4 months ago
beastin it up with his hat. i wish i was alive during these times. just to be able to hear great music like this.
AirMover49 5 months ago
I'm 15 as well, and love big band and swing jazz too, and pretty much anything from the 30's- 40's like the Andrews Sisters and others, and my mom always says I was born in the wrong era!
spaceanimal33 5 months ago
i am just beginning to become a swing and a jazz fan but damn why didnt i discover this high quality music before better than these days music ( i am a young guy)
cptain91 5 months ago
Amazing! The greatest swing band this planet has ever seen!
thewhochilipeppersU2 5 months ago
greatest swing band ever. Hands down. The Duke had the greatest jazz big band of all time, but this is the greatest of the pure swing bands. Nobody could touch 'em.
chas63 5 months ago
ah yes i remember the time when music was made by real music and real musicians and not computers run by part tie tech support people. but then again, i wasn't even born during those times.
AirMover49 5 months ago
@AirMover49 Hey there are some musicians that combine tech and real instruments that make beautiful music. If you have the time just search for an artist named nujabes. You will not be disappointed, I promise you this
SleepingGiants1 5 months ago
wow, thx for the vid that1940sguy! this music is just so great! notice i said is, not was, because its so good that its still around! the crappy rap and pop of today won't last decades like big band/swing/jazz has. im 15, so my generation doesnt appreciate this music for what it is. im also a drummer, and i love playing swing. ive always loved this kind of music, but i havent seen many videos. youve got me hooked tho. keep it up!
montana6426 6 months ago
@montana6426 - Glad you like swing jazz. You're not alone, checkout website thefedoralounge dawt cawm (have to misspell it because youtube tries to block the correct spelling because they dont want anyone to ever visit any other websites in the world other than youtube) - Folks of all ages are on thefedoralounge including teenage who like vintage 1930s-40s-50 stuff including music and movies.
that1940sguy 6 months ago
@that1940sguy thx! i'll check it out.
montana6426 5 months ago
@montana6426 Hey I'm 17 and I love this kind of music, and I know there are more than just us 2. This is one of the genres of music that inspires me to make music.
SleepingGiants1 5 months ago
@SleepingGiants1 ya man! what do you play?
montana6426 5 months ago
@montana6426 I started with the trumpet and branched out to the piano, those two are pretty much my favorite after growing up listening to like jazz, swing, and just a bunch of other genres that were heavily based around those
SleepingGiants1 5 months ago
@SleepingGiants1 sweet. ya, i played trumpet for my 3 years of middle school. i got tired of it though because my music teacher gave us boring music, and my dad made me practice a lot, so those two coupled together made it extremely boring.
montana6426 5 months ago
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grimjawl1 4 months ago
@montana6426 amen
iKiLLeDkEnnY0000 4 months ago
@montana6426 im your age. i love big band/jazz/swing too. but, im a trombonist...in fact, i love this so much that i go to listen to jazz every saturday
wordypinoy808 3 months ago
" Dios Bendiga tu Alma "
Gracias Basie.
21/08/1904 - 28/07/2011.
selene2302 6 months ago
OMG! that was totally WICKED!!! I wish I can play like the trumpet solo guy! hahaha :p
TheNaz511 6 months ago
Nice swing to it
Gunnercv 6 months ago
DON BYAS...
gloucester414 6 months ago
O que mais me chama a atenção, é que todos os músicos não tem uma estante com partitura, e improvisão muito. Parabéns.
itallowilker 6 months ago
it's like Tom & Jerry soundtrack
MESAROS95 6 months ago
Great Basie footage! Man could that band swing. Every current horn player should view this video to "freshen up" that old time swing phrasing, that is sometimes lost today. Thanks for sharing. JT.
jttrumpet55 6 months ago
i think that1940sguy is....crazy
ddog5467 6 months ago
this is REAL music!!
zwxwvutsr 7 months ago
This is what we call REAL MUSIC I LOVE IT.
BOOM7STAR 7 months ago
what a great big band. but I prefer Glenn Miller and his orchestra, the best swing big band ever! :)
edwardconway27 7 months ago
@edwardconway27 - Glad you liked the vid! - Hmmmm, Best Swing Band Ever... that's a TOUGH one, there's just so many different styles, to fit so many different moods. Miller's and Basie's were definitely representative of the era... but as far as All-Around Best, wow.... I think I'd have to go with Duke Ellington's 1940-42 band, which included Ben Webster on tenor. (Of course, that band was So Much More than just a Swing Band, that's almost an unfair answer...)
that1940sguy 7 months ago
@that1940sguy I also like Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Harry James, Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington and many big bands, but I really adore Mr. Miller. I think I was born in a wrong era, why I was born in 1989? *sigh lol thanks for sharing a beautiful music from the greatest era! -Edward
edwardconway27 7 months ago
@edwardconway27
Love me some Miller, but Glenn's band never swung as hard as this band.
JazzSaxUT 7 months ago
@edwardconway27 Count basie band was clearly better than glenn millers
BlacknesUnforgivable 7 months ago
@BlacknesUnforgivable haha sorry I still prefer Major Miller and his greatest big band!
edwardconway27 7 months ago
@edwardconway27 Nope when it comes to swinging , nobody tops count basie
duke ellingtons band was also better than millers
BlacknesUnforgivable 7 months ago
@BlacknesUnforgivable whatever you said Mr, its all about taste :)
edwardconway27 7 months ago
@edwardconway27
Arty Shaw said that Glenn Millers band was too "safe". They were never pushed to take musical chances. I like Glenn Miller, but I like the Count swinging the blues from KC and The Duke more.
Pazak68 7 months ago
ooooooooooh hat mutes gotta try dat
UnitNo196 8 months ago
Blow Daddy Blow
martin1226 8 months ago
It's Buck Clayton on trumpet later on, at "Swingin' The Blues". Notice the ever smiling 'Papa' Jo Jones on drums. Wonderful!
KaRidder234 8 months ago
@KaRidder234 - Sure is Buck in "Swingin" - thanks, updated description.
that1940sguy 8 months ago
I heard Don Byas in 1946 on the French Riviera - but I was too young to appreciate him. His tone and approach are obviously Hawkins-ish but, on his extended solos in small groups, you can hear original and quite complex lines.
usefulmusic 8 months ago
@usefulmusic - LUCKY!!! I was born in the wrong era.. but DID get to hear Cab, and got his autograph, during one of his last performances, less than a year before he died. Sure wish I could've heard more of the greats of The Era Of Style, in person...
that1940sguy 8 months ago
Simply fantastic to watch! thanks for posting
Benzfever 8 months ago
you can "count" on basie. what an ensamble here. thank you so much for the treat tom d brick,nj.
doowopman49 9 months ago
8 people are not swinging the blues...
mrbulletsforme 9 months ago
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shaunsstuff79 9 months ago
Yes. Glad to see there are other minors who appreciate this incredible genre. I'd like to see a comeback.
Skullhunter347 9 months ago
Eight people are hearing impaired.
flamadiddle86 9 months ago
@flamadiddle86
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Eight people who are deafer than a dead dodo...
Disques13Swing 7 months ago
THIS IS GOOD STUFF "HEAR"!!!!!!
MrMegaFredzeppelin 10 months ago
i am 15 and i LOVE this music. for a talent show my BF and i are going to do a swing dance number to this song! we are having soooooo much fun! thx for the vid!
delilah123451 10 months ago
great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sa60791 10 months ago
true music
DaBoomz13 10 months ago
Shit, I want to learn how to play my trumpet with a god damn hat :D
PalkaSvechi 10 months ago
My sympathies, dcentral; I'm a 50-something trombonist who spent about two years touring with ROOMFUL OF BLUES; that's a band which defied the economic odds for many years and brought to many modern audiences (beginning in 1970) some of the best jump blues since the original stuff in the '40's. They're still together, but the economy is such that fielding a band of that size (10 when I was in it, 7 now) is nearly impossible.
Friendoffreedom 10 months ago
@Friendoffreedom
Love ROOMFUL OF BLUES; sad about the economic difficulties. That's cool that you played with them.
that1940sguy 10 months ago
@that1940sguy
Thanks for the reply. If you get a chance, check out their latest release, "Hook, Line & Sinker." It's killer, and their new singer and trumpet player are both world class-really nice guys, too.
Friendoffreedom 10 months ago
Yeah but... whose gonna be jivin' to Lady Gaga and all that crap in 80 years from now? NOBODY that's who. These guys are immortals.
shinotora1X 11 months ago
Hmmm I love a large variety of music, but this is at the top :)
MasterDarkwolf007 11 months ago
im only 14 and i live off the music
MrMoldy4 11 months ago
I'm 18, but I could jam to this song all day! Can't beat that swing jazz.
rimorai 11 months ago
it's just preferences...
we like this kind of music, other people like another kind
arzamond 11 months ago
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lauralockie 1 year ago
@lauralockie very well said. there is a lot of cultural/musical nostalgia that has been created. times were shit then, times are shit now. theres not a whole lot thats changed. take away all the fancy electronic crap and the massive commercialism, and you're left with the same fucked up shit.
CanadianFolkBlues 11 months ago
much better then that Mtv crap.
MrFourelement 1 year ago
im only 20 but i love this music
rock7star007 1 year ago
Don Byas... I have no words for how much of a bad mother f***** that dude is... Oh, and the whole freaking band obviously xD
saxoman1 1 year ago
I'm 2 years old and i've been listening to jazz since i was a sperm.
Get serious, people.
protsimer 1 year ago
@protsimer That's seriously the funniest thing I've heard all day
mitchel427111 1 year ago
@protsimer I'm an infant in the womb and I've been a modal jazzer since I was conceived.
TheFigueroa007 11 months ago
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protsimer 1 year ago
Yeahhh
dremagrini 1 year ago
I'm 15 and i'm totally into jazz, not in that crap the today's radio's vomit all the time.
MenwithHill 1 year ago
I'm 19 and I've been loving swing since I was 13 or 14. I'm a hugeee fan of of jazz music.
harmonychai 1 year ago
Most of my swing band's fans are under 30 and over 70.
kcmt01 1 year ago
Im 13 and i love swing jazz way more that todays pop! Your not the only one!!!!!!!!
TheFlowerrainbow 1 year ago
I'm 31. I love punk, soul, blues, etc... but THIS is the GREATEST thing I have EVER heard. EVER EVER EVER!!!! Holy holy sh*t!!! For anyone thinking this is just a "good" swing band is mistaken. This qualified, untestified, number 1 swinging JAZZ!
danirox79 1 year ago
Im 11 I love swing, blues, gosple and rock 'n' roll
MrTableturns 1 year ago
Be careful, dcentral what you wish for!
I discovered hot jazz in the mid sixties and am still a big fan. But then, we also enjoyedf Mahler's 4th last week at the Sydney Opera House!
And we love Indie music too.
BobE1945 1 year ago
this is a true hot band, although i have to admit i dont mind glenn miller. lol
jimmybrown11111 1 year ago
I hope I'm not the only 20 something that loves Swing Jazz and hates today's pop crap music! Why can't we revive swing and big bands again? Today's jazz world is somewhat stale and boring. I wish I lived in the 30s. :(
dcentral 1 year ago
@dcentral
Hey there are LOTS of 20somethings, 30somethings, and even some kids, who LOVE the swing era . Checkout this site where lots of em (including me) hang out & even sometimes arrange meet-ups: thefedoralounge (dott) com
that1940sguy 1 year ago
@that1940sguy I'm a freshmen is Highschool and I can't get enough of Big Band music. Its just an awesome genre.
S407BSU 1 year ago
@that1940sguy
That is quite true. im a huge fan of all forms of jazz and im 17. I can't stand todays pop music but I do credit
jazz musicians today aswell,
0mikers0 11 months ago
@dcentral dude im 22.. and i totally love jazz.. tho my primary music style is rock and metal.. i absolutely love jazz.. also best drummers in my book are jazzers..
i mean the improvisation jazzers do is just amazing.. true player is not the one who can play someones music.. its the one who can create new music that is amazing..
and improvising great music is what every jazzer can do.. thats what i like in jazz.:)
KarGlat 1 year ago
@dcentral
You're not. I'm 17 and I love this stuff. We played swingin' the blues in our school's honors jazz band.
FoShizzle713 1 year ago
@dcentral
i like swing jazz and studying A levels :)
86Emily68 1 year ago
@dcentral Hey, I am 19 an I love this kind of music! It makes me feel good and makes me calm down to think about many things. As you can see, you are not alone ;)
XCrazyXChefkochX 1 year ago
@dcentral yeah you're not alone
lickingravy999 1 year ago
@dcentral
You're not the only one. I'm 24, grew up in the city and never really gave into the mainstream music. Don't like pop, hip-hop, rap, etc but I love hard rock, metal, and swing jazz!
scryedzxp 1 year ago
@scryedzxp Same here, man. Great tastes, you have, in my opinion. :)
ThatHoboOverThere 1 year ago
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@dcentral
You're not the only one. I'm 24, grew up in the city and never really gave into the mainstream music. Don't like pop, hip-hop, rap, etc but I love hard rock, metal, and swing jazz!
scryedzxp 1 year ago
@dcentral I'm 16 and i LOVE this era and also wish i lived in it :( You are not alone haha :)
BroadwayBoundBaby125 1 year ago
@dcentral yeah
im 14 and I listen to metal and jazz and the fusion of that
pop crap and its variations are horrible
trashboxfilms 1 year ago
@dcentral no not at all me and my partner love it and want it at our wedding and i'm 23
Shedeivl 1 year ago
@dcentral agree
SelmaenAgnes 1 year ago
@dcentral
You must be musically deaf if you think that today's jazz world is stale or boring, you really need to start listening to some guys like chris potter, kenny garrett, maceo, mark turner, even michael brecker...in no way is any of their music stale...i mean commmee oonnn
ironcross427 1 year ago
@ironcross427 it's an opinion, so I guess you can't expect everyone to agree, but I also find today's jazz
stale and boring. A lot of times it's very spacey, ambiant, or if not, then it is very self-indulgent.
johnsurs22 1 year ago
@johnsurs22 check out john zorn and his band naked city
AtheistAnarchoRudi 1 year ago
@AtheistAnarchoRudi I checked it out- thanks- it was pretty good, but it was closer to
funk/rock which I tend to like anyways. It wasn't what I was referring to when I said modern
jazz.
johnsurs22 1 year ago
@dcentral
When I was in my 20's, I too thought I was the only 20-something who loved this music. Boy, was I wrong! I think music like this is timeless and will always have folks like us toe-tapping long after the folks who made the music are gone.
JetSetDiva 1 year ago
@dcentral i love this music so much
BlackCatAlchemist 1 year ago
@dcentral no ur not the only 20 something :)
Stelia2010 11 months ago
@dcentral Don't worry, we might seem to be few, but we still exist. =)
I'm 18 and I just love swing and bepop. ^.^
DknFin 11 months ago
@dcentral AMEN!!!
rimorai 11 months ago
@dcentral who stops you from reviving swing and big bands? there are plenty of possibilities, the problem´s that they aren´t used too often. and the jazz world now is definitely not boring ;)
best greetz from germany.
ollithehorn 11 months ago
@dcentral hey im 15 and i love jazz and soul music!!! i wish we could get all those artist back that would be nice♥
akarichara 10 months ago
@dcentral
Well, I'm 30 something. But I loved Jazz/Big band in my 20's. I've liked Ska since my early teens. But not sure which came first, Ska to Jazz or Jazz to Ska.
vivalareason 10 months ago
@dcentral hahah im 16 and i LOVE swing jazz, youre not the only one =)
TheFacelessBrain 10 months ago
Long live Belgium for the birth of the sax! =)
jowdemanne 1 year ago
awesum. ive neva thought of mutin my trumpet with a hat before. ive used bottles but they change the pitch. ima i try that now.
DagmarTheBunnySlayer 1 year ago
fuck today's music
lovehamsters14 1 year ago
I only started hearing this 5 mins ago and i already think its awesome:)
CrawlingCadaver 1 year ago
I love playing this in jazz class
jamielee102 1 year ago
The thing anout swing is ... You gotta make it Swing!!!
PUreMonKz 1 year ago
@PUreMonKz It dont mean a thing if it aint got THAT SWING
DeadbrainLives 1 year ago
@DeadbrainLives lma the swing boys
ghisbetterthanrb 1 year ago
Breathtaking. Words can't convey the brilliance of this band. Made my day seeing it!
billypat 1 year ago
the best of the best.
gregoryburrows 1 year ago
This is where my best sampling comes from.
BludStatic123 1 year ago
Cool! Thanks man for this!
implerazure 1 year ago
I have to admit I never really enjoyed Count Basie's band (as much others)
that is until I heard this
busessuck1 1 year ago
I think I could probably get into jazz...... can somebody suggest some more good musicians for me.
IrishAmerican1234 1 year ago
@IrishAmerican1234 - Cool, one place you can hear more is to click on my username to go to my youtube channel page, then scroll down & on the left under "profile" are some links to artists to Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, more Basie, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington... other favorite swing-era jazz artists of mine include Jimmie Lunceford, of course Louis Armstrong, Artie Shaw, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Ventura, Lester Young, Charlie Barnet...
that1940sguy 1 year ago
@that1940sguy Thanks! =)
IrishAmerican1234 1 year ago
@that1940sguy George shearing is good to! :)
jamesdancer73 1 year ago
@that1940sguy don't forget about Ben webser, Jhonny Hodges, Charles Mingus and Jhon Coltrain
yamato714 1 year ago
@that1940sguy Check Basie Boogie on this list. This features Wardell Gray on tenor sax. Then check Gene Norman,s Just Jazz. Look for "Groovin, High" This features Wardell Gray at length and is mt favourite tenor solo. Also Howard McGhee and Sonny Criss feature on this one.
Lennitriss 1 year ago
@Lennitriss
YEAH, man 2 of my alltime favorite tenor players are Wardell Gray and Dexter Gordon! They were SO similar in their styles back in the early days, before Grey died; such a tragic loss; Can only IMAGINE how great he might have sounded when he got to be as "Seasoned" as Dexter Gordon was when Gordon made those INCREDIBLE Blue Note 1960's albums (my All Time Favorite hard-bop albums by any artist!). Gray also played w/ Benny Goodman a short time somewhere around 1950.
that1940sguy 1 year ago
@IrishAmerican1234
Duke Ellington for swing, Jelly Roll Morton for classic, Miles Davis for Modern Jazz and Fusion, John Coltraine, and then there are the latin Jazz guys like Mongo Santa Maria and Poncho Sanchez.
take your pick it is a huge genre with lots of styles to choose.
SweetHeatLatinJazz 1 year ago
@IrishAmerican1234 Go to swinginkatz YT
swinginkatz 1 year ago
@IrishAmerican1234 Also chech out Ken Burns JAZZ. The PBS documentary is excellent and is on DVD.
gjohnsoningary 1 year ago
@gjohnsoningary
Yes, agreed: For anyone wanting to learn more about this & other styles of jazz & swing, the Ken Burns "JAZZ" documentary DVD set is Awesome - and it's available to rent, through Netflix.
that1940sguy 1 year ago
@that1940sguy Also, some good stuff is John Coltrane and Dave Brubeck. Find their jazz casual stuff. Not quite swing, but might just make a jazz lover out of you. Cab Calloway is also awesome. You may have heard his song Minnie the Moocher. Great stuff.
xilix1000 1 year ago
That's a VERY shiny piano.
Great Music Btw.
MrSkullsnGuns 1 year ago
I love showing racist people this stuff, because it is so absolutely fantastic
Airwar405 1 year ago
I love how the Count plays the first four notes of Byas's solo along with Byas, super.
And Jo Jones is the man!!! He makes it look soooooo easy and he's so relaxed. And you can't top his smile, can you?
Disques13Swing 1 year ago
@Disques13Swing
Indeed!
that1940sguy 1 year ago
@Disques13Swing Yeah, those four notes are the same ones Lester Young played on the original recording of "Swingin' the Blues". Don Byas replaced Prez when the latter joined the army, so he's clearly paying homage to his predecessor. Long live swing music !
tadd1 1 year ago
@tadd1
Thanks for the info!
Disques13Swing 1 year ago
i need some shit like this, can i get some suggestions?
nemesis700 1 year ago