Jimmy Dorsey's Orch. - Swing That Music, 1936

Jimmy Dorsey & His Orch., voc. & trumpet Louis Armstrong - Swing That Music, Decca 1936

NOTE: Some may think, that comparing gothic cathedrals with a swing tune from the 1930s, can be, in some ways, quite an exaggeration. But for me - the music Dorsey & Armstrong play together - is a masterpiece. So, I just wanted to put their masterpiece, into the frame of another masterpiece. I even put some more exaggeration into it, adding the Cathedral mountain into a slideshow- and plase, say, don't they match alltogether? The cathedrals, the mountains - and that wonderful, wonderful music? Wow!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Swing
• 1930
• Thirties
• America
• USA
• big
• band
• era
• jazz
• age
• Louis
• Armstrong
• 78rpm

[NUKETHESCENEKIDZ]

great music i wish i could of lived those times instead of these every body was well dressed and well manered

[mcareyop]

I'm a Catholic priest and I love your juxtaposition of gothic and jazz! The cathedrals are full of innovation and caprice (gargoyles!) within a given order and structure. And isn't that what jazz is all about? Thanks for the great music and pictures.

[EdwardSapp]

@NUKETHESCENEKIDZ ...you'd rather live during the Great Depression?

[jeffsuzette]

@mcareyop Gargoyles are indeed fanciful, but very practical. They are drain spouts for runoff rain water. Related to gargle in English.

[Cleverhill]

Unfortunaley there has been done dosens of crappy imitations of Louis Armstrong. I'm embarrassed... :-(

[wmrladd]

The sax section is incredible and you can definitely hear Dorsey is leading it and the others are following the master! I believe the drummer is McKinley; he was with the band at the time and it sure sounds like his sound of that era...he is definitely propelling the whole band!

[vova47]

Great recording but a wrong pitch. It's playing at a faster speed so it's half tone higher than it's recorded. I am sure it won't make much of a difference for most people, but musicians tend to notice things like that.

Nice video, thanks!

[titanicslim]

It's funny but when you see those support columns fan out into the ceiling, they seem like fireworks climbing into the sky. At least when Louie's playing.

[alroccamo]

Louis' vocal and solo are great, but how about the sax section between the two? And is Ray McKinley the drummer?

[Elfandspartan]

@NUKETHESCENEKIDZ You do know they cussed just as bad then as now right?

[phredl]

This version of the song was recorded on 8/7/36. However it was not released until early 1940. It so happened that Louis also recorded it with his own orchestra on 4/29/36. This one was released in 1936. Louis playes the solo's almost exactly the same but the bands are very different.