Swing And Jazz Of The 30s And 40s

Swing and Jazz of the 30s and 40s

How do you feel about Swing and Jazz? Well even if you have never heard of them or don't like them , there were many people in the 30’s and 40’s that were interested in this type of music. Nowadays people think it's the music that old people listen to, but it's got a sweet rhythm. Jazz was popular before swing, but musicians like Benny Goodman mixed Swing and Jazz. Both genres are part of an important part of time because they were popular during the Holocaust. Here are facts for both Swing and Jazz.

First, we will talk about swing music. Swing comes from the term “swing feel”. If that doesn't sound familiar the 30s is also known as the “Swing Era”. Swing Jazz has been tracked down to jazz historians like Chick Webb who played in Harlem in the year 1931. Sadly the music failed due to the depression of 1931 which killed night club business, mostly places like Harlem. In the 40s there was a Swing Jazz band that was made up of German officials known as “Charlie and his orchestra”, yet natzis had a campaign against Western music. …show more content…
In the 30s while it was becoming popular many regions created there own type, here are some examples: swing big bands, Kansas city jazz, bluesy, improvisational style, and Gypsy jazz. In the 40s Bebop and cool jazz were created. Bebop was known as challenging “musician music”. Cool jazz is smooth,calm, and has long melodic lines, these aren't as popular