Music of that contemporary time consisted mostly of jazz, more specifically bebop and swing styles. During the 30’s and the Great Depression, swing music was the standard among pop culture. Swing refers to the rhythm of the music in which the upbeat of a note would be played as closely to the next down beat as possible. On the other hand, Moore says it better when he explains that, “‘swing’ style — a combination of elongated and shortened beats produced by the fixed attacks and accents of the musicians” (Moore). Swing is a style of how to play music and a subgenre of jazz. All jazz is swung but not jazz music is swing music. Although, swing, the subgenre, was mostly smooth, chromatic and varied in pace, bebop had a different style. Michael
