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Big Band & Swing
Although Big Bands -- meaning a jazz group that features over 10 musicians -- have played a variety of different styles in jazz history, from bop to free jazz, it usually is understood to refer to the '30s and '40s, the classic era of swing. During that time, most of the jazz groups were Big Bands and they played a robust, invigorating style of swing that derived from New Orleans jazz. Swing was dance music, yet it offered individual musicians a chance to improvise musically fresh, technically complex solos. Since swinging Big Bands led by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey were extraordinarily popular, the terms became interchangeable in the public eye. It may be disingenuous to call all Big Bands "swing" -- just like all "swing" isn't performed by Big Bands -- but the two are forever tied together, since they matured simultaneously. Furthermore, Big Bands from different genres, whether it's cool jazz or jazz-rock, often borrow from the Swing Big Band tradition. More in Jazz: Acid Jazz | Ballads - Jazz | Bebop & Straight Ahead | Big Band & Swing | Blues | Contemporary Jazz | Cool | Dixieland | Fusion | Latin Jazz | New Orleans / Second Line | Smooth Jazz Sort by: Newest | Oldest | Alphabetical 
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0033 streeted by Ashura Strauss Music ID: 246299 
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00:32 $12.95 (A) or $39.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| 30 sec commercial length jazz happy mood music. very girly but very strong.... | ||
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11 O'Clock Jump by Tom Jemmott Music ID: 102716 
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02:00 $59.95 (A) or $69.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Swingin' up-tempo, high impact big band track in the Big Bad Voodoo Daddy jump swing style. Full horn section and burnin' electric guitar solo make this groovin' track perfect for advertising, dance s... | ||
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11 O'Clock Jump (60 sec) by Tom Jemmott Music ID: 104575 
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00:52 $39.95 (A) or $59.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Swingin' up-tempo, high impact big band track in the Big Bad Voodoo Daddy jump swing style. Full horn section and burnin' electric guitar solo make this groovin' track perfect for advertising, dance s... | ||
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20's Bash by Colin Willsher Music ID: 24032 
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02:29 $34.99 (A) or $69.99 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| 20s Bash - A 1920s style jazz/big band piece featuring live brass. It's a lively, toe-tapping number similar to the Charleston, with a strong melody and solo sections for trumpet and saxophone. Vintag... | ||
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20's Bash (Archive Version) by Colin Willsher Music ID: 24033 
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02:33 $35.00 (A) or $69.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| 20s Bash (Archive Version) - Remastered with a vintage record/grammophone sound, this version of the 1920s style jazz/big band piece features live brass. It's a lively, toe-tapping number similar to t... | ||
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20's Bash - Sting by Colin Willsher Music ID: 24038 
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00:03 $6.00 (A) or $12.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| 20s Bash (Sting) - 1 Sting - A classic 1920s jazz/big band ending featuring live brass. Great for archive or comedy moments. Full, archive and short versions also available. (1920s, 20s, Jazz, Big Ban... | ||
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A Day Late by William Peklinsky Music ID: 108054 
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03:13 $29.95 (A) or $89.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A quirky swing tune full of grit and determination featuring piano, mandolin, guitar, acoustic bass and vibes... | ||
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A Friend In Hand by William Peklinsky Music ID: 113258 
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03:00 $29.95 (A) or $89.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A very relaxed and calming jazz swing with a very friendly energy featuring piano, flute, acoustic guitar, acoustic bass and drums.... | ||
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A Good Deed by William Peklinsky Music ID: 65938 
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02:02 $29.95 (A) or $89.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A New Orleans stye jazz march with piano, guitar, electric piano, bass and drums. Jazz March... | ||
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A Life of Ease by William Peklinsky Music ID: 118460 
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03:14 $29.95 (A) or $89.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A very laid back and relaxed jazz ballad perfect for an evening by the fire featuring piano, acoustic guitar, acoustic bass, vibes and drums.... | ||
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A Lifetime Of Love by Stuart Moore Music ID: 189245 
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04:11 $12.95 (A) or $45.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A heartfelt, romantic track played by a contemporary jazz quartet, all live instruments, featuring Piano, Guitar, Upright Bass and Drums. Great for coffee shops, restaurants, hotels, book stores, high... | ||
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A Minor Inconvenience by William Peklinsky Music ID: 105421 
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02:44 $29.95 (A) or $89.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Gypsy jazz style with mandolin, piano, acoustic guitar, ukulele, acoustic bass. Charming melody in a minor key brings a beguiling air to this sweet tune.... | ||
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A Sure Thing by William Peklinsky Music ID: 107735 
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03:46 $29.95 (A) or $89.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A fast-paced gypsy jazz tune with an intriguing and interesting interplay between acoustic guitar, piano, banjo, acoustic bass and marimba.... | ||
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All that Swing by Dan Foster Music ID: 29353 
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02:28 $59.00 (A) or $79.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Original Big band Music. Melodic, positive, happy, joyful. Modern Beat. powerful brass section with nice riffs & phrasesWith true to the spirit of the genre, Excellent for Fashion show, comedy, pro... | ||
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All Week Long by Kara Aharon Music ID: 105094 
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01:01 $9.95 (A) or $40.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Standard foot-tapping big band feel with horns from both sides, loopable... | ||
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Alone at Midnight by Dominik Hauser Music ID: 302472 
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04:26 $29.95 (A) or $69.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| BPM 62 – slow big Band ballad with tenor sax solo and strings. In the style of “Round Midnight” ... | ||
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Ambition by William Peklinsky Music ID: 107329 
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03:46 $29.95 (A) or $89.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| An energetic and elated jazz samba with piano, bass, guitar and drums.... | ||
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American Detective by Dan Foster Music ID: 292901 
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02:20 $99.00 (A) or $119.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| In the style of the swing, big band era.Melodic, easy going piece with authentic doublebass, piano,human whistle. Reminiscent of Lalo Schiffrin: Mannix. excellent for romantic comedy, shopping, co... | ||
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An Old Fashioned Girl -Jazz Piano Trio by Steve Rice Music ID: 313240 
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03:52 $19.99 (A) or $69.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| This elegant, sophisticated and swinging jazz piano trio track immediately sets the mood for an upscale event or an intimate evening. Add classy energy to Black Tie Ball, fine restaurant or late night... | ||
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An Unexpected Joy by William Peklinsky Music ID: 65939 
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03:33 $10.00 (A) or $40.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A very happy and upbeat jazz swing tune with piano, guitar, electric piano, bass and drums. Jazz Swing... | ||
