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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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Speakeasy Swing by Patrick A. Thompson Music ID: 333166 
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01:35 $12.95 (A) or $39.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Super fun and upbeat, "Speakeasy Swing" is a big band \ brass tune that will surely get you doing The Jitterbug. This uptempo jazzy track is great for source music. Even better, it's perfect for co... | ||
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Jingle bells by Dmitriy Lukyanov Music ID: 326119 
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02:46 $39.95 (A) or $99.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Known to all Christmas music was performed in the jazz way, jazz piano trio-upright bass and drums. Swing.Positive optimistic medium tempo. Well suited for any Christmas and New Eve projects.... | ||
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Bombardier by John Capo Music ID: 325340 
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00:45 $12.95 (A) or $39.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| World War II era, big band sound, similar to what might be heard in a club during that era. ... | ||
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The Dance by John Capo Music ID: 325339 
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00:52 $12.95 (A) or $39.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| World War II era, big band type sound, similar to what might be heard during a slow dance during that era. ... | ||
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Swing by John Capo Music ID: 325338 
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01:24 $12.95 (A) or $39.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| World War II era, big band type swing sound, similar to what might be heard as people dance at a club during that era. ... | ||
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Supper Club by John Capo Music ID: 325337 
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01:07 $12.95 (A) or $39.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| World War II era, big band type sound, similar to what might be heard at a Supper Club during that era.... | ||
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Jazz under the Moon 1 by Vyacheslav Kochergin Music ID: 323727 
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03:16 $9.00 (A) or $18.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Calm, relaxing music symbolizing joy and peace. Will fit perfectly with the video, in which there is a good mood Good luck to you in promoting your products and services!... | ||
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Mishaps Happening by Paulo Savranovich Music ID: 319826 
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00:32 $30.00 (A) or $90.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Sexy blues track with nice fat low end flute melody, and a really powerful interlude section. This blues piece would work well in any short film, feature film, trailer, video game, or montage wher... | ||
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Silent Night Swing by Bobby Cole Music ID: 319684 
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02:27 $19.95 (A) or $39.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A classic Swing version of Silent Swing! Full of Yuletide joy, Christmas spirit and that festive holiday feeling! Great for videos and visuals about Christmas time and X mas holidays. A cool jazzy swi... | ||
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Playing Your Game Baby by Bogdan Bonin Music ID: 319050 
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01:19 $32.00 (A) or $90.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Light jazz music helps to relax after a working day. Can be used as the soundtrack to the film, in advertising, on the presentation.... | ||
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Jazz Me Blues by Bogdan Bonin Music ID: 318787 
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01:11 $32.00 (A) or $90.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| This tune has a pure modern electronic jazz mood. Featuring various acoustic instruments and electronic synths, it is useful for various purposes: from corporate to ads, businnes, video project, c... | ||
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The Orator by William Peklinsky Music ID: 318386 
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04:12 $12.95 (A) or $39.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A very out spoken and verbose swing jazz tune. tune filled with the joy of being with the bravado of a powerful speaker, featuring piano, vibes, acoustic bass and drums.... | ||
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CUBAN SHAKEDOWN (30 sec version 1) by Nick Nicolas Music ID: 316793 
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00:30 $50.00 (A) or $50.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Semi-dramatic upbeat tense edgy swinging suspense style Latin brass ensemble, driven by a funky bass, accompanied by percussion & acoustic and electric pianos. Evoking Wild intense hot belligerent Lat... | ||
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Big Band Jazz by Darius Mcgann Music ID: 315384 
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02:17 $12.95 (A) or $49.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A 1940's style big band jazz piece. Live instrumentation. Fast-paced and lively. Hard-hitting drums and punchy brass. ... | ||
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Big Band Fight by Darius Mcgann Music ID: 315383 
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01:47 $12.95 (A) or $49.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| An entertaining and lively big band piece with strings, brass, piano and percussion. This composition is brilliantly exciting with two sections of hard hitting big band action separated by a tense mid... | ||
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Slap Happy by Gary Wolk Music ID: 314298 
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01:48 $14.95 (A) or $29.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Big, in-your-face swing track inspired by Brian Setzer and the Stray Cats. It features big drums with a hard 2 and 4 beat, bass, and 4 electric guitars with that signature slap-back echo sound. Great ... | ||
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You And I were Meant To Be - Backtrack by Troy Kline Music ID: 313558 
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03:21 $19.95 (A) or $69.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Swinging Big Band style instrumental track Great sax solo, tight chart. Cool opening line! Horn section energy. 1950s lounge entertainmen... | ||
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I Just Know It - inst by Troy Kline Music ID: 313556 
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03:03 $16.95 (A) or $69.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| This upbeat track exudes confidence and commitment. Troy looks back to the swinging big band stylizations of the Rat-pack era. . Great shout chorus and sax solo. Retro with a fresh feel.... | ||
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I Don't Wanna Be Here - Backtrack by Troy Kline Music ID: 313554 
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03:21 $19.95 (A) or $69.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Moves from a gentle funky groove to a full out Buble' style swinger with Big Band flourishes. Troy takes us on a dream of "escaping from the ordinary "zee bop doo ba dee!"... | ||
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You And I Were Meant to Be by Troy Kline Music ID: 313517 
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03:15 $19.95 (A) or $69.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Swinging Big Band style vocal track about love, breaking up, confusion desperation and and determination to get it back. Great sax solo, tight chart. Cool opening line! Horn section energy. 1950s loun... | ||
