Podcast Episode 117: Swing! - Part 2

December 22, 2016

This episode is the second of three episodes featuring music from the Big Band era. These songs were recorded in 1939 and 1940. The songs are "Swing Street Strut" by the Charlie Barnet Orchestra, "San Juan Hill" by Rex Stewart and His Orchestra, "The Eel" by Bud Freeman and his Summa Cum Laude Orchestra, "Take Those Blues Away" by Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy, and "Dinner for the Duchess" by Wingy Manone and his Orchestra.

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Songs

• Swing Street Strut by Charlie Barnet Orchestra
• San Juan Hill by Rex Stewart and His Orchestra
• The Eel by Bud Freeman and his Summa Cum Laude Orchestra
• Take Those Blues Away by Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy
• Redhotjazz.com on Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy
• Dinner For The Duchess by Wingy Manone and His Orchestra
• Redhotjazz.com on Wingy Manone
• Wingy Manone- Dinner for the Duchess (1940)

More Information

• American popular music on Wikipedia, where the term "hot music" is kind of explained