Swing Music Reccomendations

[Thordic]

Ok, I'm looking to get some swing, but I don't know any groups or anything. Old swing or new swing, doesn't matter.

I DO know about the Stray Cats / Brian Setzer, but anything other than him would be great. Song names, group names, whatever.

Thanks in advance.

[Muzikman]

Look into these band leaders...

Charlie Spivak
Duke Ellington
Count Basie
Glenn Miller
Cab Calloway
Tommy Dorsey

These are all 30's and 40's big band swing era band leaders. They are all popular so finding anything by them should be easy.


For modern swing, Squirrel Nut Zippers are about as good as it gets.

[pbzmag]

Swing Revival
Swing Kids soundtrack
Indigo Swing
Royal Crown Review
Squirrel Nut Zipper
Cherry Poppin Daddies
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Swing Era
Luis Prima
Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong
Louis Prima

I also suggest to google "swing music". You can also look at http://www.swingmusic.net for other bands from the Swing Era.

[MarkM]

Bobby Darin
Frank Sinatra
Perry Como
Peggy Lee
Dean Martin
Sammy Davis Jr
Robbie Williams (but only for the "Swing when your winning" album, dunno if you can get it in the states though as his other albums were conbined to make the US release)

ok a lot of their tracks are not swing you will find enough to be getting on with ;)

[banzaimf]

Ellington, Live at Newport.

[Thordic]

I have Louis Prima's Greatest Hits, forgot to mention that :)

Thanks for the advice though. I shoulda known some of them, but my brain isn't always turned on.