We all know the cool cats of Swing: Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Cab Calloway, the Dorseys, Earl Hines, Lionel Hampton, Glenn Miller, and Artie Shaw. Those… MoreWe all know the cool cats of Swing: Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Cab Calloway, the Dorseys, Earl Hines, Lionel Hampton, Glenn Miller, and Artie Shaw. Those are wonderful and worth a listen. But American sub cultures also knew how to Swing: Western, Cajun, Hawaiian, Yiddish and Creole. And there's swing from cultures all around the world: African, Cuban, French, Hungarian, Swedish and even Korean. Come for a swinging adventure! Less
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Friday | 10/02/2026 | 6:00 am
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"Oh Lady Be Good"
{Jewish immegrant family, one of first integrated bands}
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Benny Goodman -
1935-1936 With Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa [Delta Music: 1990]
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"Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"
{Greek and Norweigen descent}
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Andrews Sisters -
Music From the Yiddish Radio Project [Shanachie: 2002]
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"Boot Heel Drag"
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Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys -
Boot Heel Drag: The Mgm Years [Mercury Records: 2001]
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"Dinah"
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King Benny Nawahi's Red Devils -
Vintage Hawaiian Music [Rounder Records: 1989]
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"Exotico Harmoni"
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Penny Baltatzi & The Swingin' Cats -
Exotico Harmani [Penny Baltatzi: 2015]
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"Makin' Whoopee"
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The Barry Sisters -
20 Yiddish Swinging Hits [Tamuz Records: 2005]
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"All Of Me"
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The Hot Club Budapest -
Hungarian Jazz History Vol. 3: Andor and Gyula Kovacs [Hungaroton: 2014]
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"Hot And Anxious"
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Fletcher Henderson -
Ken Burns Jazz--Fletcher Henderson [UMG: 2000]
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"Mhalaba"
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Dorothy Masuka -
Hamba Nokolo And Other Original Hits From The 50S [Gallo Record Company: 1993]
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"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
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Duke Ellington -
The Essential Duke Ellington [Sony: 2007]
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"The Glow Worm"
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Mills Brothers With Count Basie -
Work From Home With Count Basie [UMG Records: 2024]
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"Alexander's Ragtime Band"
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Akira Kishii And Kanaka Kama -
Nippon Swing Time: Jazz Songs In Japan 1928-1940 [Victor Entertainment: 2021]
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"Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing In A Hurry"
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Jimmy Dorsey -
Best Recordings [Jimmy Dorsey: 2024]
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"Lamento Boriqueno"
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Don Azpiazu -
The Voodoo [Caribe Sound: 2015]
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"The Bridegroom Special"
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Sam Medoff And The Yiddish Swing Orchestra -
Music From the Yiddish Radio Project [Shanachie: 2002]
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"Nice Work If You Can Get It"
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Earl Hines -
Earl Hines, Teddy Wilson, Art Tatum, The Magicians Of The Swing Piano [Yoyo USA: 2006]
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"Vieux Neg' Paris"
{Martinique}
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Pierre Louiss -
Creole Swing [Fremeaux & Associes: 1995]
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"Saturday Night Fish Fry"
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Eddie Williams And His Brown Buddies -
Swing Baby Swing!: House Rockin' Swing And Jump Jive Boogie [Music Club: 1998]
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"Minor Swing"
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Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grapelli -
The Essential Django Reinhardt [Sony: 2011]
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"Like I Do"
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The Barberettes -
The Barberettes [Egg Plant: 2016]
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"Sju Ensamma Kvaller"
{Sweden}
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Thore Ehrling Orchestra -
Cool Water [Vax Records: 2025]
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"St. Louis Blues"
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Artie Shaw And His Orchestra -
The Essential Series Vol 3 1939 [Hindsight: 2025]
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"Flying Home (NBC Broadcast Jan. 14, 1940)"
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Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Charlie Christian -
Lionel Hampton: The Complete Jazz Heritage Society Recordings [Amerco: 1993]
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"Chattanooga Choo Choo"
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Glenn Miller And His Orchestra -
Essentials [Warner Music: 2013]
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"Sitting On Top Of The World"
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The Hackberry Ramblers -
Cajun Boogie [Flying Fish: 1993]
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"Four Five Or Six Times"
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Milton Brown And His Musical Brownies -
Daddy Of Western Swing [Proper Records: 2003]
