3. The Age of Swing
Big Bands and Small Groups

Listen
All audio materials should be available through the Public Radio MusicSource®, most record stores, The Smithsonian Institution, and some public libraries.

• From Spirituals to Swing: Carnegie Hall Concerts (1938-1939) (Vanguard VCD 2 47/48)
• Benny Goodman Live at Carnegie Hall (Columbia G2K 40244)
• The First Esquire Concert 144 Volumes 1 & 2 (JUCD 2017)
• For Dancers Only, Jimmy Lunceford (GRD/DECCA 645)

View
The videos listed with an asterisk (*) can be ordered from Jamey Aebersold Jazz Inc., P.O. Box 1244C, New Albany, IN 47151-1224 (800-456-1388).

• Benny Goodman Live At Tivoli (A 213)*
• Gene Krupa Jazz Legend (A 170)*
• Count Basie Live in Berlin 1968 (A 327)*
• Symphony in Swing (A 116)*
• Duke Ellington on the Road (A 344)*
• Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra (A 315)*
• Rare Images of Jazz: Various Artists (A 321)*

Read

• Hasse, Jon. Beyond Category: The Life and Genius of Duke Ellington. New York, 1993.
• Simon, George Thomas. The Big Bands. Revised Edition. MacMillan, New York, 1974.
• Schuller, Gunther. The Swing Era: The Development of Jazz 1930-45. Oxford University Press, New York, 1989.
• Stearns, Marshall W. The Story of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York, 1970 (reprint).

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