Swing Era - Songs From The Swing Era

Songs From The Swing Era

The swing era produced many classic recordings. Some of those are:

  • "Begin the Beguine" by Cole Porter
  • "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön" by The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra
  • "Body and Soul" by Coleman Hawkins, music by Johnny Green and lyrics by Frank Eyton, Edward Heyman and Robert Sour
  • "Cherokee" by Charlie Barnet, music and lyrics by Ray Noble
  • "Daddy From Georgia Way" recorded by Bob Chester and his Orchestra on Columbia Records, lyrics and music by Daisy Lawton, a pen name for Gloria Parker.
  • "HEY! Here Comes That Mood" recorded by Vincent Lopez, music and lyrics by Gloria Parker.
  • "I Can't Get Started" by Bunny Berigan
  • "In Santiago by the Sea" by Gloria Parker and recorded by Vincent Lopez and his Orchestra.
  • "In the Mood" by Glenn Miller
  • "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" by Duke Ellington
  • "Jersey Bounce" by Benny Goodman
  • "Jumpin' at the Woodside" by Count Basie
  • "Minnie the Moocher" by Cab Calloway, Irving Mills, and Clarence Gaskill
  • "Sing, Sing, Sing" by Louis Prima
  • "Song of India" by Tommy Dorsey
  • "Stardust", which has been recorded by everyone from Armstrong, to Miller to Shaw; music and lyrics by Hoagy Carmichael
  • "Tonight Be Tender To Me" by Gloria Parker and recorded by Una Mae Carlisle.
  • "Tuxedo Junction" by Erskine Hawkins
  • "Where,I Wonder, Where?" and "What Would Happen To Me If Something Happened To You?" by Isham Jones, and Three X Sisters vocalists.

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