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“ Cheek to Cheek” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

“ Dancing Cheek to Cheek” ,[object Object],[object Object]

Fletcher Henderson (1897-1952) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Example: “Wrappin’ It Up” ,[object Object]

Swing – syncopation over a steady four-beat rhythm

Hallmark of Big Band Swing ,[object Object]

Two Styles of Popular Music: Swing and Sweet ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

1930s – a wave of slow, romantic ballads ,[object Object],[object Object]

Main component of Sweet Melody ,[object Object]

Main component of Swing Rhythm ,[object Object]

Big Band swing w/o vocals was relatively small part of the market

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Glenn Miller (1904-1944) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Example: “Chatanooga Choo Choo” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Music in the opposite direction from Swing was Sweet ,[object Object]

Example: “Heart and Soul” – Hoagy Carmichael ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Faithful performances of these songs distance us from sense of identity because they emphasize the song over the singer. the song over the singer

Pop singing focuses on the melody – impersonal

Blues singing focuses on the singer

Billie Holiday (1915-1959) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Example: “All of Me” (1931) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Jazz in the Swing Era ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Duke Ellington ,[object Object],[object Object]

Example: “Ko-Ko” (1940) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Most standards appeared before 1945

Most memorable performances after 1945 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Example: Tony Bennett “Taking a Chance on Love” ,[object Object],[object Object]

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