The Importance of Swing

Hello

So I'd like to talk about my favorite genre of music--swing jazz. Actually, not necessarily jazz. Anything can be swing-ed. But let's focus on jazz. A song is "swung" when the eighth note is accented with a flare to it. This allows one to play on the off-beat and push the tempo easily. Jazz musicians in the 1930-40s used the elongated beats to improvise for long sections and blend melodies together. For example, Duke Ellington, one of the greatest bandleaders of all time, composed songs like "It Don't Mean a Thing" and "Pitter Panther Patter" to allow ridiculous amounts of improvisation and melody making.



Performed by Gabriel Salentz and friend. Quite phenomenal if you ask me.  






I want to bring back swing. Bring back the swing revolution.

So if you're in a band, make music on your computer, or just clap, SWING IT.

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