Swing refers to a style of jazz music that originated in the USA between the 1920s and 1930s. New styles of music developed from the former Dixieland jazz and Chicago jazz are finally popular for their danceability and full sound. In the swing era, entertainment and art are closest, jazz compromises to achieve popularity but still retains its characteristics. [1] The spread of swing is inextricably linked to the rise of big bands, often referred to as jazz bands, which shows the size of the lineup. Instrumentation ranging from trio to octet used to be the norm, but now big bands are definitely a novelty. Their size has changed the way they make music, but it has also opened up a host of new musical possibilities.
Swing is considered the most popular jazz style, appearing in the late 1920s and reaching its peak in the mid-1930s to late 1940s. It was originally developed by African Americans, but was quickly copied, commercialized, and eventually dominated by white Americans. The swing era is inextricably linked to the emergence of the typical big bands of swing music. Big band instrumentation dates back to the classic seven-piece New Orleans jazz band, and the band’s three wind instruments (trombone, clarinet, and trumpet or cornet) are now widely played. Wind bands were especially popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the southern United States and had other influences on big bands.
However, New York pianist and arranger Fletcher Henderson (1897-1952) is often credited as the founder of the “original big band” with alto and tenor saxophones, clarinet and rhythm section. The classic big band instrumentation (see below) was not established until 1930.
