civilized ku # 2497-99 ~ yo' all sho is a mess

Adirondack Jazz Orchestra ~ Plattsburgh, NY • click to embiggenTrombone / piano ~ Plattsburgh, NY • click to embiggenWent to an organization's fund raiser. The entertainment was billed as Hot Jazz. I was pleasently surprised when the 'Jazz' turned out to be Swing.

I have never considered Swing to be Jazz. I always thought it was just plain ol' Swing. In defense of my consideration, consider this from Louis Armstrong when he was asked, by Bing Crosby, "to tell what swing music is":

"Ah, swing, well, we used to call it syncopation—then they called it ragtime, then blues—then jazz. Now, it's swing. White folks yo'all sho is a mess."

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[Sven W]

As usual, Wikipedia has a good article on the topic:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_music