Swing has two meanings in music. It refers to the bouncy, shuffle
rhythm in jazz and its effect on the music. It also describes the popular jazz form that reached its zenith in the mid-1950s to the early 1940s, and remains a musical favourite. The
swing
era was the only time in U.S. history when a type of jazz was considered America's most popular music, with the bands of Duke Ellington, Harry James,
Glenn Miller
, and Benny GoodmanGoodman...