Category:Swingtet

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Definition
Swingtet was variation of swing, a popular type of big band dance music developed circa 1938, returning the music to smaller band combos of quartets, quintet, etc., with more jazz improvisation, while maintaining the simpler harmonic and rhythmic patterns of swing.

Why Smaller Swing Bands?

Artistically, swingtets were a movement away from the staid and more controlled world of big band, handing back more solos to the individual players in a smaller combo. These bands would ultimately pave the road to modern jazz movements like BeBop.

Who Played Swingtet?
thumb|300px|leftPopular swingtet groups of that time period included saxophonist and clarinetist Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazz Men and Ike Quebec's Swingtet