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The 44 pages that link to Swing music, each with the reason it gives.

• JazzRelated: Swing gives many jazz performances their distinctive forward motion, though not all jazz swings.

• Duke EllingtonRelated: Ellington’s band developed a distinctive form of swing through its arrangements and ensemble feel.

• Big bandRelated: Big bands became the principal vehicles for swing’s mass popularity.

• Louis ArmstrongRelated: Armstrong’s rhythmic phrasing helped shape the swing feel later adopted by big bands.

• Drum machineRelated: Swing settings shift selected steps to make rigid patterns feel less even.

• Walking bassRelated: Walking quarter notes often support the swing feel without reproducing its subdivisions.

• Ray CharlesRelated: Charles absorbed swing and jazz conventions while developing as a pianist and bandleader.

• Chicago jazzRelated: Chicago’s emphasis on solos and rhythmic drive anticipated features heard in later swing.

• Nelson RiddleRelated: Riddle used swing rhythms to keep orchestral settings buoyant rather than ponderous.

• Oscar PetersonRelated: Peterson’s driving time depends on a strong, buoyant swing feel.

• Wynton MarsalisRelated: Swing rhythm and big-band repertory are central to Marsalis’s musical outlook.

• Bob WillsRelated: Its dance-band drive helped shape the Texas Playboys’ arrangements.

• Stéphane GrappelliRelated: His violin phrasing adapted swing’s pulse to an instrument often associated with classical music.

• 1930sRelated: Big bands made swing a defining popular sound of the 1930s.

• Buddy RichRelated: Rich’s driving ride-cymbal pulse and phrasing made swing central to his sound.

• Louis JordanRelated: Jordan adapted swing’s rhythmic lift and ensemble writing to a smaller group.