Big Band Swing Era

 

Title Artist and/or Comments
Sing Sing Sing Fabulous Swing Dancing by young people
Swing Dancing Incredible WWII Swing Dancing in black & white
Sing Sing from Fosse Tremendous Dancing Choreographed by Bob Fosse
Jazz Singing Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong are incredible
Drummer Boy Mickey Rooney Swinging on the Drums
The Blues Sinatra and Louis Armstrong
Minnie The Moocher Old but swinging Cab Calloway in Blues Brothers film
Minnie The Moocher Cotton Club imitation of Cab Calloway, great job
Jumpin’ Jive Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers
Begin The Beguine Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell, fabulous dancing
It Don’t Mean A Thing Matthew Morrison dancing to the music of The Duke
It Don’t Mean A Thing Audra McDonald singing with a symphony orchestra
New York New York  Sinatra
Summertime  The One and Only Ella Fitzgerald
It Don’t Mean A Thing Louis Armstrong Disco Version of the Duke’s song
I Get A Kick Out of You Sinatra and Natalie Cole
Pennies From Heaven Sinatra and Count Basie
In The Mood Glenn Miller Orchestra
Creole Love Call Cotton Club Big Band
Begin the Beguine Cotton Club Big Band
It Don’t Mean A Thing Cotton Club Big Band
Stompin’ At The Savoy Cotton Club Big Band
Let’s Dance  Cotton Club Big Band
Ain’t Misbehavin’ Thilo Wolf Big Band
New York New York Sam Bailey
They Can’t Take That  Away From Me – Ella and Louis Armstrong
Boogie Woogie Medley Famous Swing Era Song
Boogie Woogie Piano Same song, just a swinging piano
https://youtu.be/TOPSETBUgvQSing A fabulous 1993 Movie, Dancing Version of a Great Song