1920-1930 Swing Songs

[Chete]

Hi, im trying to find swing songs from the 1920-1930 era (the type of swing music you would hear in a movie portraying a jazz club of a big mob hangout)
basically i don't know how exactly this type of music is called and if tried searching allmusic.com but there seems to be something up with there servers, and when it works i can't really find what im looking for.

basically nice danceable up beat music...

any help would be greatly appreciated

[CrumbCat]

How about 'Swing Music"?

This is from Allmusic.com (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll):

While New Orleans jazz has improvised ensembles, when jazz started becoming popular in the 1920s and demand was growing for larger dance bands, it became necessary for ensembles to be written down, particularly when a group included more than three or four horns. Although Swing largely began when Louis Armstrong joined Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra in 1924 and Don Redman began writing arrangements for the band that echoed the cornetist's relaxed phrases, the swing era officially started in 1935 when Benny Goodman's Orchestra caught on. Swing was a major force in American popular music until the big-band era largely ended in 1946. Swing differs from New Orleans jazz and Dixieland in that the ensembles (even for small groups) are simpler and generally filled with repetitious riffs, while in contrast the solos are more sophisticated. Individual improvisations still paid close attention to the melody but due to the advance in musicianship, the solo flights were more adventurous. The swing-oriented musicians who continued performing in the style after the end of the big band era (along with later generations who adopted this approach) were also playing "mainstream." The many stars of swing during the big band era included trumpeters Louis Armstrong, Bunny Berigan, Harry James, and Roy Eldridge; trombonists Tommy Dorsey and Jack Teagarden; clarinetists Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw; tenor saxophonists Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, and Ben Webster; altoists Johnny Hodges and Benny Carter; pianists Teddy Wilson, Art Tatum, Earl Hines, Count Basie, and Nat King Cole; guitarist Charlie Christian; drummers Gene Krupa and Chick Webb; vibraphonist Lionel Hampton; bandleader Glenn Miller; and singers Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Jimmy Rushing. — Scott Yanow

Related Styles: Big Band Electric Blues Classic Female Blues Boogie-Woogie Dixieland Western Swing GNR Jazz Bop Progressive Big Band Cool (West Coast Jazz) Dance Bands Doo-Wop Jump Blues Hard Bop Stride Vocal-Pop Classic Jazz New Orleans Jazz Modern Big Band Vocalese Cabaret Mainstream Jazz Standards Trad Jazz Exotica Jive Space Age Pop Lounge Traditional Pop Waltz Vocal Jazz Retro Swing Sweet Bands Dixieland Revival

Some Important Albums
Sings the Cole Porter Song Book [Complete] [1956] by Ella Fitzgerald Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 40's, Vol. 2 [1991] by Various Artists
Indispensable [US] [1928] by Jack Teagarden Study in Frustration/Thesaurus of Classic Jazz [1923] by Fletcher Henderson
Yes, Indeed! [1939] by Tommy Dorsey Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra [1961] by Johnny Hodges
Stomp It Off [1934] by Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra Popular Recordings (1938-1942) [1938] by Glenn Miller
Ken Burns Jazz [2000] by Fletcher Henderson Pure Gold [1988] by Glenn Miller
Mercy, Mercy [1968] by Buddy Rich That's a Serious Thing [1928] by Jack Teagarden
Blues from Kansas City [1941] by Jay McShann Blanton-Webster Band [1939] by Duke Ellington

Some Important Songs
Jumpin' at the Woodside by Count Basie
Honeysuckle Rose by Fats Waller
One O'Clock Jump by Count Basie
Seven Come Eleven by Charlie Christian
Let Me off Uptown by Roy Eldridge
Heebie Jeebies by Louis Armstrong
St. Louis Blues by Louis Armstrong
Flying Home by Lionel Hampton
Sing, Sing, Sing by Benny Goodman
Minnie the Moocher by Cab Calloway
In the Mood by Glenn Miller
Tangerine by Jimmy Dorsey
How High the Moon by Ella Fitzgerald
A-Tisket, A-Tasket by Ella Fitzgerald
Caravan by Duke Ellington
Two O'Clock Jump by Harry James
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) by Duke Ellington
I Got Rhythm by Django Reinhardt
Muskrat Ramble by Louis Armstrong
Solo Flight by Charlie Christian
Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) by Ella Fitzgerald
Nuages by Django Reinhardt
Stop! The Red Light's On by Roy Eldridge
For Dancers Only by Jimmie Lunceford
On the Sunny Side of the Street by Lester Young
Polka Dots and Moonbeams by Frank Sinatra
Rosetta by Earl Hines
Jumpin' Blues by Jay McShann
Are You Hep to the Jive? by Cab Calloway
Jumpin' Jive by Cab Calloway

Some Important Artists
Louis Armstrong Charlie Barnet
Count Basie Louie Bellson
Bunny Berigan Chu Berry
Don Byas Cab Calloway
Benny Carter Charlie Christian
Buck Clayton Cozy Cole
Nat King Cole Jimmy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey George Duvivier
Harry "Sweets" Edison Roy Eldridge
Duke Ellington Ella Fitzgerald
Slim Gaillard Benny Goodman
Stephane Grappelli Freddie Green
Sonny Greer Lionel Hampton
Coleman Hawkins J.C. Heard
Frequently Accessed Artists
Frank Sinatra Louis Armstrong
Billie Holiday Duke Ellington
Ella Fitzgerald Nat King Cole
Oscar Peterson Django Reinhardt
Count Basie Quincy Jones
Wynton Marsalis Lester Young
Coleman Hawkins Mel Tormé
Cab Calloway Benny Goodman
Art Tatum Peggy Lee
Diana Krall Glenn Miller
Stephane Grappelli Ben Webster

Hope that helps.

Tchau!

[Chete]

:huh: :D
thanks man !!!

helped allot, feel like suck a net newb