JENNA JAUREGUI
FEATURES EDITOR

Jazz and swing music were the two defining genres of the 1930s music scene. Passion, expression and emotion poured into the trumpet-wailing melodies that emerged from this era. Dance halls held competitions that occurred for days, and live music sizzled through the streets of New Orleans, Saint Louis and Chicago. Before Elvis rocked a generation of rebels, jazz lured a depressed America into its world of soulful improvisation. Let these upbeat melodies spark your energy and get those toes tapping.

Birdland—Maynard Ferguson
Sing Sing Sing—Benny Goodman
In the Mood—Glenn Miller
A String of Pearls—Benny Goodman
Diga Diga Doo—Rex Stuart
Chameleon—Maynard Ferguson
Out of the Blue—Miles Davis
Little Brown Jug—Glenn Miller
Bebop—Dizzy Gillespie
Jumpin’ Jack—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

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