What were some really popular jazz songs in the 1920s?

Songs that sound like from 1920s/jazz/swing?

• Im looking for songs that have a 1920s jazz/swing sound or even cool songs from that era. Songs like "bounce with me" by Kreesha Turner or "why dont you" by ...show more

• Answer:

  Okay, below are a few jazz/blues/swingsters from the 20's. The rest are at: http://www.basinstreet.com/articles/famous.htm "Joe "King" Oliver - Snag It - 1926 Once jazz reached Chicago and moved onto the national scene, it became the most popular dance music around. The most influential of these early groups was "King" Oliver's Jazz Band, with Louis Armstrong on trumpet. Though only on the scene for a brief time, Oliver's place in jazz history is secure, thanks to the influence of his ensemble. "Snag It" is a true blues and was a big hit in its time. In it we hear minor blues and the traditional jazz riff that leads to a blues chorus. The tempo is taken fast on the recording of the piece, mostly because of the restrictions of the era's recording techniques but really should be taken at a slower pace. Louis Armstrong -New Orleans Stomp - - 1924 Written about 2 years after Armstrong joined Oliver in Chicago, the trio contains a stomp chorus. A stomp, say some of the 'old timers' is stomping your feet to each of the 4 beats of a measure. Armstrong always claimed that he was the composer of "Sister Kate" and said he sold it to A. J. Piron. Armstrong wrote a number of songs, many of which were never published. King Oliver Louis Armstrong Jelly Roll Morton Nick La Rocca Wingy Manone W.C. Handy Irving Berlin Spencer Williams A.J. Piron Scott Joplin Bessie Smith "Fats" Waller Arthur Pryor Anton Lada/A.L. "Yellow" Nunez Richard Jones/George Brunis Jelly Roll Morton - Original New Orleans Blues - 1925 Jelly Roll wrote many famous early jazz tunes which continue to be played by the traditional jazz groups of our day. One of his most famous tunes is "The Original New Orleans Blues." It is a 12 bar blues, using what is call the rhythm of the 'Spanish Tinge.' Two themes emerge during the composition. The first theme begins at section A & B - different but coming together in bar 5 with the same melody, then branching off again in bar 8 until the end in bar 12. The second theme is at #3. This part stops the tango rhythm and as Morton marked as 'stomp.' The piece ends with a straight forward 4/4 feeling to the end. Wingy Manone - San Sue Strut - 1925 "Wingy" Manone gained national fame as the musical leader of the Bing Crosby radio band. The San Sue Strut (the name probably coming from a club in New Orleans by that name) is a typical example of a jazz arrangement of the 20's using the jazz/blues style. The arrangement includes jazz breaks, syncopation and opening during the arrangement for jazz solos.