THE BIRTH OF SWING: Bob Bernotas He led the first important jazz big band. He and his chief writers laid the musical foundation for the "Swing Era." As staff arranger for Benny Goodman he played Merlin to the so-called

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Date: 2016-02-17 17:55:23 African-American music Jazz genres African-American culture Swing music Swing era Jimmie Lunceford Fletcher Henderson Big band Roy Eldridge Duke Ellington Barney Bigard Benny Carter		THE BIRTH OF SWING: Bob Bernotas He led the first important jazz big band. He and his chief writers laid the musical foundation for the "Swing Era." As staff arranger for Benny Goodman he played Merlin to the so-called Add to Reading List Source URL: www.jazzbob.com Download Document from Source Website File Size: 190,07 KB Share Document on Facebook

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