Jazz artists and big bands dominated 1940s music, eventually giving way in popularity to rock 'n' roll. Big bands played swing music and featured a band leader along with 10 to 20 musicians. In the early to mid-'40s bebop was at the forefront of the jazz scene featuring complex harmony and chord changes along with the use of dissonance and syncopation. Cool jazz followed bebop in the later part of the decade. Boogie woogie blues and bebop gained popularity in the 1940s and were a big influence on rock 'n' roll music of the 1950s. 1940s music, particularly the mid-40s, can be characterized as "fun." Upbeat swing, bebop and pop music helped to counteract the stress of World War II.
Elegant big band jazz orchestra music for corporate functions, fundraising and ballroom dancing from New York. The line-up includes brass section, woodwind section, string section and jazz rhythm section featuring smooth and cool jazz trumpet section. Great for a jazzy underscore or a movie scenes, Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Jazz
Elegant big band jazz orchestra music for corporate functions, fundraising and ballroom dancing from New York. The line-up includes brass section, woodwind section, string section and jazz rhythm section featuring smooth and cool jazz trumpet section. Great for a jazzy underscore or a movie scenes, Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Jazz
Elegant big band jazz orchestra music for corporate functions, fundraising and ballroom dancing from New York. The line-up includes brass section, woodwind section, string section and jazz rhythm section featuring smooth and cool jazz trumpet section. Great for a jazzy underscore or a movie scenes, Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Jazz
Elegant big band jazz orchestra music for corporate functions, fundraising and ballroom dancing from New York. The line-up includes brass section, woodwind section, string section and jazz rhythm section featuring smooth and cool jazz trumpet section. Great for a jazzy underscore or a movie scenes, Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Jazz
Elegant big band jazz orchestra music for corporate functions, fundraising and ballroom dancing from New York. The line-up includes brass section, woodwind section, string section and jazz rhythm section featuring smooth and cool jazz trumpet section. Great for a jazzy underscore or a movie scenes, Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Jazz
This traditional energetic music bed is fast tempo gypsy jazz. It has a bright sound featuring fast acoustic jazz manouche guitar solo. Enjoy gypsy swing, the authentic sound of European hot club jazz. Instrumental, Jazz, Gypsy Jazz
This traditional energetic music bed is fast tempo gypsy jazz. It has a bright sound featuring fast acoustic jazz manouche guitar solo. Enjoy gypsy swing, the authentic sound of European hot club jazz. Instrumental, Jazz, Gypsy Jazz
This traditional energetic music bed is fast tempo gypsy jazz. It has a bright sound featuring fast acoustic jazz manouche guitar solo. Enjoy gypsy swing, the authentic sound of European hot club jazz. Instrumental, Jazz, Gypsy Jazz
This warm music bed is medium tempo classic jazz. It has a bright sound featuring clarinet solo backed by lush string quartet, Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles
As the title suggests, a quick blast of boogie-woogie, high energy with a sense of "cool," in the style of Fats Domino. This song just SMACKS of FUN! This song just SMACKS of FUN! It's a swingy, bouncy, Reminiscent of the 1930s and 1940s songs, Instrumental, Blues, Honky Tonk
This traditional energetic music bed is fast tempo gypsy jazz. It has a bright sound featuring fast acoustic jazz manouche guitar solo. Enjoy gypsy swing, the authentic sound of European hot club jazz. Instrumental, Jazz, Gypsy Jazz
Sweet and pensive orchestral gypsy waltz, with flavours of Hungary and Russia. Features Gypsy Violin, Accordion, Strings Flutes & Glockenspiel. Various movements and moods with stops and starts. Melodramatic PBS murder mystery, silent movie, documentary, history, Instrumental, East European, Hungary
This is a quartet style song with religious lyrics. It is a song of old style, and is meant to get the congregation happy. The subject is reflecting on the hard times, and making it through them. Male Vocals, Spiritual, Black Gospel
Powerful, strong and rough orchestral track with a stern military nature. Works perfect in scenes involving the military and intelligence services, like force flying in the sky, heroic, with power and brave harmony. such as negotiation and activity on a firing field. Instrumental, Military, Heroic Music
Fast Jazzy Swing piano with snappy drums lay the background to the stereotypical babysitter vs baby battle. A touch of the Looney Tunes of yesteryear makes great chase music or background for lighthearted funny family media. Instrumental, Cartoon, Cartoon Jazz
Almost as if straight from one of Al Capone's speakeasys, this classic jazz standard with drums, piano and a smoking hot bass. Smooth with a touch of Dixieland this track is fun, fast and wild. Great music from the golden era of American music for historical media. Instrumental, Cartoon, Cartoon Fun Time
This jazz band of the great band oscillates hard in the styles of Glenn Miller, Gene Krupa, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Count Basie and Duke Ellington. Perfect any application that requires an authentic and captivating jazz atmosphere. Great for TV shows, Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Big Band
A soft jazz piano ballad with a relaxed, chilled-out vibe. Light as a feather, languid with a touch of class. Cruises, high-end hotels, restaurants and cafés, coffee and wine, time spent with loved ones. Instrumental, Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Acoustic jazz guitar, bass and synth track with a lyrical melody theme that draws on the traditional jazz standard ballad vibe. Electronically treated vocals adding modern cutting-edge textures to fulfill the tasteful design. Instrumental, Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Old meets new in this Fats Domino/Lady Madonna style ragtime piano piece. Starts off with old vinyl/record sound but fades into clear modern sound, ending with a bright trumpet riff. Other instruments include a brush kit and double bass. Great for linking past to present for commercial/soundtrack. Instrumental, Jazz, Ragtime
The "Colonel Bogey March" is a popular march that was written in 1914 by Lieutenant F. J. Ricketts (1881–1945), a British army bandmaster. This march was used as a theme song for the dramatic 1957 movie The Bridge on the River Kwai. Instrumental, Military, Military March
1950's style Commercial music, with an authentic vintage sound. Bouncy woodwind under Chirpy Pizzicato strings. Joyful, Fun and very Upbeat. Great for Spoofs, Commercials, Movies, Television. Sitcoms, Comedy etc. Instrumental, Dramatic, Whimsical Music
BAArilliant modern and creative take on this classic nursery rhyme. A pop / urBAAn groove lays down the foundation for this fun arrangement brought to ewe by a flock of vocal samples. Vocal Samples, Dramatic, Whimsical Music
This is a smooth jazz downtempo track that will transport you to a simpler time. Supremely chill and groovy, this track is perfect for those late night vibes. Instrumental, Lounge, Late Night Lounge
This is a smooth chillout track with a very distinct jazz edge and a bit of a tropical vibe. It is very danceable but yet is quite mellow. It is perfect for anything that is looking for that laidback romantic feeling. Instrumental, Jazz, Chillout Jazz
The retro chic of Swing Jazz, updated with some electro goodness. Perfect to add some quirkiness and vintage cool to a modern project. Starts with a few bars of authentic Big Band Brass, soon joined by synths and a house beat. A very fun and upbeat sound, with lots of energy and building excitement. Instrumental, Jazz, Electro Swing
A mellow song about the quiet and often romantic moments on Christmas Eve when all the preparations are in place, the kids are finally asleep and the parents can steal some time for themselves. Christmas standard vibe, smooth male vocal, jazz guitar, piano, upright bass, percussion and strings. Male Vocals, Christmas, Xmas Country
Dusty, acoustic blues. Slide guitar and double bass grooves with upbeat percussion. Great documentary or film soundtrack. Historical, The Deep South, Wild West, Americana, etc. Mississippi Riverboat, Louisiana moss, seedy smoky bar, backwoods folksy and fun. 1920s-1930s rural southern music. Instrumental, Blues, Delta Blues
Faccetta Nera ("little black face" in Italian) is a marching song sung during the Italian fascist regime, inspired by a young Eritrean girl found by Italian troops at the beginning of the Fascist invasion of Ethiopia. Male Vocals, Military, Military March
"The End" is magical off-into-the-sunset finale. A classic Hollywood style ending - emotional & sweeping strings ending in a perfect harmony. A nice vintage sound similar to Silent Movies, Romance, Charlie Chaplin. Great for Sound-a-likes, Commercials, and Radio Productions. Instrumental, Dramatic, Romantic Music
Enjoy this cool jazz arrangement of the classic and traditional Christmas carol "O Come All Ye Faithful". The festive and swinging mood will inspire feelings and images of the holiday season. This music is well suited for background, commercials, advertising, mobile and TV ads, YouTube and much more, Instrumental, Christmas, Xmas Jazz Ens.
Enjoy this jazz arrangement of the classic and traditional Christmas carol "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen". The festive and swinging mood will inspire feelings and images of the holiday season. This music is well suited for commercials, advertising, TV ads, mobile ads, YouTube videos, and much more. Instrumental, Christmas, Xmas Jazz Ens.
Enjoy this cool jazz arrangement of the classic and traditional Christmas carol "Auld Lang Syne". The festive and swinging mood will inspire feelings and images of the holiday season. This music is well suited for background, commercials, advertising, mobile and TV ads, YouTube and much more, Instrumental, Christmas, Xmas Jazz Ens.
Benny Goodman and Count Basie was the dominant form of American popular music from 1935 to 1945, the trick of retro swing was to use the full band as the rhythm section and have a strong soloist. I have used a vibraphone in Lionel Hampton style with Lester Young style soloist. Also a strong drummer. Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles
A short, serious track in the film noir style with orchestra and piano. Great for period pieces, parodies, stylistic underscores (like Chinatown or Taxi Driver). Quiet, mysterious and a little sexy. Romantic drama, edgy mystery, transitions, flashbacks, crime in progress, chilling & tense, Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Mellow Music
Musings at a Sidewalk Café is a soft, old school jazz ballad featuring raspy male vocals and a alt sax. Relaxed, mellow and contemplative. Male Vocals, Jazz, Lounge Jazz Vocals
A superb acoustic rendition of this classic Vera Lynn song. With sweet female vocals it's nostalgia all the way in this beautiful unplugged version. Acoustic guitars and an acoustic bass form the backdrop to an incredible performance by vocalist Silvana Sichi. Female Vocals, European, Patriotic Songs
This is based on the retro style music of the 1950's it captures a swinging rhythm section and finishes with a hot vibraphone solo. Today this music has become needed by many people and the recording quality today is better than it was then the tempo is very fast but relaxed gets attention, Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles
A hot AND cool swing track featuring trumpet and clarinet backed by a driving jazz combo. The music is in a style you would have heard if you visited a smokey jazz joint in the thirties and forties. The tune has a vintage and retro vibe perfect for comedy or mystery. Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles
'Jive' started in 1934 by Cab Calloway. It is a lively and uninhibited variation of the Jitterbug, a form of Swing dance. Glenn Miller introduced his own jive dance in 1938 with the song "Doin' the Jive" This is a 1940's Guitar version of the the Jive which became rock and sounds fresh music. Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Rock Guitar
A Steel Guitar is one designed to be played in steel guitar fashion. resonator guitars, particularly the square-necked variety which can only be played in steel guitar fashion This as a traditional song that is full of sadness and "Parting is such sweet Sorrow" Good title I borrowed from Will. Instrumental, Country, Country Pop
A throwback to the era of Big Band Jazz, 'Jazzy Mood' is a soft and sultry jazz instrumental featuring jazz guitar and big band brass. Instrumental, Jazz, Smooth Jazz
This Cool Jazz was played all over New Orleans from Churches to Venues and set a style that became swing the other bands where parade bands. It is ideal where cool music is wanted in Hotels Restaurants Churches it is happiness, Bands in venues worldwide are playing this style of Cool Jazz today, Instrumental, Jazz, Dixieland
A slightly jazzy rendition of classic Italian folk song Bella Ciao. With a combination of traditional Italian instruments, guitar, accordeon and mandolin, and the more jazzy feel of the clarinet and marimba, this version combines the intrinsic simplicity of the original with a sophisticated style. Male Vocals, European, Italy
1935 to 1945, a period known as the Swing Era and the driving force to all swing bands was the rhythm section Benny Goodman claimed to be the King of swing but as his drummer said Benny can't swing. Neither can most of today's bands this is real swing intended for today's generation cool and easy, Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Jazz
Today many advertisements use electro swing to sell their products it appeals to young and old from war veterans to game players the vibraphone and saxophone have worked together. This modern retro sound appeals to everybody everywhere and makes great muzak for all ages jolly sound of today cool hit, Instrumental, Jazz, Electro Swing
In retro-land one of the over used sequences was Gershwins, I've got Rhythm and Lester Leaps In was just another one of these but his playing was gentle and extended this sequence into something great. I have used an original sequence but with echoes of Lesters playing, Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles
'Cockney' or 'cock's egg' was a 14th Century term applied contemptuously by rural people to native Londoners who lived rather by their wits than their muscle. Today Cockney's have Cockney Pride and here is a real example of my band playing in London's Trafalgar Square for real cockneys. Male Vocals, Themes, Street Music
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