Description

Swingin' Jazz Banjo is crafted for your complete enjoyment. Each piece is arranged in an engaging and spirited manner, utilizing a strum-and-sing technique. The chords are straightforward yet perfectly suited to the jazz style of the 1920s and 1930s. Additionally, we have incorporated classic introductions, conclusions, and turnarounds that will enhance your authenticity as an early jazz performer. Titles include Ain't Misbehavin', Ain't She Sweet, As Time Goes By, Bye Bye Blackbird, Dream a Little Dream of Me, Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue, I'll See You in My Dreams, It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), It Had to Be You, Makin' Whoopee, Sweet Georgia Brown, and Tonight You Belong to Me.

Songs / Content

• Makin' Whoopee (from "Whoopee")Walter Donaldson (composer); Gus Kahn (lyricist)
• Five Foot Two, Eyes of BlueRay Henderson (composer); Sam M. Lewis (lyricist); Joe Young (lyricist)
• Ain't Misbehavin' (from "Ain't Misbehavin'")Fats Waller (composer); Andy Razaf (lyricist); Harry Brooks (composer)
• It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)Duke Ellington (composer); Irving Mills (lyricist)
• Tonight You Belong to MeLee David (composer); Billy Rose (composer)
• Bye Bye BlackbirdRay Henderson (composer); Mort Dixon (lyricist)
• As Time Goes By (from "Casablanca")Herman Hupfeld (composer)
• It Had to Be YouIsham Jones (composer); Gus Kahn (lyricist)
• Sweet Georgia BrownMaceo Pinkard (composer); Ben Bernie (composer); Kenneth Casey (composer)
• Ain't She SweetJack Yellen (lyricist); Milton Ager (composer)
• I'll See You in My DreamsIsham Jones (composer); Gus Kahn (lyricist)
• Dream a Little Dream of MeGus Kahn (lyricist); Fabian Andre (composer); Wilbur Schwandt (composer)