I am saving this thread to read it properly. I love 40's music, and I usually refer to it as swing music, but having read your first posting above, Josepp, I now know that it isn't all swing.

I have a 3 CD set called The Best of Big Band Swing , and it has opened my ears to the less well-known types of music. I am particularly impressed with the examples of Jump music on the CD's, e.g. Artistry Jumps - Stan Kenton, Second Balcony Jump - Savoy Sultans, and I love the track called Loose Wig by Lionel Hampton.

My introduction to 40's music happened when I was young in the 60's (I am now 56, so born later than the heyday of 40's music) when my parents bought a second hand record player and a lot of 78 rpm records came with the player. I was suddenly thrown into a whole new world of music.

I listen to the 40's music at work, and also in the car. I never tire of hearing how complex it is.

Helen