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Jazz Swing Era Essay Preview: Jazz Swing Era Report this essay LESSSON 5 The Swing Era (1932-1942) • Post Depression (1929) • Big Bands become prominent • Instrumentation: 4-5 trumpets, 4 trombones, 5 saxophones (woodwinds), piano, bass, drums, guitar • Arranger becomes much more important • Written out arrangements with less, or little, improvisation •.