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Jazz Swing Era Jazz Swing Era 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 Some up-tempo tunes Many more ballads with jazz interpretation Music often.