Word: swing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...have never thought it unfortunate that New York and San Francisco picked the same year for their world fairs. Instead of one incentive, people have two, and it is my sincere hope that 1939 will witness a swing around the whole American circle that will give some realization of our resources and our blessings and, more important, emphasize the essential unity of American interests. Getting acquainted with the United States is about as good a habit as I know...
...classical fan was heard to say the other day that he didn't like swing because he liked his music slow and easy." That is a very interesting quote, since the best swing music is played slow and easy. Somehow, and with the aid of Benny Goodman, the general misconception has arisen that music only swings when played loud and fast. That is not true. The things that the good swing musician tries to attain are relaxation and sincerity of expression. The idea of technique is secondary in jazz; that's why a good swing piano man doesn't like...
...regard to the above that I find Red Norvo's band to rank with Jimmy Dorsey and Bob Crosby as the best white band in the country. Norvo himself is superb, plays delicate expressive solos that cut right through you while at the same time managing to yield fine swing. The band itself has that colored lag, playing just behind the beat, that is so essential to good swing, while at the same time playing with a precision that few colored bands ever reach. Ray Noonan (trombone), Stewy McKay (tenor sax), and Buddy Christian (drums) all contribute to the fine...
...days after this rather unusual swing concert, the band went down to New York where, with a little persuasion, a famous band leader listened to her, dismissed the girl he had hired only a month before, and hired Helen O'Connell as the feminine vocalist for Jimmy Dorsey and his orchestra...
This is the statement that I objected to allowing interest groups to be represented in the National Labor Relations Board because it "would swing the balance of power too far in favor of the employer." My objection to the proposed reconstruction of the Board along interest group lines is based upon the character of the functions which the Board performs. The Board is a quasi-judicial agency and is expected to enforce certain definite prohibitions. The conventional interest group composition of labor boards works well, if at all, only when the functions of the Board so organized are mediatory...