Swing Around the World

$14.97

1. The Cool Crooners of Bulawayo • I Van Enkulu • (Zimbabwe) 2. Triton • Mari Niça Swing • (Mauritius) 3. Squirrel Nut Zippers • Pallin' With Al • (USA) 4. Oscar Peterson with Clark Terry • Mumbles • (Canada/USA) 5. Alfredo Rey e la sua Orchestra • Fotoromanza • (Italy) 6. Duke Heitger and his Swing Band • Swing Pan Alley • (USA) 7. Renzo Arbore e i suoi Swing Maniacs • Mamma Mi Place il Ritmo • (Italy) 8. New Orleans Jazz Vipers • Blue Drag • (USA) 9. Romane • Gypsy Fire • (France) 10. Ka'ua Crater Boys • Opihi Man • (Hawaii) 11. Jambalaya Cajun Band • Hey, Rock • (USA) 12. Children of the Revolution • Minor Swing: To Django • (USA/Greece) Click to hear sample tracks

Putumayo gets the whole world swinging this summer with a brand new release for the whole family: Swing Around the World. This collection of 12 jazzy numbers will bring everybody to their feet, dancing and swaying to the infectious beats of artists from an interesting variety of countries and cultures.

Swing music took the world by storm after its initial craze in the United States during the 1930s and 40s. Artists in places as far-flung as southern Africa, France and Hawaii blended swing and jazz into their own local music to create unique expressions. Today, contemporary American bands like the Squirrel Nut Zippers, the New Orleans Jazz Vipers and Duke Heitger and his Swing Band all embody the swing spirit and keep audiences jitterbugging all over the country.

Jacob Edgar, Vice President of A&R at Putumayo World Music, had a lot of fun finding tracks for Swing Around the World. "Swing is such an accessible kind of music. Anyone can enjoy it. Like reggae, it's been adopted and arranged by artists everywhere." Edgar notes the wide variety of interpretations on Swing Around the World, from the African inflections of the Cool Crooners of Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) and the Louisiana bayou flavors of the Jambalaya Cajun Band to French recording artist Romane and the minor key gypsy-styled tribute to Django Reinhardt served up by the Greek/American group Children of the Revolution. "Swing was the rock and roll of its time, and it still engages people today. It's just good-time, feel-good party music," says Edgar.

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