That is the keynote of Duke Ellington's attitude towards ... He didn't ponder very long over his reply. "Swing is an emotional element that happens after the music has stopped," he observed ...

The men in Ellington’s band, which was playing when Benny Goodman was in short trousers and when the word “swing ... music and not for the dancing gather before the bandstand in front of Duke ...

to perform their version of the Duke Ellington track ‘It Don’t Mean a Thing (if it Ain’t Got That Swing)’. Swing music became popular around the world and the UK developed its own big bands.

Following the largest-ever national tour of their festive 30-piece orchestra show (Swing Into Christmas), Down for the Count are back on the road with an exuberant celebration of vintage music.