The Jim Wynn Swing Orchestra plays a range of music from the swing era (1930s/40s), with a strong emphasis on the music of Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman. All of the arrangements we play are either direct from the original manuscripts of the composer/arranger or authentic transcriptions.
Our set has been carefully selected with dancing and listening audiences in mind.
Duke Ellington
- C Jam Blues
- Cottontail
- I Let a Song (Go Out Of My Heart)
- In a Mellow Tone
- It Don’t Mean a Thing
- Jump For Joy
- Main Stem
- Perdido
- Ridin’ on a Blue Note
- Rockin’ in Rhythm
- Stompy Jones
- Take The “A” Train
- Things Ain’t What They Used To Be
- Uptown Downbeat
Chick Webb
- A-Tisket A-Tasket
- Lindyhopper’s Delight
- The Dipsy Doodle
Benny Goodman
- Christopher Columbus
- King Porter Stomp
- Roll ‘Em
- Sing, Sing, Sing
- Swingtime in the Rockies
Others
- Swingin’ the Blues (Count Basie/Eddie Durham)
- Symphony in Riffs (Benny Carter)
- T’ain’t What You Do (Jimmie Lunceford/Sy Oliver)
- Walkin’ and Swingin’ (Mary Lou Williams/ Andy Kirk’s Clouds of Joy)
Check out our repertoire as played by the original artists: