Talk:Moten Swing

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Did you know... that the 1932 jazz standard "Moten Swing" was an important development in the move towards a freer form of orchestral jazz and the development of swing music?

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"The song, already an anthem of Kansas City,[2] had its origins in an earlier composition, when Buster Moten and trombonist Thamon Hayes composed "Moten Stomp" in 1927, and it was in the charts for two weeks the following year."

There's a lot of confusion surrounding this song, some of which can be cleared up with a closer reading of the sources or better yet, a closer listening to the source recordings. Moten Swing is based on the chord changes to "You're Driving Me Crazy", not "Moten Stomp".

"Count Basie has stated that he and guitarist Eddie Durham deserved the most credit for it and that it was essentially his,[1] although he didn't join the band until 1929."

Adding to the confusion over this issue, Fletcher Henderson recorded Moten Swing, but called it "Moten Stomp" - a mistake others have committed, which may be the reason for the general confusion about the relation between these songs. To summarize, Moten Swing is based on "You're Driving Me Crazy", a song composed in 1930 by Walter Donaldson, and not B. Moten's "Moten Stomp". Basie's claim to be involved in the composition of Moten Swing (with Eddie Durham) carries a bit more weight in this regard and shouldn't be dismissed based on a faulty calculation of dates. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8803:9402:B000:2E:3919:3F21:AA40 (talk) 19:17, 18 January 2021 (UTC)Reply

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