Asai, Susan Miyo. "Nisei politics of identity and American popular music in the 1930s and 1940s." Ethnic Studies Review 32.2 (2009): 92+. World ... History in Context. Web. 27 May 2014.
*This source analyzed the effect swing and jazz had on Japanese Americans and provided world context as well as displaying the effect Swing had on various different cultures. This is a secondary source because it is not a first-hand account, although this source does contain a primary source interview with various Japanese Americans that were affected by swing music and culture.
Briley, Ron. "Let Freedom Swing: Conversations on Jazz and Democracy: A Resource for Teachers Featuring Sandra Day O'Connor and Wynton . Marsalis." Teaching History: A Journal of Methods Spring 2012: 55+. World History in Context. Web. 27 May 2014.
*This source commented on a teacher resource material regarding swing and gave insight on how democracy influenced swing and vice-versa. This is a secondary document because it provides opinion and analysis on a event that the author did not experience.
Hussain, Samir. "The Birth, Life, Death and Revival of Swing." N.p., n.d. Web. 03 June 2014.
*This source was used to understand, specifically the impact of swing on music and the type of instruments that were now being used in bands. It helped to better understand the different ways music and bands changed overtime and why. This would be a secondary source document because the author was taking quotes from musicians and famous celebrities of the time period but did not actually play a primary role.
"Jazz." Britannica School. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 May 2014.
"jazz." Compton's by Britannica. 01 Aug. 2011: n.p. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 27 May. 2014.
"Jazz." International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. Ed. William A. Darity, Jr. 2nd ed. Vol. 4. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2008. 176-178. World History in Context. Web. 27 May 2014.
*This source gave important background information on the history of Jazz along with the various eras that jazz was comprised of. This is a secondary source because various sources of information was gathered to release this document rather than using information from a first-hand account.
Kallen, Stuart. The History of Jazz . San Diego: Lucent Books, 2003. Print.
*This source was used to better understand Jazz and it went into detail about the time period and different aspects of how jazz and swing influenced different time periods. This book was written by Stuart A. Kallen in 2003. This source would be a secondary because there is no evidence that he actually experienced swing and if he was there in the Swing era, which he is writing about.
Lori, Heikkila. "History of Swing Dancing ." . Central home company, n.d. Web. 27 May 2014.
*This source provided information of the spread of swing dance culture and the adaptations of this culture as a result of this diffusion. This is a secondary source because it is not a first hand account of swing dance.
Stearns, Marshall Winslow. Jazz dance: the story of American vernacular dance. New York: Da Capo Press, 1994. Print.
*This source analysed the effect the swing era, particularly dancing, had on women’s role in society. This is a secondary source because the author gathered primary and other secondary sources to make her conclusions.
"Swing Jazz - America's Music." Swing Jazz - America's Music. N.p., n.d. Web. 30. 04 June 2014.
"The Swing Era." . The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, n.d. Web. 27 May 2014.
*This source provided information about the spread of jazz cultures across many regions of the United States and the world. This is a secondary source because it is not a first-hand account of the spread of jazz.
"The Swing Era." Jazz in America. The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, 2000. Web. 03 June 2014.
*This website was used to look at historical dates and periods during the swing era. It helped in understanding the topic by putting different people and places into specific time periods. This was a secondary source because the author of the website did not have any evidence that they were there during the dates mentioned and were not involved in the musical industry during the time period.
Ward, Geoffrey, and Ken Burns. Jazz. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. Print.
*This source was mainly used to look up the social impact of jazz in the 1900’s. It was also used to find various information about the different types of music and dance played during the swing era. This is a secondary source because the two authors who wrote it were not involved in the type of information they described and they were taking quotes and information from others.
Young, William H., and Nancy K. Young. Music of the Great Depression. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2005. Print.
*This source provided information on the economic impact of the swing era as well as the social impact and interaction between blacks and whites during this time period. This is a secondary source because it is not a primary account of the event that took place.
http://www.buddelbini.de/gfx/blechschilder/AA552.jpg
http://www.redhotjazz.com/jazzhounds4.jpg
https://www.google.com/search?q=swing+dancing&client=firefox-a&hs=07u&rls=org.mozilla:en-US
http://ttldancespringfieldmo.com/resources/Tagged_Class_Photos/Social_Dance/Swing_Dance/swingdance.gif
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHANNkKBSNU
*This source analyzed the effect swing and jazz had on Japanese Americans and provided world context as well as displaying the effect Swing had on various different cultures. This is a secondary source because it is not a first-hand account, although this source does contain a primary source interview with various Japanese Americans that were affected by swing music and culture.
Briley, Ron. "Let Freedom Swing: Conversations on Jazz and Democracy: A Resource for Teachers Featuring Sandra Day O'Connor and Wynton . Marsalis." Teaching History: A Journal of Methods Spring 2012: 55+. World History in Context. Web. 27 May 2014.
*This source commented on a teacher resource material regarding swing and gave insight on how democracy influenced swing and vice-versa. This is a secondary document because it provides opinion and analysis on a event that the author did not experience.
Hussain, Samir. "The Birth, Life, Death and Revival of Swing." N.p., n.d. Web. 03 June 2014.
*This source was used to understand, specifically the impact of swing on music and the type of instruments that were now being used in bands. It helped to better understand the different ways music and bands changed overtime and why. This would be a secondary source document because the author was taking quotes from musicians and famous celebrities of the time period but did not actually play a primary role.
"Jazz." Britannica School. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 May 2014.
"jazz." Compton's by Britannica. 01 Aug. 2011: n.p. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 27 May. 2014.
"Jazz." International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. Ed. William A. Darity, Jr. 2nd ed. Vol. 4. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2008. 176-178. World History in Context. Web. 27 May 2014.
*This source gave important background information on the history of Jazz along with the various eras that jazz was comprised of. This is a secondary source because various sources of information was gathered to release this document rather than using information from a first-hand account.
Kallen, Stuart. The History of Jazz . San Diego: Lucent Books, 2003. Print.
*This source was used to better understand Jazz and it went into detail about the time period and different aspects of how jazz and swing influenced different time periods. This book was written by Stuart A. Kallen in 2003. This source would be a secondary because there is no evidence that he actually experienced swing and if he was there in the Swing era, which he is writing about.
Lori, Heikkila. "History of Swing Dancing ." . Central home company, n.d. Web. 27 May 2014.
*This source provided information of the spread of swing dance culture and the adaptations of this culture as a result of this diffusion. This is a secondary source because it is not a first hand account of swing dance.
Stearns, Marshall Winslow. Jazz dance: the story of American vernacular dance. New York: Da Capo Press, 1994. Print.
*This source analysed the effect the swing era, particularly dancing, had on women’s role in society. This is a secondary source because the author gathered primary and other secondary sources to make her conclusions.
"Swing Jazz - America's Music." Swing Jazz - America's Music. N.p., n.d. Web. 30. 04 June 2014.
"The Swing Era." . The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, n.d. Web. 27 May 2014.
*This source provided information about the spread of jazz cultures across many regions of the United States and the world. This is a secondary source because it is not a first-hand account of the spread of jazz.
"The Swing Era." Jazz in America. The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, 2000. Web. 03 June 2014.
*This website was used to look at historical dates and periods during the swing era. It helped in understanding the topic by putting different people and places into specific time periods. This was a secondary source because the author of the website did not have any evidence that they were there during the dates mentioned and were not involved in the musical industry during the time period.
Ward, Geoffrey, and Ken Burns. Jazz. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. Print.
*This source was mainly used to look up the social impact of jazz in the 1900’s. It was also used to find various information about the different types of music and dance played during the swing era. This is a secondary source because the two authors who wrote it were not involved in the type of information they described and they were taking quotes and information from others.
Young, William H., and Nancy K. Young. Music of the Great Depression. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2005. Print.
*This source provided information on the economic impact of the swing era as well as the social impact and interaction between blacks and whites during this time period. This is a secondary source because it is not a primary account of the event that took place.
http://www.buddelbini.de/gfx/blechschilder/AA552.jpg
http://www.redhotjazz.com/jazzhounds4.jpg
https://www.google.com/search?q=swing+dancing&client=firefox-a&hs=07u&rls=org.mozilla:en-US
http://ttldancespringfieldmo.com/resources/Tagged_Class_Photos/Social_Dance/Swing_Dance/swingdance.gif
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHANNkKBSNU