SWING THAT MUSIC - Free Jazz Leadsheet

"Swing That Music" was written by Louis Armstrong and Horace Gerlach and published in 1936. Armstrong made the first recording on May 18, 1936, in Los Angeles with his orchestra, issuing a version that became one of his signature statements during the height of the swing era.

The song later reappeared in Armstrong’s concerts and recordings, including live revivals in the 1940s and 1950s. Lyrically it functions as a joyful celebration of swing as both a musical and cultural force, while musically it features a driving big-band frame that highlights Armstrong’s trumpet breaks and vocal exuberance. The tune is typically structured in a brisk 32-bar popular-song format with strong call-and-response figures between brass and reeds.