Ok, no one asks me, but since I'm here I thought I'd talk about it anyway.
Swing is no longer as narrowly defined as it once was.
If I was to define swing I'd have a tough time, but it has to do with a certain syncopated beat and it doesn't hurt to have some fine horns in back. I started listening to Big Band when I was a lil' nipper, due to the fact that the ol' man was a big Benny fan. Swing, classical and movie soundtracks was what I cut my teeth on. When I came back to Montreal things were popping. You begin to see the problem.