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“Stompin’ at the Savoy”: How Jazz Music Made Hearts and Legs Dance

“Stompin’ at the Savoy”: How Jazz Music Made Hearts and Legs Dance

by NMAAM | May 8, 2020 | Blog

“Stompin at the Savoy” was a popular instrumental tune that charted throughout the 1930s, a significant time in jazz music history. Benny “King of Swing” Goodman released its most popular rendition, though a talented African American saxophonist Edgar Sampson wrote...

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