[{"n": "Cecil Aagaard", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/cecil-aagaard/", "s": "Norwegian jazz vocalist and swing bandleader."}, {"n": "Bob Bachelder", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/bob-bachelder/", "s": "Big band leader and educator who balanced music and schools."}, {"n": "Charlie Barnet", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/charlie-barnet/", "s": "Swing saxophonist and bandleader known for 'Cherokee' and 'Skyliner'."}, {"n": "Leo Baxter", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/leo-baxter/", "s": "Big band leader and pianist from Terre Haute, Indiana."}, {"n": "Ivy Benson", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/ivy-benson/", "s": "English bandleader of an all-female swing band."}, {"n": "Les Brown (bandleader)", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/les-brown-bandleader/", "s": "Big-band leader for over six decades."}, {"n": "Erskine Butterfield", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/erskine-butterfield/", "s": "Boogie-woogie and swing pianist who helped create cocktail piano."}, {"n": "Phil Carreón", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/phil-carre-n/", "s": "Los Angeles big band leader who fused swing with Latin jazz."}, {"n": "Hutch Davie", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/hutch-davie/", "s": "Orchestra leader, composer of \"Green Door\"."}, {"n": "Jimmy Dorsey", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/jimmy-dorsey/", "s": "American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, and big band leader."}, {"n": "Tommy Dorsey", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/tommy-dorsey/", "s": "Smooth-toned trombonist and big band leader of the swing era."}, {"n": "Milton Ebbins", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/milton-ebbins/", "s": "Trumpeter turned top Hollywood talent manager and producer."}, {"n": "Larry Elgart", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/larry-elgart/", "s": "American jazz bandleader who co-recorded the American Bandstand theme."}, {"n": "Les Elgart", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/les-elgart/", "s": "Swing bandleader and trumpeter who led a popular orchestra."}, {"n": "Seger Ellis", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/seger-ellis/", "s": "American jazz pianist and vocalist, also a film actor."}, {"n": "Shep Fields", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/shep-fields/", "s": "American bandleader known for his Rippling Rhythm orchestra."}, {"n": "Ray Gelato", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/ray-gelato/", "s": "British saxophonist and singer who revived swing music."}, {"n": "Benny Goodman", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/benny-goodman/", "s": "American jazz clarinetist and bandleader known as the King of Swing."}, {"n": "Glen Gray", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/glen-gray/", "s": "Leader of the Casa Loma Orchestra."}, {"n": "Jerry Gray (arranger)", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/jerry-gray-arranger/", "s": "Violinist, arranger, and composer of the Swing era."}, {"n": "Hal Grayson", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/hal-grayson/", "s": "American big band leader known as The Melody Master."}, {"n": "Lionel Hampton", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/lionel-hampton/", "s": "Jazz vibraphonist and bandleader who popularized the vibraphone."}, {"n": "Erskine Hawkins", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/erskine-hawkins/", "s": "Trumpeter and big band leader who composed \"Tuxedo Junction.\""}, {"n": "Fletcher Henderson", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/fletcher-henderson/", "s": "Pianist, arranger, and bandleader who shaped big band jazz."}, {"n": "Bill Hughes (musician)", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/bill-hughes-musician/", "s": "American jazz trombonist and longtime director of the Count Basie Orchestra."}, {"n": "Harry James", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/harry-james/", "s": "Trumpeter and bandleader of the swing era."}, {"n": "Ken \"Snakehips\" Johnson", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/ken-snakehips-johnson/", "s": "Guyanese swing bandleader and dancer killed in the Blitz."}, {"n": "Hal Kemp", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/hal-kemp/", "s": "Alto saxophonist and bandleader of the sweet dance era."}, {"n": "Stan Kenton", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/stan-kenton/", "s": "Innovative bandleader who moved big band from dance hall to concert hall."}, {"n": "Andy Kirk (musician)", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/andy-kirk-musician/", "s": "Leader of the Twelve Clouds of Joy."}, {"n": "Jimmie Lunceford", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/jimmie-lunceford/", "s": "Swing-era bandleader known for ensemble precision and the Lunceford two-beat."}, {"n": "Jack Melick", "u": "/e/swing-bandleaders/jack-melick/", "s": "American bandleader, pianist, and arranger of the swing era."}]