The 1940s was a time of wartime big bands & blues. In big band, this era saw large ensembles & brass sections influences. This page presents big band songs that defined the 1940s — showcasing large ensembles & brass sections.
The Joint Is Jumpin'
Cab Calloway
Reefer Man
Cab Calloway
It's Magic
Doris Day
I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover
Art Mooney
There! I've Said It Again
Vaughn Monroe
Amapola
Jimmy Dorsey
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Vaughn Monroe
Buttons and Bows
Dinah Shore
My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time
Les Brown
The Gypsy
The Ink Spots
Open the Door, Richard
Count Basie
Candy
Johnny Mercer
A String of Pearls
Glenn Miller
Skylark
Hoagy Carmichael
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
Johnny Mercer
G.I. Jive
Johnny Mercer
The Trolley Song
Judy Garland
I'll Get By
Harry James
I've Heard That Song Before
Harry James
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive
Johnny Mercer
Comin' In on a Wing and a Prayer
The Song Spinners