# What is the name of this music genre? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 11, 2017, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-music-genre/790995 "2017-07-11T13:22:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anomalous1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-music-genre/790995/1 "2017-07-11T13:22:45Z")
I have been listening to older music, you know that 1930’s and 1940’s stuff they use as the music in Tom & Jerry cartoons. I’ve really taken a liking into it, its relaxing and mellow, I just don’t know what it is generally called. It doesn’t seem to be jazz. Is this type called “swing music” or “lounge” or something? I have no idea what genre it falls under, and I would really like to know. I am thinking of stuff between the range of Glen Gray and Frank Sinatra… but usually vocal-less. Thanks! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-music-genre/790995/2 "2017-07-11T14:15:06Z")
It was called jazz at the time. I have a friend who has a band (or did have a band; they haven’t played a gig in a while) that [specializes in that type of music](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=south+shore+syncopators). (Looks like all the available youtube examples have vocals; that’s an anomaly caused by the vocalists being most likely to put the snippets online, they do a whole lot of all-instrumental stuff) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-music-genre/790995/3 "2017-07-11T14:27:03Z")
Maybe just “big band” for what you’re looking for? Plenty of that and straight up jazz in Tom and Jerry, although most of the music I remember from that cartoon is just orchestral cartoon music and classical music. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-music-genre/790995/4 "2017-07-11T16:14:52Z")
**Moderator Action** Moving thread from General Questions to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-music-genre/790995/5 "2017-07-11T17:29:33Z")
I searched for “Tom & Jerry music” on youtube and various things came up: looks like a lot of classical. find what you mean and post it, then we might know. I am guessing Big Band but I find it more invigorating than relaxing so maybe we don’t mean the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-music-genre/790995/6 "2017-07-11T18:49:54Z")
In a famous T&J, Tom plays stand up bass and sings **Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby** by **Louis Jordan**. If that’s what you like, that’s **Jump Blues**. Look up Jordan and T-Bone Walker - songs like Glamour Girl and The Hustle is On.