Our music this evening includes Jitterbug, from David Baker's Jazz Suite for Clarinet and Orchestra. Tune in at 8 p.m. on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music stream.
Dance historians who research such things credit American jazz singer and bandleader Cab Calloway for coining the term “jitterbug.” In 1934, he recorded a lively tune, “Jitter Bug,” that some credit ...