Fletcher Henderson
Genre:
Jazz
Meta styles:
Big Band/Swing, New Orleans/Classic Jazz
Styles:
Big Band, Early Jazz, Swing

Born James Fletcher Henderson December 18th, 1897, in Cuthbert, Georgia and died December 28th, 1952 due to a stroke. Fletcher Henderson was very important to early jazz as leader of the first great jazz big band, as an arranger and composer in the 1930s, and as a masterful talent scout. Between 1923-1939, quite an all-star cast of top young black jazz musicians passed through his orchestra, including trumpeters Louis Armstrong, Joe Smith, Tommy Ladnier, Rex Stewart, Bobby Stark...

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Hotter Than 'ell  (1934 - 1938) (Remastered)

Hotter Than 'ell (1934 - 1938) (Remastered)

Year:
2010
Tracks:
49
Bitrate:
320 kbps
1924-1936

1924-1936

3
Year:
2005
Tracks:
22
Bitrate:
192 kbps
Ken Burns Jazz: The Definitive Fletcher Henderson

Ken Burns Jazz: The Definitive Fletcher Henderson

1
Year:
2000
Tracks:
25
Bitrate:
320 kbps
A Study In Frustration CD3

A Study In Frustration CD3

Year:
1994
Tracks:
16
Bitrate:
320 kbps
A Study In Frustration CD2

A Study In Frustration CD2

Year:
1994
Tracks:
24
Bitrate:
320 kbps
A Study In Frustration CD1

A Study In Frustration CD1

Year:
1994
Tracks:
24
Bitrate:
320 kbps
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