LoginKen Burns Jazz Collection: The Definitive Fletcher Henderson
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In the 1920s, Fletcher Henderson and his sidekick Don Redman worked out a style of writing that led directly into the swing era. Henderson's charts for Benny Goodman set the formula for all big band music until the end of World War II. The call-and-response between the brass and saxophones that he evolved may creak a little, but it's still often heard in the jazz of today. The best versions of Henderson's arrangements are arguably by his own band. Three of the ones here from 1924-1925 have astonishing solos from the young Louis Armstrong, and Henderson's soloists from the 1930s, including Coleman Hawkins, Chu Berry, Red Allen, D
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Manufacturer: Sony Jazz
Release date: 5 February 2001
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 5099750103722
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Release date: 5 February 2001
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 5099750103722
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