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Birth of the Big Bands 1923 - 1936)
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In the last hour, we listened to the pioneering jazz orchestra of
Duke Ellington
piano1899 - 1974
Fletcher Henderson
arranger1897 - 1952
Benny Carter
saxophone, alto1907 - 2003
Jimmie Lunceford
composer / conductor1902 - 1947
Don Redman
arranger1900 - 1964
Sy Oliver
arranger1910 - 1988
Playlist
- Host Intro 0:00
- Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra "Dicty Blues" from Study in Frustration -The Fletcher Henderson Story (Columbia) 3:02
- Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra "Henderson Stomp" from Classic Jazz: Vol. 086, Fletcher Henderson (1925-26) (The Encyclopedia of Jazz) 5:39
- Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra "Tozo" from Classic Jazz: Vol. 087, Fletcher Henderson (1927) (The Encyclopedia of Jazz) 8:28
- Host speaks 11:22
- Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra "Wrappin' It Up (The Lindy Glide)" from The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz (Smithsonian) 13:00
- Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra "Blue Lou" from The Norton Jazz Recordings (Norton) 15:37
- Host speaks 18:42
- Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra "Keep A Song In Your Soul" from Classic Jazz: Vol. 088, Fletcher Henderson (1928- 31) (The Encyclopedia of Jazz) 21:02
- Benny Carter and his Orchestra "Symphony In Riffs" from Benny Carter: 1933 -1936 (Classics) 24:20
- Benny Carter and his Orchestra "Lonesome Nights" from Benny Carter: 1933 -1936 (Classics) 27:24
- Benny Carter and his Orchestra "Devil's Holiday" from Benny Carter: 1933 -1936 (Classics) 30:56
- Host speaks 34:03
- Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra "Organ Grinder's Swing" from The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz (Smithsonian) 36:48
- Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra "For Dancers Only" from Big Band: Vol. 027, Jimmie Lunceford (1937-39) (The Encyclopedia of Jazz) 39:26
- Host speaks 42:06
- Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra "'Tain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It)" from The Norton Jazz Recordings (Norton) 43:04
- Host speaks 46:07
- McKinney's Cotton Pickers "I Found A New Baby" from Put It There (Frog) 46:40
- Don Redman and His Orchestra "Chant of the Weed" from Shakin' The Africann (Hep Records) 49:57
- Don Redman and His Orchestra "How'm I Doin' ? (Hey-Hey)" from Shakin' The Africann (Hep Records) 53:26
- Host speaks 56:36
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