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Sweet and Hot

by: Fletcher Henderson

Release Date January 08, 2007

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Wrapin' It Up

by: Fletcher Henderson

Release Date February 28, 2005

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Fletcher Henderson & Louis Armstrong 1924-1925

by: Louis Armstrong, Fletcher Henderson

Release Date March 03, 1995

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The Harmony and Vocalion Sessions Vol.1: 1925-1926

by: Fletcher Henderson

Release Date November 27, 2000
This is not the band at its greatest - that was yet to come. But this is essential listening if you are interested in Fletcher Henderson. The tracks are catchy and fun, and its interesting to hear early Coleman Hawkins, not showing much sign of the greatness to come, as he burbles away, mostly on bass saxaphone. And not too many corny vocals!

CD-Charts Position 5
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The Classic Tracks

by: Fletcher Henderson

Release Date October 07, 1996
This is not the band at its greatest - that was yet to come. But this is essential listening if you are interested in Fletcher Henderson. The tracks are catchy and fun, and its interesting to hear early Coleman Hawkins, not showing much sign of the greatness to come, as he burbles away, mostly on bass saxaphone. And not too many corny vocals!

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The Indispensable Fletcher Henderson 1927-1936

by: Fletcher Henderson

Release Date January 17, 2000
This is not the band at its greatest - that was yet to come. But this is essential listening if you are interested in Fletcher Henderson. The tracks are catchy and fun, and its interesting to hear early Coleman Hawkins, not showing much sign of the greatness to come, as he burbles away, mostly on bass saxaphone. And not too many corny vocals!

CD-Charts Position 7
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Fletcher Henderson 1925-1928

by: Fletcher Henderson

Release Date April 01, 1994
Robert Parker's first Henderson compilation threads its way through his output during the period by concentrating in the main on those recordings issued on the main Columbia label. So no complaints there, because there's not a dud track amongst them, and the earliest include Louis Armstrong, who left at the end of 1925. There's a full discography (including take numbers), and a good liner note. This was a ground-breaking series when it first came out, but I've held back from awarding a full 5 stars, simply because 16 tracks was short measure when this CD was first released by the BBC, and in the 20 years that have elapsed playing times have increased by 25%.

CD-Charts Position 8
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Hocus Pocus: Classic Big Band Jazz

by: Fletcher Henderson

Release Date May 01, 1992
Anyone wanting an introduction to Henderson could do worse than to come at him by way of this RCA Bluebird reissue, which samples the period from April 1927 to August 1936. The tracks reveal the kaleidascopic nature of the band's arrangements, which displayed the talents within the band to great effect. Its value to a more seasoned collector is that it features three takes that have not appeared previously, and four which made their first appearance in LP form. Of particular interest is Rex Stewart's salute to Bix Beiderbecke (recorded just over 3 months before the latter's death) by way of a note-for-note recreation of his solo on "Singin' The Blues". Coleman Hawkins is in evidence throughout, but amongst others Henry Red Allen, Roy Eldridge, ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 9
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And the Dixie Stompers 1925-1928

by: Fletcher Henderson

Release Date July 30, 2001
I owned these recordings when they came out on two Parlophone LPs, and was delighted to find them re-reissued on this Disques Swing double CD. The pseudonym was used for the recordings that Henderson made for the cut-price Harmony label, but there's nothing cut-price about their content. Cornetists included Rex Stewart, Tommy Ladnier, and Bobby Stark, trombonists Charlie Green, Benny Morton, and Jimmy Harrison, Buster Bailey, Coleman Hawkins, and Don Redman were on reeds, and the latter also arranged and sang, and Kaiser Marshall was on drums. All 33 sides are here, sound quality is better than acceptable, and the fold-out liner contains discography, band photograph, and notes by Frank Driggs.

CD-Charts Position 10
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Radio Rhythm

by: Fletcher Henderson

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I owned these recordings when they came out on two Parlophone LPs, and was delighted to find them re-reissued on this Disques Swing double CD. The pseudonym was used for the recordings that Henderson made for the cut-price Harmony label, but there's nothing cut-price about their content. Cornetists included Rex Stewart, Tommy Ladnier, and Bobby Stark, trombonists Charlie Green, Benny Morton, and Jimmy Harrison, Buster Bailey, Coleman Hawkins, and Don Redman were on reeds, and the latter also arranged and sang, and Kaiser Marshall was on drums. All 33 sides are here, sound quality is better than acceptable, and the fold-out liner contains discography, band photograph, and notes by Frank Driggs.