Bands Music

1)Try Getting a Good Night's Sleep
2)Chant of the Weed
3)Got the South in My Soul
4)It's a Great World After All
5)Two-Time Man
6)Underneath the Harlem Moon
7)How Ya Feelin'
8)Shuffle Your Feet Bandanna Babies
9)I Found a New Way to Go To Town
10)She's Not Bad
11)Our Big Love Scene
12)After Sundwon
13)Puddin' Head Jones
14)My Old Man
15)Tired of it All
16)Keep on Doin' What You're Doin'

Fletcher Henderson formed his first band in 1924, and with changing personnel kept the organization going until 1939. After that, Henderson was staff arranger with Benny Goodman, although he did occasionally work with his own unit throughout the 1940s. Henderson, like Duke Ellington, was a pioneer in allowing musicians room for improv solos and flamboyance.

The selections on FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA 1932-1934 appeared on several different labels: COLUMBIA, OKEH, VOCALION, BLUEBIRD, VICTOR and DECCA. Among other musicians on these sessions are Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Red Allen and Buster Bailey.

Eight pages of liner notes include band personnel, recording dates and a brief Henderson bio. Sound quality is very good, as are these 23 swinging sides. Great pre-big band era music. Recommended.

TOTAL RUNNING TIME -- 70:00

This outstanding collection includes the best work of this jazz pioneer and his big band. Includes many classics such as "I Would Do Anything for You" and what many believe to be Hopkins' greatest composition, "Mush Mouth".