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Fletcher Henderson led the most commercially successful of the African-American Jazz bands of the 1920s. The smooth sound of his orchestra gave birth to the Swing style of the next decade. Henderson was from a middle class family and held a degree in chemistry from Atlanta University. He moved to New York in 1920 intending to do post-graduate work there while working as a chemist, but he found that jobs were closed to him because of his race. Handy's music publishing company. A contemporary and early band mate of Louie Armstrong, and a precedent for Ellington’s orchestra, Henderson’s importance in the development of jazz is topped only by Armstrong, Ellington and Charlie Parker. If Henderson remains a mystery to you, then this compilation will make for an excellent introduction.

The Best of "Smack" Henderson. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra. Classic Jazz- The Encyclopedia of Jazz - From New Orleans to Harlem, Vol. 85. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra, Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra, Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra & Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra. It's the Talk of Town. Eva Taylor Acc. By Clarence Williams' Blue Five, Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra, Clarence Williams' Blue Five.

December 18, 1897 Cuthbert, Georgia, United States. The Cotton Club was a New York City nightclub located in Harlem on 142nd Street and Lenox Avenue from 1923 to 1935, then briefly in the midtown Theater District from 1936 to 1940. The club operated most notably during the United States' era of Prohibition. The club was a whites-only establishment, but featured many of the most popular black entertainers of the era, including musicians Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Jimmie Lunceford, Chick Webb, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Fats Waller, Willie Bryant; vocalists Adelaide Hall, Ethel Waters, Cab Calloway, Bessie Smith, Aida Ward, Avon.

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Harlem In the Thirties. The Jazz Age, Vol. 1 - Harlem In the Thirties. Fletcher Henderson 1931. The Collection Vol. 4 1927-1931. Bandleader her Henderson. And His Connie's Inn Orchestra. Fletcher Henderson: Harlem In The Thirties. Fletcher Henderson Part 1. 1924-1938. A Study in Frustration: The Fletcher Henderson Story. Hocus Pocus (1927-1936). More Swing Greatest Hits.

December 18, 1897 – December 29, 1952) was an American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer, important in the development of big band jazz and swing music. He was one of the most prolific black musical arrangers and his influence was vast. He was often known as Smack Henderson (apparently due to his college baseball hitting skills). Fletcher is ranked along with Duke Ellington as one of the most influential arrangers and band leaders in jazz history, and helped bridge the gap between the dixieland and swing era. Biography. Fletcher Henderson was born in Cuthbert, Georgia in 1897