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Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra - 1923/24
FromJazz Focus
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Length:
69 minutes
Released:
Jul 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The "pre-Louis" band . . records done before Louis Armstrong joined the Roseland Ballroom orchestra led by Fletcher Henderson . .this group was still a force to be reckoned with in Harlem music circles . . featuring Elmer Chambers, Howard Scott, Teddy Nixon, Don Redman, Charlie Dixon, Billy Fowler, Ralph Escudero, Kaiser Marshall and Allie Ross, these records also have the first recorded solos of Charlie Green and Coleman Hawkins.
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Released:
Jul 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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