Fletcher Henderson - The Golden Years - Hits And Classics 1923-37 (2023)

Fletcher Henderson was a jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader who is regarded as one of the most influential figures of the early jazz and swing eras, bridging the gap between Dixieland, swing and the big band as one of the most prolific and innovative arrangers of his time, ranked by some critics on a par with Duke Ellington in terms of influence. During his heyday as a bandleader in the 1920s and ‘30s he had a string of big sellers and recorded definitive versions of some of the classics of those times. This 48-track 2-CD set comprises selected recordings with the various incarnations of his orchestra on the Vocalion, Columbia, Brunswick, Harmony and Bluebird labels during this era, before he largely turned his attention towards arranging, including a couple of recordings as The Dixie Stompers and The Baltimore Bellhops. It features all his 20 chart hits, including ‘Sugar Foot Stomp’, ‘Dinah’, Henderson Stomp’, Honeysuckle Rose’, King Porter Stomp’, ‘’It’s The Talk Of The Town’, ‘Until Today’ and many more. There are performances by Louis Armstrong, Buster Bailey, Don Redman, Tommy Ladnier, Coleman Hawkins, Benny Carter, John Kirby, Henry ‘Red’ Allen, Dicky Wells, Horace Henderson, Edgar Sampson and many notable musicians who passed through his ranks over the years. It‘s a feast of classic jazz, and a fine showcase for one of the genre’s legendary practitioners.
Tracklist
[02:56] 01. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Gulf Coast Blues
[02:38] 02. Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra - The Dicty Blues
[02:46] 03. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Charleston Crazy
[02:57] 04. Fletcher Henderson and His Club Alabam Orchestra - Teapot Dome Blues
[02:53] 05. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - The Gouge Of Armour Avenue
[03:02] 06. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Go 'Long Mule
[03:19] 07. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Shanghai Shuffle
[02:52] 08. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Copenhagen
[03:11] 09. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - How Come You Do Me Like You Do?
[02:51] 10. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Everybody Loves My Baby
[03:06] 11. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Alabamy Bound
[02:47] 12. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Sugar Foot Stomp
[02:53] 13. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - T.N.T.
[03:10] 14. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Carolina Stomp
[03:06] 15. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Dinah
[03:16] 16. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - The Stampede
[02:47] 17. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Henderson Stomp
[03:10] 18. Flethcher Henderson and His Dixie Stompers - Snag It
[02:46] 19. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Rocky Mountain Blues
[02:55] 20. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Stockholm Stomp
[02:53] 21. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Fidgety Feet
[02:46] 22. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Whiteman Stomp
[03:05] 23. The Dixie Stompers - St. Louis Blues
[02:53] 24. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Hop Off
[02:52] 01. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - King Porter Stomp
[03:03] 02. Fletcher Henderso's Roseland Orchestra - Freeze and Melt
[02:57] 03. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Blazin'
[03:02] 04. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Chinatown, My Chinatown
[03:25] 05. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - My Gal Sal
[03:17] 06. Baltimore Bell Hops - Hot and Anxious
[03:11] 07. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Clarinet Marmalade
[03:21] 08. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Blues in My Heart
[02:59] 09. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Sugar
[03:15] 10. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Underneath the Harlem Moon
[03:12] 11. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Honeysuckle Rose
[02:52] 12. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Yeah Man
[02:51] 13. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - King Porter's Stomp
[02:49] 14. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Queer Notions
[03:36] 15. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - It's the Talk of the Town
[03:03] 16. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Tidal Wave
[03:03] 17. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Christopher Columbus (A Rhythm Cocktail)
[03:04] 18. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Blue Lou
[02:56] 19. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Stealin' Apples
[02:28] 20. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Where There's You, There's Me
[02:31] 21. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Until Today
[02:28] 22. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Slumming on Park Avenue
[02:22] 23. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Great Caesar's Ghost
[02:40] 24. Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Sing You Sinners