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Henderson warb 1924 den aufstrebenden Trompeter Louis Armstrong von der King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band ab und kam dank Armstrong auf neue Ideen zur Instrumentation und zum Arrangement. Erfolgsnummern Mitte der 20er waren „Sugar Foot Stomp“ ( King Olivers „Dippermouth Blues“ in neuer Fassung), „Carolina Stomp“ und „Dinah“.
After hearing cornetist Louis Armstrong (then around 20 years old) in New Orleans while on tour in April 1922, Henderson sent him an offer, but Armstrong refused because Henderson would not hire Zutty Singleton as well.
Eine unvollständige Liste der Solisten, die bei Henderson spielten, liest sich wie ein Who’s Who des schwarzen Swing: Unter seinen Trompetern und Kornettisten waren Louis Armstrong, Joe Smith, Tommy Ladnier, Rex Stewart, Henry Red Allen und Roy Eldridge. Die wichtigsten der Ära waren also mit dabei.
The band became more jazz-oriented in 1924 when Henderson hired the young trumpeter Louis Armstrong. At about the same time, the band’s musical director and alto saxophonist, Don Redman, conceived the arrangements and instrumentation that would become the standard for big bands .
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
19. Dez. 2007 · Henderson's orchestra included a brilliant array of musicians, from trumpeters Louis Armstrong and Roy Eldridge to saxophonists Coleman Hawkins and Benny Carter. The band reached new...
29. Jan. 2005 · It’s almost true: the only Armstrong vocal among his records with Henderson consists of a brief tag ending in “Everybody Loves My Baby.” Yet the singing issue appears to be a red herring, since Armstrong noted elsewhere that Oliver didn’t let him sing either, but he does not suggest that as a reason he left Oliver’s band to go to Henderson.
22. Apr. 2021 · When Louis Armstrong moved from Chicago to New York in September 1924 to join Fletcher Henderson’s orchestra, the Henderson group was ranked as one of the top black dance bands although it was not on the level of the top Chicago jazz groups.
