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Moten managte ab 1924 als erfahrener Geschäftsmann die Paseo Hall in Kansas City und öffnete sie für das afro-amerikanisches Publikum. In diesem riesigen Tanzsaal trat Moten mit seiner achtköpfigen Band (1924 erweiterte er sein Sextett um Harry Cooper am Kornett und Harlan Leonard an Altsaxophon und Klarinette) zweimal pro Woche auf. Die Erweiterung ermöglichte es Moten die Bläser der ...
Moten continued to be one of Victor's most popular orchestras through 1930. Their song " Kansas City Shuffle " was recorded during this time. (The band recorded prolifically, and many of their records were issued in Victor's regular series, not specifically marketed to the Black community as some other bands were.)
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Vor 5 Tagen · JB: We turn our ears to the final recording sessions of Bennie Moten and his Orchestra, following up our initial collab (TST: April, 2022) on this great bandleader/pianist. Dan, I may be mislabeling Mr. Moten; by October 1929 he ’ d given up the piano chair to young Bill Basie, content with directing the band, at least on all the recordings released from then on.
Volume 3 of the chronological recordings of Bennie Moten and his Orchestra includes the second half of his numerous sides from July 1929 and ends midway through a monumental five-day session during the closing days of October 1930. The first six sides conclude the band’s summer excursion to the recording studios in Chicago.
This city of great conflicts and vibrant music was the birthplace of Bennie Moten and his first musicians, Woodie Walder (clari-net), Thamon Hayes (trombone), Lamar Wright (trumpet), Vernon Page (tuba), Laforest Dent (saxophone), Harlan Leonard (saxophone), and Wil-lie Hall (drums). Born in Kansas City in 1893, Bennie Moten, like many of the city's
31. März 2022 · We’ll concentrate on the years 1928-1930, emphasizing those sides on which William “Count” Basie assumed the piano chair full-time. Dan, thank you for joining me! 1928-30 were pivotal years in the evolving style of the Moten band, during which it absorbed key members of Walter Page’s Blue Devils, including pianist William “Count ...
