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James Fletcher Hamilton Henderson (December 18, 1897 – December 29, 1952) [1] was an American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer, important in the development of big band jazz and swing music.
Fletcher Henderson, American musical arranger, bandleader, and pianist who was a leading pioneer in the sound, style, and instrumentation of big band jazz. ‘King Porter Stomp,’ ‘Bugle Call Rag,’ ‘Sometimes I’m Happy,’ and ‘Wrappin’ It Up’ are Henderson arrangements that were hits for Benny Goodman.
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4. Dez. 2018 · Fletcher Henderson. Biography. Articles. News. Has Influenced. The bands Fletcher Henderson led in the 1920s and 1930s were vitally significant incubators of new developments in jazz. Henderson played a key role in bringing improvisatory jazz styles from New Orleans and other areas of the country to New York, where they merged with a dance-band ...
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4. Apr. 2023 · Fletcher Henderson: the under-recognized “Architect of Swing”. Posted on April 4, 2023 by Doug Hall. The limelight for the Big Band Era of Swing is often dominated by the familiarity of names such as Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and Artie Shaw. Yet Fletcher Henderson was a pivotal bandleader, leading possibly the most dynamic early big ...
11. Juni 2018 · At Black Swan Henderson led small bands, organized recording sessions, and played piano for numerous vaudeville-style blues singers. Clarinetist/saxophonist Garvin Bushell, in his memoir Jazz from the Beginning, recalled how “ Fletcher was in charge of the recording dates.
Duke Ellington, Ben Pollack, Don Redman, and Fletcher Henderson were some of the more popular early big bands. These groups nurtured young stars and future bandleaders like Coleman Hawkins, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Red Allen, Roy Eldridge, Benny Carter, and John Kirby. Duke Ellington. Benny Goodman.
