Well-versed in classical piano, the gifted Fletcher Henderson established the beginnings of swing music and the Big Band Sounds with the 1936 creation of 'Fletcher Henderson's Black Swan Jazz Masters.' He was soon to incorporate the sounds of Harlem, New Orleans and an unknown trumpeter, Louis Armstrong, by using whole sections of his band to swing like soloists. Duke Ellington and other bands soon caught on to the style. By 1934, the Dorsey Brothers introduced a bouncier sound in their swinging big band. Simultaneously, Benny Goodman, in conjunction with Fletcher Henderson arrangements, perfected even greater sounds and style. Thus, at a period when Americans needed distraction and comfort from the plague of the Great Depression, relief was found with the evolution of Big Band Sounds.
12 Happy As the Day Is Long (Fletcher Henderson Version)
13 I'm Walking Through Heaven with You (Jimmie Lunceford Version)
14 White Jazz (Casa Loma Version)
15 Mahogany Hall Stomp (Louis Armstrong Version)
16 Blue Lou (Fletcher Henderson Version)
17 Dance of the Lame Duck (Casa Loma Version)
18 Mood Indigo (Duke Ellington Version)
19 Charmaine (Jimmie Lunceford Version)
20 Walk, Jennie, Walk (Benny Goodman Version)
21 Rosetta (Earl Hines Version)
22 Blue Skies (Benny Goodman Version)
23 Rockin' in Rhythm (Duke Ellington Version)
24 By Heck (Dorsey Brothers Version)
25 If Dreams Come True (Chick Webb Version)
26 Ja-Da (Tommy Dorsey Version)
27 Echoes of Harlem (Duke Ellington Version)
28 Rhythm Is Our Business (Jimmie Lunceford Version)
29 Mad House (Earl Hines Version)
30 Casa Loma Stomp (Casa Loma Version)
Well-versed in classical piano, the gifted Fletcher Henderson established the beginnings of swing music and the Big Band Sounds with the 1936 creation of 'Fletcher Henderson's Black Swan Jazz Masters.' He was soon to incorporate the sounds of Harlem, New Orleans and an unknown trumpeter, Louis Armstrong, by using whole sections of his band to swing like soloists. Duke Ellington and other bands soon caught on to the style. By 1934, the Dorsey Brothers introduced a bouncier sound in their swinging big band. Simultaneously, Benny Goodman, in conjunction with Fletcher Henderson arrangements, perfected even greater sounds and style. Thus, at a period when Americans needed distraction and comfort from the plague of the Great Depression, relief was found with the evolution of Big Band Sounds.
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