FLETCHER HENDERSON (The other king) Jazz History #11

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Fletcher Henderson shared the title ‘King of Jazz’ with Paul Whiteman in the 1920s. (Fletcher’s was amended with a qualifier relating to his skin color, a sign of the times.) Henderson certainly had a more valid claim to the title and a more substantial impact on the evolution of jazz music, including historic recordings featuring a young Louis Armstrong first breaking free from under the wing of his mentor Joe Oliver.
Trivia question: What is the connection between Fletcher Henderson’s orchestra in the 1920s and modern-day saxophonist Joshua Redman? (And apologies for the incorrect spelling on one of the slides, pointed out by an eagle-eyed viewer.)
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@NippersLounge 5 ай бұрын

When I think Jazz music. This is it!

@m.lecollie3565 10 ай бұрын

Lovely recording. The great Fletcher Henderson was and will forever be KING of Jazz!! " in my book anyway". Don Redman a true contemporary. His arrangements were amazing as well. Together they paved the way to some of the finest examples of their genre much to the benefit of many,many other practitioners.

@chasesanborn 10 ай бұрын

All true.

@littletweeter1327 10 ай бұрын

Love Fletcher! My favorites have to be Stampede, Wang Wang Blues, My Rose Marie and Why Couldn't It Be Poor Little Me My favorite from the "Roaring 20's."

@alanbobe-velez9716 Ай бұрын

Don't forget "Copenhagen", "Wrappin' It Up" and "Off to Buffalo". "Stampede" is also known as "The Stampede". This was a great orchestra! 😎

@alanbobe-velez9716 Ай бұрын

I overlooked a classic tune. "The Henderson Stomp".

@jimchen1031 8 ай бұрын

Hello, thank you very much for making a series of videos about jazz. Because my native language is not English, some of the videos in the jazz history series do not have subtitles turned on. I cannot clearly understand the content of the videos. Please leave the videos without subtitles turned on. The video has subtitles enabled, thank you for sharing it selflessly

@chasesanborn 8 ай бұрын

I am not consciously turning subtitles on or off--if it varies from one video to another that is KZfaq's doing. At least the music is universal!

@mgconlan 11 ай бұрын

Two more "must-hears" from the Fletcher Henderson catalog: "Hot and Anxious," written by Fletcher's brother Horace in 1931, whose main riff was ripped off by Glenn Miller for "In the Mood"; and "Queer Notions," a Coleman Hawkins original from 1933 in which Hawkins and Henry "Red" Allen point the way to bebop.

@chasesanborn 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the pointers!

@MrKashio 2 жыл бұрын

Good evening ^^ I remember hearing "I'll See You In My Dreams". Was it the song when Charlie Parker got on a white horse in "Movie Bird"? Joshua Redman! \ (◎ o ◎) /! Surely he was a tenor saxophonist for the Roy Hargrove Group, right? First-class musicians up to relatives are amazing! I got a lot of knowledge today as well. Thank you very much.

@thomasolson9377 7 ай бұрын

Hints of Miller arrangements, yet to come.

@chasesanborn 7 ай бұрын

Fletcher laid the groundwork.

@lars-goranwillny42 2 ай бұрын

Don't forget Wingy Manone with his Tar Paper Stomp when it comes to Hot and Anxious followed by In the Mood, and also Manone's Jumpy nerves😊

@albertalikesbix Жыл бұрын

His name was Don Redman! Correction needed. Interesting overview series.

@chasesanborn Жыл бұрын

I think you are referring to a slip of the tongue where it sounds like I pronounce it 'Redmond' the first time, although not the second. You'll note that the name does appear correctly on screen.

@jonathanst.thomas31 3 ай бұрын

As far as jazz bands are concerned, Fletcher Henderson was the King of Jazz. As far as record sales are concerned, Paul Whiteman was the King of Jazz.

@chasesanborn 3 ай бұрын

Art is often in conflict with commerce.

@jonathanst.thomas31 3 ай бұрын

True.@@chasesanborn

@albertalikesbix Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply! It's still spelled wrong in at least one place, at least it was as of this morning.

@chasesanborn Жыл бұрын

Ah, you're right, I found it. Spelled two different ways (one correct) in the same slide. No way to fix that without re-uploading the video, but thanks for the eagle eye!

@blu9645 2 жыл бұрын

When they say the most influential black????? That really means the most influential. Who's really better than us at anything?? I'll wait

@chasesanborn 2 жыл бұрын

One only has to look at the artists covered in this series to see evidence of the fact that black jazz musicians, particularly in the first half of the jazz century, were the preponderant creators and innovators of the music.

@robertokbidi239 Жыл бұрын

I agree... i work for my exams soon and i read a lot about jazz history... and facts are there: black people, tired of being under recognized at the swing era (1930/1940+) invented bebop.... then, with the cool era , same thing... they invented hardbop... and so on.... these are fatcs... recognized by history....

@alanbobe-velez9716 Ай бұрын

Paul Whiteman, the King of Jazz in the 1920s? Yeah, right! The true king was Fletcher "Smack" Henderson. 😎

@chasesanborn Ай бұрын

It's such an antiquated notion in any case. Try to imagine calling someone 'king of jazz' today.

@alanbobe-velez9716 Ай бұрын

@@chasesanborn You make a good point. However, in retrospect, the true King of Jazz in the early 1920s was Fletcher Henderson. Paul Whiteman was a mere pretender.

@chasesanborn Ай бұрын

If it's a head-to-head match I don't disagree, but Paul Whiteman has his defenders, as you can read in some of the comments on that video. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/grGghs5lm7-ngKs.html

@alanbobe-velez9716 Ай бұрын

@@chasesanborn Paul Whiteman was a lightweight. Fletcher Henderson was the real deal. Those who defend Whiteman are bereft of the history of jazz. It was Blacks and Creoles who created jazz. White folks such as Whiteman are not the originators of jazz. All music in the United States worthy of the name music was the creation of African Americans.

@chasesanborn Ай бұрын

You lost me with your last sentence.