FLETCHER HENDERSON (The other king) Jazz History #11

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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[@m.lecollie3565]

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]

All true.

[@NippersLounge]

When I think Jazz music. This is it!

[@littletweeter1327]

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."

[@BrianRay-mi1dr]

I'm from fletcher Henderson home town

[@jimchen1031]

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]

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

[@mgconlan]

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]

Thanks for the pointers!

[@MrKashio]

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.

[@albertalikesbix]

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

[@chasesanborn]

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]

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]

Art is often in conflict with commerce.

[@jonathanst.thomas31]

True.@@chasesanborn

[@thomasolson9377]

Hints of Miller arrangements, yet to come.

[@chasesanborn]

Fletcher laid the groundwork.

[@lars-goranwillny42]

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]

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

[@chasesanborn]

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]

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]

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]

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....