"You've Got to Get Hot "- played by Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra

[@rjtwigg1]

Well treated Vocalion recordings have remarkable clarity and brilliance. I can say the same for Brunswick recordings.

[@MatthewDLDavidson]

@@rjtwigg1 Absolutely, most collectors revere early acoustic Brunswicks for their high frequencies and clarity.

[@ajSammut123]

I’ve listened to this video four times in a row. It’s that rewarding to hear a record I know and enjoy in clear sound so I can hear all the parts and each musician’s distinct tone. I know this band gets more attention in jazz histories after that guy from New Orleans joined it, but I love the dicty swagger of these early Henderson records. Thanks again.

[@MatthewDLDavidson]

@@ajSammut123 I enjoy these early Fletcher Henderson recordings too. For me, it’s interesting to hear similar “stock” arrangements that other bands also used, but with much “hotter” playing and solos. I also like to hear well-known popular tunes with the “swagger” you mention. It’s also interesting to hear how Henderson’s “sound” developed over time. He was a very clever musician who seemed keenly aware of everything that was going on around him. How tragic that in his life he wound up just being a “mere arranger” for people like Benny Goodman. Thanks as always for listening and writing interesting feedback to this indispensable American music.

[@thendrjazz]

@@MatthewDLDavidson As Jeffry Magee points out in his in his interesting book, "The Uncrowned King of Swing, Fletcher Henderson and Big Band Jazz" Henderson and the other arrangers he used in his band such as Don Redman and Benny Carter pretty much established the role of the arranger in big band jazz. So when Benny Goodman hires Henderson, he knows he's getting a top flight arranger.