Henderson,Fletcher Golden Years: Hits And Classics 1923-37 CD

Fletcher Henderson was a jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader who is regarded as one of the most influential figures of the early jazz and swing eras, bridging the gap between Dixieland, swing and the big band as one of the most prolific and innovative arrangers of his time, ranked by some critics on a par with Duke Ellington in terms of influence. During his heyday as a bandleader in the 1920s and '30s he had a string of big sellers and recorded definitive versions of some of the classics of those times. This 48-track 2-CD set comprises selected recordings with the various incarnations of his orchestra on the Vocalion, Columbia, Brunswick, Harmony and Bluebird labels during this era, before he largely turned his attention towards arranging, including a couple of recordings as The Dixie Stompers and The Baltimore Bellhops. It features all his 20 chart hits, including 'Sugar Foot Stomp', 'Dinah', Henderson Stomp', Honeysuckle Rose', King Porter Stomp', 'It's The Talk Of The Town', 'Until Today' and many more. There are performances by Louis Armstrong, Buster Bailey, Don Redman, Tommy Ladnier, Coleman Hawkins, Benny Carter, John Kirby, Henry 'Red' Allen, Dicky Wells, Horace Henderson, Edgar Sampson and many notable musicians who passed through his ranks over the years. It's a feast of classic jazz, and a fine showcase for one of the genre's legendary practitioners.

1. Gulf Coast Blues 2. The Dicty Blues 3. Charleston Crazy 4. Teapot Dome Blues 5. The Gouge of Armour Avenue 6. Go 'Long Mule 7. Shanghai Shuffle 8. Copenhagen 9. How Come You Do Me Like You Do? 10. Everybody Loves My Baby 11. Alabamy Bound 12. Sugar Foot Stomp 13. T.N.T 14. Carolina Stomp 15. Dinah 16. The Stampede 17. Henderson Stomp 18. Snag It 19. Rocky Mountain Blues 20. Stockholm Stomp 21. Fidgety Feet 22. Whiteman Stomp 23. St. Louis Blues 24. Hop Off 25. King Porter Stomp 26. Freeze and Melt 27. Blazin' 28. Chinatown, My Chinatown 29. My Gal Sal 30. Hot and Anxious 31. Clarinet Marmalade 32. Blues in My Heart 33. Sugar 34. Underneath the Harlem Moon 35. Honeysuckle Rose 36. Yeah Man 37. King Porter's Stomp 38. Queer Notions 39. It's the Talk of the Town 40. Tidal Wave 41. Christopher Columbus (A Rhythm Cocktail) 42. Blue Lou 43. Stealin' Apples 44. Where There's You, There's Me 45. Until Today 46. Slumming on Park Avenue 47. Great Caesar's Ghost 48. Sing You Sinners