If you want a really in depth analysis of Redman's contribution to Fletcher Henderson's band, check out the new Fletcher Henderson biography, The Uncrowned King of Swing: Fletcher Henderson and Big Band Jazz
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- Thu Apr 21, 2005 9:11 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Don Redman
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7437
- Sun Apr 03, 2005 7:15 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Fletcher Henderson Bio
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2197
Fletcher Henderson Bio
Has anyone picked up the latest Fletcher Henderson biography, The Uncrowned King of Swing: Fletcher Henderson and Big Band Jazz ? I read the chapter on Louis Armstrong's tenure with the band while in the bookstore. There were some interesting insights, but I'll admit that alot of the music theory st...
- Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:25 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Titan Hot Seven
- Replies: 45
- Views: 39384
- Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:02 pm
- Forum: DJ Skillz
- Topic: The best. request. ever.
- Replies: 159
- Views: 109446
I love this line too: This is nice, but it's something my dad would listen to. Could you play something with some punch? Something that makes you want to jump around? I was going to post this story, but Andy beat me to it. It was a nice challenge trying to figure out what she wanted that ended was ...
- Tue Aug 03, 2004 12:42 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Jazz Orthodoxy
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5237
Jazz Orthodoxy
Tried posting this on yehoodi, but I figured that it would find some interest here. This article is by an author who makes some interesting comparisons of jazz and Judaism http://www.americanrag.com/OtherStuff.htm jerry The American Rag Presents Don Mopsick's Jazz Orthodoxy I first wrote about the J...
- Tue Aug 03, 2004 12:15 pm
- Forum: Upcoming Events
- Topic: Sweet and Hot Jazz Festival
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8407
- Tue Aug 03, 2004 12:12 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Modern Hot Jazz & Ragtime Music
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2443
Found another site with a big list of traditional jazz bands from around the entire world.
http://www.libertyhall.com/jazzbands/jazz.html
http://www.libertyhall.com/jazzbands/jazz.html
- Tue Aug 03, 2004 10:38 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Modern Hot Jazz & Ragtime Music
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2443
Modern Hot Jazz & Ragtime Music
I don't know if these have been posted before, but I just found a few sites specializing in hot jazz recordings by modern bands. Those of you interested in music similar to the Boilermakers or Mora's Modern Rhythmists should check them out. I haven't gotten anything from them yet, but I'd be interes...
- Fri Jul 16, 2004 11:05 am
- Forum: Song IDs
- Topic: [Answered] Harlem Shout, Jimmie Lunceford
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4559
- Wed Jun 30, 2004 2:01 pm
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: Tempo/Feeling Changes
- Replies: 43
- Views: 24175
- Fri May 14, 2004 8:18 am
- Forum: Swinging Music
- Topic: 50s bands for swing dancing
- Replies: 211
- Views: 117555
Just thought I'd pop in and post this article I stumbled upon by a musician based in DC. I thought it was apporpriate since it restates and/or elaborates on some of the technical issues brought up on this thread.
http://www.cpcug.org/user/dwlit/playsw.html
Jerry Almonte
http://www.cpcug.org/user/dwlit/playsw.html
Jerry Almonte