Fletcher Henderson 1923

Fletcher Henderson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 11, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Classics
• ASIN: B000001NNF
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Track Listings

1. Papa Better Watch Your Step

2. My Sweetie Went Away (She Didn't Say Where-When-Or Why)

3. Gulf Coast Blues

4. Down Hearted Blues

5. Dicty Blues

6. Do Doodle Oom

7. Dicty Blues

8. Do Doodle Oom

9. Just Hot

10. Down South Blues

11. Dicty Blues

12. Charleston Crazy

13. Do Dooble Oom

14. West Indian Blues

15. You've Got To Get Hot

16. Old Black Joe's Blues

17. 31st Street Blues

18. Shake Your Feet

19. Linger A While

20. Dixie Moon

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Cuthbert, GA.'s own James Fletcher Hamilton Henderson, Jr., October 23, 2011

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This review is from: Fletcher Henderson 1923 (Audio CD)

French-manufactured CLASSIC RECORDS music CDs have long been out of print. This 1993 disc, like all their titles, commands collectable prices, when available.

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Nineteen of the tracks on THE CHRONOLOGICAL FLETCHER HENDERSON and His Orchestra (CR-697),including several duplicate takes, were recorded within a five-month time frame. The last two, the unissued A and B of a 78, are from early '24. An eight-page liner notes book offers a concise Henderson bio, plus personnel, label, location and (an often approximate) date for every recording.

Participating musicians on various sides: Elmer Chambers (cornet); Charlie Dixon (banjo); Ralph Escudero (double bass); Billy Fowler (tenor/bass sax); Fletcher Henderson (piano); Coleman Hawkins (clarinet, tenor/bass sax, double bass); Kaiser Marshall (drums); Teddy Nixon (trombone); Don Redman (clarinet/alto sax); Allie Ross (violin); Howard Scott (cornet). Additionally, bells are used on track 5.

Naturally, these antique acoustically-recorded sides have limited frequency response, thus mastering and source material condition are critical. Records are remarkably preserved. Heaviest filtering is on tracks 7, 8 and 18. There's distortion on the loud intro of #14. Totally missing are regular ticks, pops and the dreaded skip. My 5 star rating is for general sound quality more than musicality, although that too is considerable.

PROGRAM (all recorded in NYC)--

[3:17] Papa Better Watch Your Step - Puritan 11250 (c.6/25/23)
[2:49] My Sweetie Went Away (She Didn't Say Where-When-Or Why) - Paramount 20251 (c.6/25/23)
[3:01] Gulf Coast Blues - Vocalion 14636 (6/28/23)
[2:46] Down Hearted Blues - Vocalion 14636 (6/28/23)
[2:36] Dicty Blues - Vocalion 14654 (8/9/23)
[2:41] Do Doodle Oom - Vocalion 14654 (8/9/23)
[2:58] Dicty Blues - Columbia A-3995 (9/13/23)
[3:03] Do Doodle Oom - Columbia A-3995 (9/13/23)
[2:56] Just Hot - Vocalion 14691 (10/5/23)
[3:03] Down South Blues - Vocalion 14691 (10/6/23)
[2:44] Dicty Blues - Ajax 17011 (mid-10/23
[2:57] Charleston Crazy - Ajax 17011 (mid-10/23
[2:37] Do Dooble Oom - Ajax 17009 (mid-10/23
[2:55] West Indian Blues - Ajax 17011 (mid-10/23
[2:53] You've Got to Get Hot - Vocalion 14726 (10/27/23)
[3:01] Old Black Joe's Blues - Pathé Actuelle 036042 (c.11/26/23)
[3:07] 31st Street Blues - Pathé Actuelle 036042 (c.11/26/23
[4:21] Shake Your Feet - Edison 51276 (11/27/23)
[4:06] Linger a While - Edison 51277 (11/27/23)
[4:04] Dixie Moon - Edison rejected (4/24/24)
[4:25] My Papa Doesn't Two-Time No Time - Edison rejected (4/24/24)

TOTAL TIME: 66:19