Ken Burns JAZZ Collection: Fletcher Henderson

Ken Burns JAZZ Collection, Fletcher Henderson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 7, 2000)
• Original Release Date: November 7, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000050HVU
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #220,931 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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49 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A skewed view of an important band, November 8, 2000

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Allan Sutton (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ken Burns JAZZ Collection: Fletcher Henderson (Audio CD)

This odd compilation misses many of the Henderson Orchestra's masterworks (such as the 1926 Fats Waller collaborations and the classic 1929 Benny Carter arrangements) while including an overly large helping of bland pop tunes ("My Pretty Girl," "Oh, It Looks Like Rain") or unfortunate attempts to re-create white dixieland-style jazz ("Sensation"). If you a want a quick, cheap, and somewhat skewed introduction to Fletcher Henderson, this will do. But serious listeners will be much better served by CBS/Sony's classic boxed set, "A Study in Frustration," which remains the definitive Henderson collection.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great music, lousy sound, December 19, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Ken Burns JAZZ Collection: Fletcher Henderson (Audio CD)

The most important thing when you buy recordings of the great bands of the 1920s - 1940s is that the engineers give you the sound that is in the grooves. Unfortunately, many are so interested in cleaning the dirt that they erase the higher frequencies. This recording is an example. The result is a muted and archaic sound. If you want a CD of Fletcher Henderson that will knock your socks off, you can get many of the same tracks on "Tidal Wave". On Tidal Wave, you can't believe the 1930s recording sounds so good and vibrant. It rocks. It rips. It'll jazz you.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful big band music, September 19, 2001

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G. Sawaged - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ken Burns JAZZ Collection: Fletcher Henderson (Audio CD)

I knew absolutely nothing about Fletcher Henderson before this album. In fact, the picture on the cover, had me thinking that he was a singer. Silly me! But, of course, now I know differently. And now, I cannot believe that I had never heard of him before .. unbelievable. This album is packed with wonderful music, including 2 vocals (not sung by Henderson though, of course). The sound is also not bad. There is no real noticeable hiss, unlike some others in the Ken Burns series. The booklet includes some photos and an interesting essay about Henderson. This album introduced me to a wonderful bandleader and his wonderful music, and it will not be my last Fletcher Henderson album.