chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted January 18, 2007 Report Posted January 18, 2007 i have the complete blubird and a lot of the columbia 78s from the 30s but i saw an lp of this earlier stuff....is it real different than what i already have? woud you say i should go buy it? yea yea i know u guys say to buy everything n all, but use a little discretion, lol- i do love fletcher h. but was wondering whats up w/ this early stuff, not a lot of it had bean machine on it but one of the songs has him on bass sax! Quote
John L Posted January 18, 2007 Report Posted January 18, 2007 The Fletcher Henderson band really took off after Louis Armstrong joined in 1924, and the latter 1920s were its glory period. 1923 is of major historic interest, but musically quite a bit weaker. Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted January 18, 2007 Report Posted January 18, 2007 It would help a lot if you could give a bit more info on title, label, etc. Numerous compilations on early to mid-20s Henderson have been reissued in the past 20 years, some overlap with others, some don't. So .... Anyway ... ANY jazz band from c. 1923 is likely to sound VERY different from its mid-30s version, even if it's the same leader. Not only stylistically but also due to the recording technology. Generally the switch from acoustic to electrical recording occurred around 1925 and that changed the sound of a lot of bands. Quote
brownie Posted January 18, 2007 Report Posted January 18, 2007 (edited) Recommended compilation of many of Hawk's best contributions to the Fletcher Henderson band. Henderson Days From the SagaJazz series now being produced by the people who were in charge of the late Masters of Jazz CDs. Edited January 18, 2007 by brownie Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted January 18, 2007 Author Report Posted January 18, 2007 why didnt they have elec. recordings then? they had elec. in 1923..... Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted January 18, 2007 Author Report Posted January 18, 2007 ps- are there any known recordings of sun ra w/ the band? Quote
John L Posted January 18, 2007 Report Posted January 18, 2007 ps- are there any known recordings of sun ra w/ the band? My understanding is no. Quote
brownie Posted January 18, 2007 Report Posted January 18, 2007 why didnt they have elec. recordings then? they had elec. in 1923..... Electric recording started in 1925. The Louis Armstrong Hot Five sessions were among the first to benefit from electrical recordings. About any Sun Ra with Fletcher Henderson recordings, John L. is right. Unfortunately. The Sun Ra discography by Robert L. Campbell does not include any session with Fletcher Henderson! Quote
Stereojack Posted January 18, 2007 Report Posted January 18, 2007 why didnt they have elec. recordings then? they had elec. in 1923..... Electric recording started in 1925. The Louis Armstrong Hot Five sessions were among the first to benefit from electrical recordings. About any Sun Ra with Fletcher Henderson recordings, John L. is right. Unfortunately. The Sun Ra discography by Robert L. Campbell does not include any session with Fletcher Henderson! I believe electric recording may have begun with the invention of the microphone. Walter C. Allen's Henderson discography also addresses the issue of Ra w/ Henderson, and states that there are no known recordings. Quote
EKE BBB Posted January 18, 2007 Report Posted January 18, 2007 why didnt they have elec. recordings then? they had elec. in 1923..... Electric recording started in 1925. The Louis Armstrong Hot Five sessions were among the first to benefit from electrical recordings. ... I believe electric recording may have begun with the invention of the microphone. ... FYI: http://www.mainspringpress.com/marsh_electric.html Quote
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