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Well-versed in classical piano, the gifted Fletcher Henderson established the beginnings of swing music and the BIG BAND SOUNDS with the 1936 creation of "Fletcher Henderson's Black Swan Jazz Masters." He was soon to incorporate the sounds of Harlem, New Orleans and an unknown trumpeter, Louis Armstrong, by using whole sections of his band to swing like soloists. Duke Ellington and other bands soon caught on to the style. By 1934, the Dorsey Brothers introduced a bouncier sound in their swinging big band. Simultaneously, Benny Goodman, in conjunction with Fletcher Henderson arrangements, perfected even greater sounds and style. Thus, at a period when Americans needed distraction and comfort from the plague of the Great Depression, relief was found with the evolution of BIG BAND SOUNDS. Check out the artist's website: http://bigbandsounds.com Track List: 1. Bugle Call Rag (Benny Goodman Version) 2. Marie (Tommy Dorsey Version) 3. Clap Hands! Here Comes Charley! (Chick Webb Version) 4. Down South Camp Meetin' (Benny Goodman Version) 5. One O'clock Jump (Count Basie Version) 6. Organ Grinder's Swing (Jimmie Lunceford Version) 7. Moten Swing (Andy Kirk Version) 8. Stompin' at the Savoy (Benny Goodman Version) 9. Topsy (Count Basie Version) 10. Moon Glow (Benny Goodman Version) 11. Parade of the Milk Bottle Caps (Jimmy Dorsey Version) 12. You Turned the Tables on Me (Benny Goodman Version) 13. Song of India (Tommy Dorsey Version) 14. Remember (Red Norvo Version) 15. Swingtime in the Rockies (Benny Goodman Version) 16. Caravan (Duke Ellington Version) 17. Walkin' and Swingin' (Andy Kirk Version) 18. My Blue Heaven (Jimmie Lunceford Version) 19. Stop, Look and Listen: Part I (Tommy Dorsey Version) 20. Stop, Look and Listen: Part II (Tommy Dorsey Version) 21. Christopher Columbus (Fletcher Henderson Version) 22. Goodbye (Benny Goodman Version) 23. In a Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington Version) 24. Goody Goody (Benny Goodman Version) Suggested CDs:
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