Fletcher Henderson - Topic James Fletcher Hamilton Henderson was an American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer, important in the development of big band jazz and swing music. He was one of the most prolific black music...

#MutualMusicJazzLibrary #MutualMusic #FletcherHenderson

@sheilaharris.bsky.social @bluekats1.bsky.social @nhchimom.bsky.social @raygina.bsky.social @cat736.bsky.social @beccasmullet.bsky.social @bob-parker.bsky.social @nancyholan.bsky.social @mimifellini.bsky.social @indigo360.bsky.social

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #EarlierWithJoolsHolland

Felix Mendelssohn, Fletcher Henderson & Benny Goodman and His Orchestra:
🎵 Spring Song

#BBCRadio3 #FelixMendelssohn #FletcherHenderson #BennyGoodmanandHisOrchestra

Chinatown, My Chinatown 🗽
#FletcherHenderson

#OnThisDay in 1952, #FletcherHenderson, American #pianist, bandleader, composer, and arranger (Benny Goodman Orchestra), died at 55.
#RIP 🕯️

#OTD #TDIH #December29, 1952 #DOTD: #RIP #FletcherHenderson. #Pianists #Bandleaders #Arrangers #Composers #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #BlackPeople #Blacks #Jazz #Swing #BigBands #RoselandBallroom #JazzSky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnLW...

#OnThisDay in 1897, #FletcherHenderson, American #pianist, bandleader, composer, and arranger (Benny Goodman Orchestra), born in Cuthbert, Georgia (d. 1952).
#HappyBirthday #RIP 💐🥺😭

Fletcher Henderson, pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer, was born on Dec 18, 1897 (d. 1952). #FletcherHenderson

Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - "King Porter Stomp" (Ferd. Morton, arr. by Fletcher Henderson) (1935)
#Music #Jazz
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hri4...

Fletcher Henderson, pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer, one of the great jazz arrangers and bandleaders, was born on Dec 18, 1897 (d. 1952). #FletcherHenderson

Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra - "Sugarfoot Stomp" (King Oliver) (1925)
#Music #Jazz
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU0y...

#OTD #TDIH #December18, 1897 #BOTD: #HBD #FletcherHenderson! #Geniuses #Pianists #Bandleaders #Arrangers #Composers #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #BlackPeople #Blacks #Jazz #Swing #BigBands #RoselandBallroom #AmericanMusic #GreatMusic #MusicSky #JazzSky #Christmas #ChristmasSky

( #JCKaelin here: This is my favorite jazz recording ❤️)
#OTD #TDIH #December18, 1897 #BOTD: #HBD #FletcherHenderson! #Pianists #Bandleaders #Arrangers #Composers #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #BlackPeople #Blacks #Jazz #Swing #BigBands #RoselandBallroom #MusicSky #JazzSky

Hotter Than 'ell (1934), by Fletcher Henderson from the album Halloween Between The Wars - 1927-1938

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #JazzTheatre

Fletcher Henderson:
🎵 Hotter than ‘ell

#FletcherHenderson

▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify

▶️ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:

Chinatown, My Chinatown 🈶
#FletcherHenderson

#OTD #TDIH #June10, 1940 #CottonClub closes #HarlemNYC #FletcherHenderson #DukeEllington #JimmieLunceford #ChickWebb #Satchmo #CountBasie #FatsWaller #CabCalloway #BessieSmith #DorothyDandridge #MillsBros #BillieHoliday #LenaHorne #Bojangles #NicholasBros #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0u0...

#OTD #TDIH #April16, 1924: #DonRedman performs the #FirstRecorded #scatting while singing as a member of the #FletcherHendersonOrchestra in #MyPapaDoesn'tTwoTimeNoTime. #FletcherHenderson #Jazz #JazzSky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlJb...

#OTD #TDIH #December29, 1952 #DOTD: #RIP #FletcherHenderson. #Pianists #Bandleaders #Arrangers #Composers #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #BlackPeople #Blacks #Jazz #Swing #BigBands #RoselandBallroom
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnLW...

“If Henderson’s men had something to say, they had to say it with their instruments.”

—From @cynthiashearer.bsky.social’s “Sugarfoot Stomp,” a profile of influential bandleader #FletcherHenderson, who was born on this day in 1897!

oxfordamerican.org/magazine/iss...

Black and white picture of Fletcher Henderson seated at a piano.

Happy birthday Fletcher Henderson!
#fletcherhenderson
#jazz
#jazzsky
#bigband
#swingmusic
#music

Fletcher Henderson, pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer, was born on Dec 18, 1897 (d. 1952). #FletcherHenderson

He became Benny Goodman's arranger.

Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - "King Porter Stomp" (Ferd. Morton, arr. Fletcher Henderson) (1935)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hri4...

Fletcher Henderson, pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer, an influential arranger and bandleader in jazz history, was born on Dec 18, 1897 (d. 1952). #FletcherHenderson

Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra - "Sugarfoot Stomp" (King Oliver) (1925)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU0y...

#OTD #TDIH #December18, 1897 #BOTD: #HBD #FletcherHenderson! #Geniuses #Pianists #Bandleaders #Arrangers #Composers #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #BlackPeople #Blacks #Jazz #Swing #BigBands #RoselandBallroom #AmericanMusic #GreatMusic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lud6...

( #JCKaelin here: This is my favorite jazz recording 😍)
#OTD #TDIH #December18, 1897 #BOTD: #HBD #FletcherHenderson! #Pianists #Bandleaders #Arrangers #Composers #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #BlackPeople #Blacks #Jazz #Swing #BigBands #RoselandBallroom
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzFP...

Sing Your Sinners Song · Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra · 2017

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #CerysMatthews

Fletcher Henderson:
🎵 Sing Your Sinners

#FletcherHenderson

▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Spotify: