Before Louis: When Fletcher Henderson Was the "Paul Whiteman of the Race"

Jeffrey Magee

doi:10.2307/3052583

Before Louis: When Fletcher Henderson Was the "Paul Whiteman of the Race"

Jeffrey Magee

School of Music

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Abstract

Highlights the career of the musical band Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra in New York. Impact of the musical playing techniques of the band on the public; Development of the commercial aspect of sound recordings; Assessment on the public performances of the band.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	391-424
Number of pages	34
Journal	American Music
Volume	18
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/3052583
State	Published - Dec 1 2000

Keywords

jazz
musicians
musical bands
choirs
orchestras
melody
African American culture
trumpets
music criticism
music

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