http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38311&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rssThe easiest way to discover how Traditional Jazz turned into Swing is to listen to the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra. Acres of monumental musicians played with Henderson's band -- Louis Armstrong, Ben Webster, Roy Eldridge -- and together they helped change popular music. Henderson's real strength lay in his arrangements (and those of equals such as Benny Carter), which balanced a propulsive rhythmic foundation with complex flourishes and plenty of room for the band to move around in. Henderson had the hottest act on the scene until Duke Ellington appeared in the late 1920s, but Henderson could never keep a group together like the Duke, and he rarely crossed over to white America until he joined Benny Goodman as an arranger in the mid-1930s. After Henderson's stroke in 1950, Goodman repaid his debt to his often overlooked contributor by raising money for his care during the last five years of his life. If you ever need a jolt of pure joy, listen to Henderson's recordings from the '30s, when his band distilled happiness into music. - Nick DedinaClassic Swingen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:14:21 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38311&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss The easiest way to discover how Traditional Jazz turned into Swing is to listen to the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra. Acres of monumental musicians played with Henderson's band -- Louis Armstrong, Ben Webster, Roy Eldridge -- and together they helped change popular music. Henderson's real strength lay in his arrangements (and those of equals such as Benny Carter), which balanced a propulsive rhythmic foundation with complex flourishes and plenty of room for the band to move around in. Henderson had the hottest act on the scene until Duke Ellington appeared in the late 1920s, but Henderson could never keep a group together like the Duke, and he rarely crossed over to white America until he joined Benny Goodman as an arranger in the mid-1930s. After Henderson's stroke in 1950, Goodman repaid his debt to his often overlooked contributor by raising money for his care during the last five years of his life. If you ever need a jolt of pure joy, listen to Henderson's recordings from the '30s, when his band distilled happiness into music. - Nick Dedina http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2715950&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Tue, 25 Sep 1934 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Fletcher Henderson on Rhapsody Online 2715950 tra.2715950 Fletcher Henderson art.38311 0.99 Tidal Wave alb.218891 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/7/1/9/1229175_170x170.jpg 1994-09-27 00:00:00.0 1934-09-25 00:00:00.0 true Wrappin' It Up (The Lindy Glide) tra.2715950 162000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2715950&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2715950&variant=data&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2022391&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Sat, 1 Jan 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Fletcher Henderson on Rhapsody Online 2022391 tra.2022391 Fletcher Henderson art.38311 0.99 Ken Burns JAZZ Collection alb.216704 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/2/1/4/1304124_170x170.jpg 2000-11-07 00:00:00.0 2000-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Shanghai Shuffle tra.2022391 199000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2022391&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2022391&variant=data&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11440204&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Fri, 14 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Fletcher Henderson on Rhapsody Online 11440204 tra.11440204 Fletcher Henderson art.38311 0.99 Big Bands' Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 alb.11430083 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/5/6/4/904657_170x170.jpg 2006-04-14 00:00:00.0 2006-04-14 00:00:00.0 true It's The Talk Of The Town tra.11440204 211000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11440204&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11440204&variant=data&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2666335&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Tue, 15 Feb 1955 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Fletcher Henderson on Rhapsody Online 2666335 tra.2666335 Fletcher Henderson art.38311 0.99 Swing Time! 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8860389&variant=data&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8860391&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Wed, 9 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Fletcher Henderson on Rhapsody Online 8860391 tra.8860391 Fletcher Henderson art.38311 0.99 1924-1936 alb.8858687 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/3/0/6/756033_170x170.jpg 2005-02-09 00:00:00.0 2005-02-09 00:00:00.0 true Sugarfoot Stomp tra.8860391 199000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8860391&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8860391&variant=data&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.801876&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Thu, 1 Oct 1931 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Fletcher Henderson on Rhapsody Online 801876 tra.801876 Fletcher Henderson art.38311 0.99 The Crown King of 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14129334&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:05:49 -0700 Top Tracks by Fletcher Henderson on Rhapsody Online 14129334 tra.14129334 Fletcher Henderson art.38311 0.99 Wrappin' It Up alb.14125980 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/7/4/1004794_170x170.jpg 2004-01-01 00:00:00.0 null true Low Down On The Bayou tra.14129334 185000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14129334&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14129334&variant=data&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8860375&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Wed, 9 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Fletcher Henderson on Rhapsody Online 8860375 tra.8860375 Fletcher Henderson art.38311 0.99 1924-1936 alb.8858687 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/3/0/6/756033_170x170.jpg 2005-02-09 00:00:00.0 2005-02-09 00:00:00.0 true Sing You Sinners tra.8860375 159000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8860375&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8860375&variant=data&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28919236&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Fri, 1 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Fletcher Henderson on Rhapsody Online 28919236 tra.28919236 Fletcher Henderson art.38311 0.99 Archive Of American Popular Music 1895-1927 alb.28914006 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/9/9/9/1719997_170x170.jpg 2009-05-01 00:00:00.0 2009-05-01 00:00:00.0 true Hot Mustard tra.28919236 161000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28919236&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28919236&variant=data&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14129347&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Sat, 2 Aug 2008 12:17:42 -0700 Top Tracks by Fletcher Henderson on Rhapsody Online 14129347 tra.14129347 Fletcher Henderson art.38311 0.99 Wrappin' It Up alb.14125980 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/7/4/1004794_170x170.jpg 2004-01-01 00:00:00.0 null true Yeah Man! tra.14129347 174000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14129347&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14129347&variant=data&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14129335&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:05:49 -0700 Top Tracks by Fletcher Henderson on Rhapsody Online 14129335 tra.14129335 Fletcher Henderson art.38311 0.99 Wrappin' It Up alb.14125980 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/7/4/1004794_170x170.jpg 2004-01-01 00:00:00.0 null true The 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01:53:03 -0800 Top Tracks by Fletcher Henderson on Rhapsody Online 16769709 tra.16769709 Fletcher Henderson art.38311 0.0 The Quintessence : New York-chicago 1924-1936 alb.16734966 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/2/6/1126299_170x170.jpg 2007-05-24 00:00:00.0 null false Copenhaguen tra.16769709 176000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16769709&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16769709&variant=data&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16836362&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:54:46 -0800 Top Tracks by Fletcher Henderson on Rhapsody Online 16836362 tra.16836362 Fletcher Henderson art.38311 0.0 The Father Of The Big Bands alb.16830101 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/5/2/8/1128253_170x170.jpg 2007-05-24 00:00:00.0 null false I'm Comin' Virginia tra.16836362 188000 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16836361 tra.16836361 Fletcher Henderson art.38311 0.0 The Father Of The Big Bands alb.16830101 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/5/2/8/1128253_170x170.jpg 2007-05-24 00:00:00.0 null false Wabash Blues tra.16836361 181000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16836361&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16836361&variant=data&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.510197&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Wed, 13 Jul 1938 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Fletcher Henderson on Rhapsody Online 510197 tra.510197 Fletcher Henderson art.38311 0.99 Live at the Grand Terrace Chicago 1938 alb.105431 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/0/8/1268074_170x170.jpg 2008-02-05 00:00:00.0 1938-07-13 00:00:00.0 true Don't Wake up My Heart tra.510197 131000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.510197&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.510197&variant=data&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.801836&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Sat, 28 May 1938 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Fletcher Henderson on Rhapsody Online 801836 tra.801836 Fletcher Henderson art.38311 0.99 A Study in Frustration: Thesaurus of Classic Jazz alb.117480 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/1/1/4/1814116_170x170.jpg 1994-06-14 00:00:00.0 1938-05-28 00:00:00.0 true Alabamy Bound - Club Wigwam Orchestra tra.801836 185000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.801836&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.801836&variant=data&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14129295&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:05:49 -0700 Top Tracks by Fletcher Henderson on Rhapsody Online 14129295 tra.14129295 Fletcher Henderson art.38311 0.99 Wrappin' It Up alb.14125980 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/7/4/1004794_170x170.jpg 2004-01-01 00:00:00.0 null true Grand Terrace Rhythm tra.14129295 162000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14129295&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14129295&variant=data&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1093633&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Fletcher Henderson on Rhapsody Online 1093633 tra.1093633 Fletcher Henderson art.38311 0.99 The Music Of Prohibition alb.275490 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/9/7/5/1285792_170x170.jpg 1997-07-08 00:00:00.0 1997-07-08 00:00:00.0 true Sugar Foot Stomp tra.1093633 171000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1093633&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1093633&variant=data&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1719758&variant=play&rws=%2Ffletcher-henderson%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Tue, 22 Aug 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Fletcher Henderson on Rhapsody Online 1719758 tra.1719758 Fletcher Henderson art.38311 0.99 Swing! 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