(1897-12-18)December 18, 1897 Cuthbert, Georgia, U.S.
Died
December 29, 1952(1952-12-29) (aged 55) New York City, U.S.
Genres
Jazz, swing
Occupation(s)
Musician
arranger
bandleader
composer
Instrument(s)
Piano
Years active
1921–1950
Musical artist
James Fletcher Hamilton Henderson (December 18, 1897 – December 29, 1952)[1] 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 musical arrangers and, along with Duke Ellington, is considered one of the most influential arrangers and bandleaders in jazz history. Henderson's influence was vast. He helped bridge the gap between the Dixieland and the swing eras. He was often known as "Smack" Henderson (because of smacking sounds he made with his lips).[2][3]
^Cohassey, John (1996). "Fletcher Henderson". Encyclopedia.com.
^Mancuso, Chuck (1996). Popular Music and the Underground: Foundations of Jazz, Blues, Country & Rock 1900 – 1950. Durham Companies Publishing. p. 138. ISBN 0-8403-9088-2.
James Fletcher Hamilton Henderson (December 18, 1897 – December 29, 1952) was an American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer, important in the...
reputation at "cutting contests", and his fame reached band leader FletcherHenderson. He moved to New York City, where he became a featured and musically...
Jass Band. It is played in the key of F major. It was recorded by FletcherHenderson in 1926 and Frankie Trumbauer in 1927. In 2024, the original 1918...
to the development of the 1930s swing style. Starting in 1923, the FletcherHenderson Orchestra featured innovative arrangements by Don Redman that featured...
The FletcherHenderson House, also known as Henderson-Burroughs House, in Cuthbert, Georgia, was built in 1888. It was listed on the National Register...
into use as a jazz instrument, fostered by the influences of the FletcherHenderson Orchestra and the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Starting in the late 1920s...
New York City in the 1920s. Early innovators of the genre, such as FletcherHenderson and Duke Ellington, include some of the most highly regarded musicians...
Ellington, Jimmie Lunceford, Bennie Moten, Cab Calloway, Earl Hines, and FletcherHenderson, and white bands from the 1920s led by the likes of Jean Goldkette...
Horace W. Henderson (November 22, 1904 – August 29, 1988), the younger brother of FletcherHenderson, was an American jazz pianist, organist, arranger...
The Wolverines in 1924. The same year, Louis Armstrong joined the FletcherHenderson dance band as featured soloist, leaving in 1925. The original New...
the most popular black entertainers of the era, including musicians FletcherHenderson, Duke Ellington, Jimmie Lunceford, Chick Webb, Louis Armstrong, Count...
Club in Harlem in 1927), Lionel Hampton, FletcherHenderson, Claude Hopkins, and Don Redman, with Henderson and Redman developing the "talking to one...
stop for touring musicians and he saw prominent musicians such as FletcherHenderson, Duke Ellington, and Fats Waller, and other less well known. Sun Ra...
Blakey made a name for himself in the 1940s in the big bands of FletcherHenderson and Billy Eckstine. He then worked with bebop musicians Thelonious...
Hammond asked FletcherHenderson if he wanted to write arrangements for Goodman, and Henderson agreed.: 114 During the Depression, Henderson disbanded his...
in 1926. The band toured widely and famously played a set opposite FletcherHenderson at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City in October 1926. He made...
to twelve musicians. Important orchestras in New York were led by FletcherHenderson, Paul Whiteman and Duke Ellington. Many New Orleans jazzmen had moved...
performances on a popular Saturday night radio program result in FletcherHenderson volunteering to do some arrangements for him. On the west coast, the...
to twelve musicians. Important orchestras in New York were led by FletcherHenderson, Paul Whiteman and Duke Ellington. Many New Orleans jazzmen had moved...
Columbia Records With FletcherHendersonFletcherHenderson And His Orchestra (AFRS Jubilee 76), (V-Disc, 1944) FletcherHenderson And His Orchestra (AFRS...
soprano) and flautist. He variously worked with Luther Henderson, Thelonious Monk, FletcherHenderson, Tadd Dameron, Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke, John Coltrane...
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