Fletcher Henderson - The Chronological Classics: Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra 1921-1923 (1923)

"Say It While Dancing" by Henderson's Dance Orchestra


Louis Armstrong briefly moved to New York in between his first move to Chicago with King Oliver and his move back to Chicago to establish his Hot Five band.  He moved to New York to join, as a star player, the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra.  Before Armstrong joined and even earlier, Fletcher Henderson and his bands were a free-flowing studio unit that recorded dance tunes for Black Swan Records.  Henderson also worked arranging and playing piano for many a Blues singer of his era and on some of that genre's most important recordings.  His earliest recordings as a bandleader have been collected in The Chronological Classics: Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra 1921-1923.

Here is the discography surrounding Fletcher Henderson's debut recordings:

The Chronological Classics: Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra 1921-1923

"Chime Blues" by Fletcher Henderson


"Gulf Coast Blues" by Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra


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Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five - The Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five 1925-1926 (1926)

"Heebie Jeebies" by Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five


King Oliver and Kid Ory's New Orleans Jazz band recruited the best musicians in town.  One of those recruits was cornetist Louis Armstrong.  When King Oliver went North to Chicago, Louis followed.  After several years of honing his craft and moving around, Louis Armstrong formed his Hot Five (that included Kid Ory on trombone and Lil Hardin Armstrong on piano) and held his first recording sessions as a band leader.  As usual, The Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five 1925-1926 collects these earliest recordings.

Here is the discography surrounding Louis Armstrong's debut recordings:

The Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five 1925-1926

"Lonesome Blues" by Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five


"Muskrat Ramble" by Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five


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