Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington

Location · 1924-1940 · New York · Swing and big bands

Fletcher Henderson and Don Redman invent section writing with call and response (Roseland, 1924). Ellington at the Cotton Club from December 4, 1927, a club with a white audience, with shows based on stereotypes.

Where it comes from

• Chicago
• Stride (Harlem piano)

What it gave rise to or influenced

• Swing, big bands
• Symphonic jazz, dance orchestras

Artists

• Duke Ellington (1899–1974, piano, composition)
• Fletcher Henderson (1897–1952, piano, arrangement)
• Coleman Hawkins (1904–1969, tenor saxophone)
• Jimmie Lunceford (1902–1947, alto saxophone)

Tracks to start with

• Take the 'A' Train — Duke Ellington (1941)
• Mood Indigo — Duke Ellington (1930)
• It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) — Duke Ellington (1932)

Sources

• EN : Fletcher Henderson

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