Lucky Millinder
Lucky Millinder was essentially a frontman, an occasional singer who conducted several impressive big bands. Millinder grew up in Chicago, worked as a dancer, and became a bandleader in 1931, using his original name of Lucius Venable, which he soon changed. He freelanced until 1934 when he took over leadership of the Mills Blue Rhythm Band, staying into 1938. In 1940, he formed his own orchestra, which worked at the Savoy Ballroom. Most notable among his sidemen was his star attraction, singer/guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe, pianist Bill Doggett, and, for a brief time in 1942, trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and altoist Tab Smith. Millinder fronted bands on record from 1940-1952 and on a last session in 1955; the later recordings tended to be more R&B-oriented, although still of interest from a jazz standpoint. A Classics CD has all of Millinder's 1940-1942 sessions. Lucky Millinder spent his later years as a liquor salesman and a disc jockey.
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Anthology: The Deluxe Collection (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Master Tape Records am 14.08.2020
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Jukebox Hits 1942-1951
Jazz - Erschienen bei Acrobat Music am 01.01.2022
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Big Band Bounce & Boogie
R&B - Erschienen bei Universal Digital Enterprises am 03.12.1935
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Let It Roll Again
Jazz - Erschienen bei Cherry Red Records am 27.11.2006
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Complete Jazz Series 1951 - 1960
Jazz - Erschienen bei Complete Jazz Series am 27.04.2009
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Complete Jazz Series 1941 - 1942
Jazz - Erschienen bei Complete Jazz Series am 27.04.2009
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Apollo Jump
Pop - Erschienen bei Starsound Records am 19.09.2017
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Complete Jazz Series 1943 - 1947
Jazz - Erschienen bei Complete Jazz Series am 27.04.2009
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Complete Jazz Series 1947 - 1950
Jazz - Erschienen bei Complete Jazz Series am 27.04.2009
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The Best Of
Jazz - Erschienen bei Stardust Records am 01.02.2012
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Recordings Between 1940-1942 (2024 Analog Remastered)
Cab Calloway, Pete Brown, Woody Herman, Lucky Millinder
Pop - Erschienen bei All Rights Reserved - TDAR Project am 17.02.2024
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I'm Waiting Just for You
Pop - Erschienen bei Black Sheep Music am 16.08.2013
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Shorty's Got to Go
Jazz - Erschienen bei Redwood Records am 25.04.2014
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The Workers' Train
Cab Calloway, Pete Brown, Woody Herman, Lucky Millinder
Pop - Erschienen bei Beat Repeat am 01.11.2020
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Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well
Jazz - Erschienen bei Supreme Sounds am 02.05.2014
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Shorty Wasn't Coming Back
Jazz - Erschienen bei Reminisce Music am 29.05.2023
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Mr. Ghost Goes To Town (Original Recordings 1936 - 1937)
Mills Blue Rhythm Band, Lucky Millinder
Jazz - Erschienen bei HotJazz am 30.09.2017
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