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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Discography
15 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Anthology: The Deluxe Collection (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Master Tape Records on 14 Aug 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Big Band Bounce & Boogie
R&B - Released by Universal Digital Enterprises on 3 Dec 1935
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Let It Roll Again
Jazz - Released by Cherry Red Records on 27 Nov 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Complete Jazz Series 1951 - 1960
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on 27 Apr 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Complete Jazz Series 1941 - 1942
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on 27 Apr 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Complete Jazz Series 1943 - 1947
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on 27 Apr 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Complete Jazz Series 1947 - 1950
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on 27 Apr 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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I'm Waiting Just for You
Pop - Released by Black Sheep Music on 16 Aug 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Shorty's Got to Go
Jazz - Released by Redwood Records on 25 Apr 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well
Jazz - Released by Supreme Sounds on 2 May 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mr. Ghost Goes To Town (Original Recordings 1936 - 1937)
Mills Blue Rhythm Band, Lucky Millinder
Jazz - Released by HotJazz on 30 Sep 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Jukebox Hits 1942-1951
Rock - Released by Crazy Warthog Media on 1 Jan 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo