Don Redman
The first great arranger in jazz history, Don Redman's innovations as a writer essentially invented the jazz-oriented big band with arrangements that developed yet left room for solo improvisations.
After graduating from college at the age of 20 with a music degree, Redman played for a year with Billy Paige's Broadway Syncopators and then met up with Fletcher Henderson. Redman became Henderson's chief arranger (although Fletcher was often later on mistakenly given credit for the innovative charts) in addition to playing clarinet, alto, and (on at least one occasion) oboe. Redman, whose largely spoken vocals were charming, recorded the first ever scat vocal on "My Papa Doesn't Two Time" in early 1924, predating Louis Armstrong. Although his early arrangements were futuristic, they could be a bit stiff, and it was not until Armstrong joined Henderson's orchestra that Redman (learning from the brilliant cornetist) began to really swing in his writing; "Sugar Foot Stomp" and "The Stampede" are two of his many classic charts.
It was a shock to Fletcher Henderson when Redman was persuaded in 1927 by Jean Goldkette to direct McKinney's Cotton Pickers. Redman soon turned the previously unknown group into a strong competitor of Henderson's, composing such future standards as "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" and "Cherry." He sang more, emphasized his alto over his more primitive sounding clarinet (guesting on some famous recordings with Louis Armstrong's Savoy Ballroom Five in 1928), and made a strong series of memorable records. In 1931, Redman put together his own big band which lasted (if not prospered) up until 1941. After that, he freelanced as an arranger for the remainder of the swing era, led an all-star orchestra in 1946 that became the first band to visit postwar Europe, and eventually became Pearl Bailey's musical director. Although he recorded a few sessions in the late '50s, Don Redman's main significance is for his influential work of the 1920s and '30s.
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Take a Coffee Break
Jazz - Pubblicato da moreeguale il 26 mag 2014
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The Anthologies: Stardust (Don Redman Collection)
Jazz - Pubblicato da RedRome Records il 18 nov 2016
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Highlights of Don Redman
Pop - Pubblicato da Weishaupt Music & Entertainment il 31 gen 2017
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Mckinney's Cotton Pickers "Never Swat a Fly"
Mckinney'S Cotton Pickers, Don Redman
Jazz - Pubblicato da Retrospective il 10 giu 2016
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Flapping Wings
Jazz - Pubblicato da Wings in Hell il 30 dic 2020
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Big Bands, 1932-33 (Hq remastered 2023)
Jazz - Pubblicato da Vintage Recordings il 27 apr 2023
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Don Redman 1933-1937
Rock - Pubblicato da Crazy Warthog Media il 1 lug 2015
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Today Cloudy
Jazz - Pubblicato da nagel heyer records il 28 gen 2019
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Don Redman - 68 Greatest Jazz Hits
Jazz tradizionale & New Orleans - Pubblicato da Flat Five Records il 17 mar 2015
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Don Redman 1931-1932
Rock - Pubblicato da Crazy Warthog Media il 1 lug 2015
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The Don Redman All-Stars, Vol.2
Jazz - Pubblicato da Crazy Warthog Media il 1 gen 2022
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The Don Redman All-Stars : Vol.1
Jazz - Pubblicato da Crazy Warthog Media il 1 gen 2022
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Don Redman 1932-1933
Rock - Pubblicato da Crazy Warthog Media il 1 lug 2015
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Don Redman - Platinum Edition (The Greatest Hits Ever!)
Jazz tradizionale & New Orleans - Pubblicato da Platinum Masterpieces il 27 gen 2017
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