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Fletcher Henderson - The Harmony & Vocalion Sessions, Vol. 2: 1927-1928

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The Harmony & Vocalion Sessions, Vol. 2: 1927-1928
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Artist(s)Fletcher Henderson
StudioTimeless Ent
Release DateMay 8, 2001
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Tracks

  1. Clarinet Marmalade
  2. Hot Mustard
  3. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
  4. Some of These Days
  5. Have It Ready
  6. Ain't She Sweet
  7. Snag It
  8. Stockholm Stomp - Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra
  9. Have It Ready
  10. Hidgety Feet
  11. Sensation
  12. Wabash Blues
  13. Wang Wang Blues
  14. St. Louis Shuffle
  15. Cornfed
  16. Variety Stomp
  17. St. Louis Blues
  18. Black Maria
  19. Goose Pimples
  20. Baltimore
  21. Oh, Baby! (From Rain or Shine)
  22. Feelin' Good (From Rain or Shine)
  23. I'm Feelin' Devilish (Oh by Golly Oh)
  24. Hop Off

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User Reviews

Average user review: 5.0 (1 reviews)

rating: 5 QuoteThe Place to Start, part 2Quote
This volume and its "Volume 1" companion are the best-sounding in-print CD compilations of Fletcher Henderson's 1925-8 era I am aware of. This one covers the Don Redman era in its prime (though he left before the recording of the last 7 tracks on this disc). The performances and arrangements are superb. The brilliant John R. T. Davies did the mastering.

These are sourced from late acoustic-era and early electronic 78 rpm recordings, so the original fidelity left something to be desired. That said, the most natural sound possible has been brought out of the discs, and these are a pleasure to listen to. In the cases where better electronic recording technologies were originally used (especially on the non-Harmony parts of this second volume) the clarity of sound is astonishing.

Tracks 5 and 9 are "Have It Ready," a great composition by Henderson. Comparing the recording quality of these 2 takes makes for an interesting study in the vast improvement that electronic-compatible technology offered over "acoustic" records.

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