Fletcher Henderson was a great composer and musician- but he was a terrible businessman. That's why he kept organizing and reorganizing his various bands during the '30s, and they never lasted long. That's why he began "giving" arrangements to Benny Goodman in the mid-'30s, who was better organized and had more experienced musicians to work with. Incidentally, this arrangement was also used by Bunny Berigan (and rather well) on one of his 1938 "NBC Thesaurus" transcriptions.
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ASACurator 11 months ago
Fletcher Henderson was a great composer and musician- but he was a terrible businessman. That's why he kept organizing and reorganizing his various bands during the '30s, and they never lasted long. That's why he began "giving" arrangements to Benny Goodman in the mid-'30s, who was better organized and had more experienced musicians to work with. Incidentally, this arrangement was also used by Bunny Berigan (and rather well) on one of his 1938 "NBC Thesaurus" transcriptions.
fromthesidelines 11 months ago
It is a GREAT Version! ;-)
ASACurator 1 year ago
I very much enjoy this song!
SirRiehl 1 year ago
Great but the Goodman version of the same arrangement is a bit smoother
scotnick59 1 year ago
he was a prolific songwriter, too.
renascencewoman 1 year ago