Harlem Music: Henry Lange's Orch. plays "Mood Indigo", 1931

Henry Lange (born 1895, in Toledo, Ohio) Composer, songwriter ("Hot Lips"), conductor and pianist, educated in public schools and a private music student of Arthur Kortheur, Max Ecker and Herman Wasserman. He was a pianist in the Paul Whiteman Orchestra and made a European tour between 1920 and 1924. The following year, he formed his own orchestra and was appointed the music director for Baker Hotels in Texas, and toured in vaudeville. In 1936, he was the director of a radio station. His other popular-song compositions include "I Adore You", "Yes Sir, That's Lazybones", "Regret", and "On Sunday Night".

Recording: Henry Lange & His Music - Mood Indigo (Ellington), Champion 1931

Category:

Music

Tags:

• The
• Thirties
• Great
• Depression
• New
• York
• Duke
• Ellington
• Cotton
• Club
• Jazz
• Age

[DTNLI]

@JoseEduardoNZ

For me it would be a nightmare to be honost, i searched for something else and came here, haha :p

[JoseEduardoNZ]

Am I dreaming of Heaven? This is so dream like. Don't wake me up,please !!!

[zaara139]

nice i feel like applauding thanks alot

[kspm01]

Really an outstanding arrangement; thanks as well again for the beautiful posters.

[merrihew]

The quality of Ellington's compositions appears to have inspired many wonderful arrangements/recordings by others. Yes, it is a great poster.

[HarborGuy]

WOW! Another great artist from my home state we've had many......Thanks for posting ....

[barbcard]

Another unique blend of the "hot" and nostalgic--one of your specialties, G.

[jozefsterkens]

Harlem Nocturne poster(?) is wonderful.

Trumpets sound like Duke's.