#HoraceHenderson – Swing & Beyond

Mike Zirpolo July 22, 2023 1 COMMENTS

“Swingin’ and Jumpin'” Bunny Berigan (1939) / Horace Henderson (1940)

“Swingin’ and Jumpin’” Composed and arranged by Horace Henderson. Recorded live in performance by Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra from Manhattan Center in New York City on September 29, 1939. Bunny Berigan, trumpet, directing: Jake [..]

Swing 101 Swingscapes

Mike Zirpolo March 26, 2018 2 COMMENTS

“For Dancers Only” (1937) Jimmie Lunceford/Sy Oliver; “Christopher Columbus” (1936) Fletcher Henderson

“For Dancers Only” Composed and arranged by Sy Oliver. Recorded by Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra on June 15, 1937 for Decca in New York. Jimmie Lunceford, directing: Eddie Tompkins, Paul Webster, Sy Oliver, trumpets; [..]