John hammond, who helped build the benny goodman orchestra, charged. By 1935 the group, then called jimmie lunceford s orchestra, had achieved a national reputation as one of the top black swing bands. With altoist willie smith, joe thomas on tenor and trombonist trummy young still around as. The orchestra appeared in the 1941 movie blues in the night. Jimmie lunceford and his dance orchestra 1936 imdb. Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. For this classics cd, most of the jimmie lunceford orchestras earlier vocalion recordings owned by columbia are reissued. Two versions of white heat performed by jimmie lunceford and his orchestra, dating from january 26, 1934 and april 7, 1939. But viewers will discover that the spirit of swing wasnt limited to the dance floor. Jimmie lunceford and his orchestra lunceford special youtube.
Jimmy lunceford and his orchestra discography all countries. But by 1934, the band had developed quite a personality thanks to drumroll please practice. Jimmy lunceford and his orchestra listen on deezer music. James melvin jimmie lunceford june 6, 1902 july 12, 1947 was an american jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader in the swing era. Jimmie lunceford and his dance orchestra 1936 release. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile. This album features the band during perhaps its greatest period, 193537. Jimmie luncefords band differed from other great bands of the time because it. I used to not respect the jimmie lunceford band orchestra. Jimmie lunceford listen to jimmie lunceford on deezer. Blues in the night 1941 movie clip jimmie lunceford. Special effects abound in jimmie lunceford and his dance orchestra 1936, a lively concert film that begins with the devil shouting out praise of syncopated rhythms while the flames of hades shoot up around him.
Hes in black tie and a tuxedo of white tales and black trousers. Jazz history biography jimmie lunceford swing music net. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Rhythm is our business by sammy cahn, jimmie lunceford, saul chaplin.
Start your 30day free trial of unlimited to listen to this album plus tens of millions more songs. Arrangertrumpeter sy olivers defection to tommy dorsey hurt but his charts were still in the books and his replacement snooky young proved to be a superior first trumpeter and soloist. The original american decca recordings,grp presents the legendary masters of jazz format. Complete your jimmie lunceford and his orchestra collection. Jimmie lunceford and his orchestra it had to be you 1942. Dec 05, 20 jimmie lunceford and his orchestra 1940.
Jimmie lunceford and his orchestra 1940 by jimmie lunceford. Pure pleasureken burns jazz, part 5 films media group. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The loss of sy oliver in august 1939 he was lured away by tommy dorsey would soon hurt the band but they were still using olivers arrangemetns in the last session. During his youth, lunceford studied music with wilberforce j. Early hot jazz bands, the hotel dance bands and the history of jazz music. Rhythm is our business past perfect 1930s 1940s big band duration.
Tommy dorsey, after sy oliver joined his band in late 1939, borrowed much from the lunceford tradition. One of the great jazz show bands of the 1930s, the jimmie lunceford orchestra are featured in this wonderful 1935 film short along with the three brown jacks dance team and singerdancer myra. Whiteman, father of bandleader paul whiteman, and became proficient on. Jimmie lunceford for dancers only 1937 music video.
You cant pull the wool over my eyes by milton ager, charles newman, murray mencher mj. For this classics cd, most of the jimmie lunceford orchestra s earlier vocalion recordings owned by columbia are reissued. Oct 08, 2017 jimmie lunceford and his orchestra new york, january 3, 1939 01 taint what you do oliver young 00. Jimmie lunceford and his orchestra music, videos, stats. The jimmie lunceford orchestra was at the height of its power and fame during the period covered by this classics cd. Little is known about his parents, though his father was a choirmaster in. A paul whiteman trained musician whose overly sweet style on his early 1930s recordings with the chickesaw syncopators that often featured novelty vocals and two beat dance music. Jimmie lunceford, american big band leader whose rhythmically appealing, welldisciplined orchestra was one of the most influential of the swing era. Jimmie lunceford orchestra collection by jimmie lunceford. Listen to your favorite songs from jimmie lunceford and his orchestra 1940 by jimmie lunceford now. Many albums described as tributes to lunceford have been recorded including those by sy oliver, george williams, billy may, the american jazz orchestra, the jimmie lunceford legacy orchestra and others. Jimmie lunceford and his orchestra 1939 1990, cd discogs. Jimmie lunceford and his orchestra 1940, an album by jimmie lunceford on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
Jimmie lunceford and his orchestra perform a swing version of edward b. Whiteman, father of bandleader paul whiteman, and became proficient on all reed. Lunceford s band then jumps into action with superimposed musicians, a chorus line and dancers filling every corner of the screen. Jimmie lunceford american jazz musician britannica. The american jazz orchestra the music of jimmie lunceford. Jun 05, 20 one of the great jazz show bands of the 1930s, the jimmie lunceford orchestra are featured in this wonderful 1935 film short along with the three brown jacks dance team and singerdancer myra. Jigger richard whorf and the gang exhort leo jack carson to show off his chops in a dinner club being blown down by the real jimmie lunceford and his band in anatole litvaks blues in the night, 1941 view the tcmdb entry for blues in the night 1941. A talented band leader who assembled and maintained an excellent orchestra, including trumpeter and arranger sy oliver, lunceford sadly was unable to pay his players enough, and they eventually left for other ensembles, including oliver, who joined tommy dorsey in 1939. Jimmie lunceford and his dance orchestra library of congress. Jimmie lunceford and his dance orchestra 1936 youtube. Jimmie lunceford, in full james melvin lunceford, born june 6, 1902, fulton, miss. Fly me to the moon art deco poster print frank sinatra vintage dance. Jimmie lunceford is best known for his orchestras consistently swinging and showy live. Jimmie lunceford born june 6, 1902, fulton, mississippi, usa died july 12, 1947, seaside, oregon, usa was an american jazz alto saxophonist, bandleader and arranger.
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