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Overview v biography v discography v songs v credits v. Albums include the smithsonian collection of classic jazz, ken burns jazz. Because lunceford recorded for decca for almost his entire career, the superb seven disc mosaic set the complete jimmie lunceford decca sessions provides as complete a look at an artist as youre likely to find and an essential document of the time when big bands reigned. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. William allen basie, 21 august 1904, red bank, new jersey, usa, d. Luncefords decca period began in 1934, and coincided with his booking at the cotton club, an important launch pad for so many bands of the swing era. Find jimmie lunceford discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Complete your jimmie lunceford and his orchestra collection. View all albums and help us complete jimmie lunceford discography. Jimmie lunceford and his orchestra discography discogs. Jimmie lunceford the complete jimmie lunceford 19391940. Taint what you do its the way that you do it, posin, aint she sweet, life is fine, le jazz hot, biography. Choose country france 3 germany 2 netherlands 2 uk 3 usa 10. Explore releases from jimmie lunceford and his orchestra at discogs.
First time i saw you dan grissom, jimmie lunceford. While one is grateful to have this gap partially filled and in marvellous sound quality, it is a pity that more of the missing pieces werent included. Jimmie lunceford was born on june 6, 1902 in fulton, missouri, usa as james melvin lunceford. Aug 29, 2011 because lunceford recorded for decca for almost his entire career, the superb seven disc mosaic set the complete jimmie lunceford decca sessions provides as complete a look at an artist as youre likely to find and an essential document of the time when big bands reigned. Update this biography complete biography of jimmie lunceford. Jimmie lunceford orchestra musical group search jimmie lunceford orchestra on recordings are available for online listening. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. His band differed from many of the other big bands of the 1930s and 1940s in that lunceford s group was noted less for its soloists than for its ensemble work. A weeks tribute to jimmie lunceford music blog memphis flyer. Jimmie lunceford will long be remembered as the leader of a swinging big band that rivaled on record, and exceeded in person, the orchestras of duke ellington, benny goodman and count basie. Jimmie lunceford and his orchestra lyrics, playlists. The band played swing and found its first success at the cotton club in new york. Demento is a special guest during segment 4 of this episode of westwood ones the lost lennon tapes radio program. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from jimmie lunceford at the discogs marketplace.
The jimmie lunceford legacy awards was created by the jimmie lunceford jamboree festival to honor exceptional musicians with memphis ties as well as those who have dedicated their careers to excellence in music and music education. Jimmie lunceford historical recordings jazz masterpieces 9. Jazz bandleader and saxophonist james melvin jimmie lunceford was born just outside fulton on june 6, 1902. On july 19, 2009, a brass note was dedicated to lunceford on beale street, memphis, tennessee. R2c2h2 tha artivist and artstorian, with the aim of increasing recognition of lunceford s contribution to jazz, particularly in memphis, tennessee. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. The complete jimmie lunceford decca sessions sound. The highly recommended jimmie lunceford mosaic 7 cd set of all the decca recordings made from 19341945 has a gap between 1938 and 1941 when the band recorded for columbia. Jimmie lunceford american jazz musician britannica. Little is known about his parents, though his father was a choirmaster in warren, ohio, before the family moved to denver. Nov 09, 2019 james melvin jimmie lunceford june 6, 1902 july 12, 1947 was an american jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader in the swing era.
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Welcome to the discography of american historical recordings dahr, a database of master recordings made by american record companies during the 78rpm era. Jimmie lunceford historical recordings jazz masterpieces 9, 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. The complete jimmie lunceford decca sessions sound recording. It was a reputationmaking engagement for lunceford whose dedication to expert musicianship, was something youd expect from a man who had been a music educator before taking his former high. It is part of the american discography project adpan initiative of the university of california, santa barbara and the packard humanities institute that is edited by a team of. Jimmie lunceford and his orchestra 1939 chronological. Jimmie lunceford listen and stream free music, albums, new. Whiteman, father of bandleader paul whiteman, and became proficient on all reed. During his youth, lunceford studied music with wilberforce j.
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. 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. Little is known about his parents, though his father was a choirmaster in. His band differed from many of the other big bands of the 1930s and 1940s in that luncefords group was noted less for its soloists than for its ensemble work. Discography of american historical recordings site. Jul 25, 20 the jimmie lunceford legacy awards was created by the jimmie lunceford jamboree festival to honor exceptional musicians with memphis ties as well as those who have dedicated their careers to excellence in music and music education. Jimmie lunceford orchestra musical group discography.
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