biography
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Henderson, Fletcher
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1897–1952)
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| biography:
| Pianist, arranger, and jazz bandleader, born in Cuthbert, Georgia, USA. He graduated in chemistry from Atlanta University, and moved to New York City in 1920 to continue his studies, but was diverted into a musical career, starting as house pianist for publishing and recording companies. In 1924 he put together a big band for what was supposed to be a temporary engagement, but stayed at the head of the orchestra until the mid-1930s, attracting the finest instrumentalists and arrangers of the time. His own orchestrations, and those of Don Redman, set the standard for the swing era. |
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