Fletcher Henderson

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arranger bandleader composer human jazz musician pianist

Fletcher Henderson was a pioneering American jazz pianist, bandleader, and arranger whose influential big band helped shape the sound of early swing music.

Observed surface forms (1)

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Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arranger ⓘ
bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1952 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1920 ⓘ
causeOfDeath stroke ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1897-12-18 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1952-12-29 ⓘ
educatedAt Clark Atlanta University ⓘ
surface form: Atlanta University
ethnicGroup African American ⓘ
familyName Henderson ⓘ
fieldOfWork music ⓘ
founded Fletcher Henderson self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra
fullName James Fletcher Hamilton Henderson Jr. ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
swing music ⓘ
givenName Fletcher ⓘ
James ⓘ
influenced Benny Goodman ⓘ
Count Basie ⓘ
Duke Ellington ⓘ
Swing era big band arranging ⓘ
instrument piano ⓘ
memberOf Fletcher Henderson self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra
movement swing era ⓘ
notableAchievement Helped define the sound and format of the early swing big band ⓘ
notableBandMember Coleman Hawkins ⓘ
Don Redman ⓘ
Louis Armstrong ⓘ
notableWork Arrangement of “Down South Camp Meeting” ⓘ
Arrangement of “King Porter Stomp” ⓘ
Arrangement of “Sugar Foot Stomp” ⓘ
Arrangement of “Wrappin’ It Up” ⓘ
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra arrangements for Benny Goodman ⓘ
occupation arranger ⓘ
bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Cuthbert, Georgia, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
Decca Records ⓘ
Vocalion Records ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workedFor Benny Goodman Orchestra ⓘ

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Louis Armstrong → associatedAct → Fletcher Henderson ⓘ
Fletcher Henderson → founded → Fletcher Henderson self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra
Fletcher → hasNotableBearer → Fletcher Henderson ⓘ
Fletcher Henderson → memberOf → Fletcher Henderson self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra
Bessie Smith → performedWith → Fletcher Henderson ⓘ