McKinney's Cotton Pickers
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McKinney's Cotton Pickers was an influential late-1920s and early-1930s African American jazz and dance band known for its sophisticated arrangements and key role in the development of big band swing.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American musical ensemble
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jazz band ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | mid-1930s ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1926 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Fletcher Henderson style arrangements ⓘ |
| basedIn | Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| ethnicBackground | African American ⓘ |
| foundedBy | William McKinney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dance band music
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jazz ⓘ swing ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Benny Carter
NERFINISHED
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Claude Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Coleman Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Doc Cheatham NERFINISHED ⓘ Don Redman NERFINISHED ⓘ Fats Waller NERFINISHED ⓘ George Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ James P. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Rex Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ William McKinney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped bridge small-group jazz and later swing-era big bands
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one of the first important African American big bands to record extensively ⓘ |
| influenced | later swing bands ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | big band swing ⓘ |
| musicalDirector | Don Redman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEra |
early 1930s
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late 1920s ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in development of big band swing
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sophisticated arrangements ⓘ tight ensemble playing ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
“Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home”
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“I Found a New Baby” NERFINISHED ⓘ “If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Milenberg Joys” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceType |
ballroom dance music
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recording sessions ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
RCA Victor
NERFINISHED
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Victor Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleOfMember |
Don Redman was arranger and saxophonist
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William McKinney was the bandleader and drummer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
arranged breaks and solos
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call-and-response brass and reeds ⓘ complex ensemble voicings ⓘ |
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