Teddy Hill Orchestra
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The Teddy Hill Orchestra was a prominent 1930s swing-era big band led by saxophonist Teddy Hill that featured several rising jazz stars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Teddy Hill Orchestra canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | big band ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Teddy Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | swing era ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| disbandedInDecade | 1940s ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
swing ⓘ |
| hasBandLeaderRoleOf | Teddy Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentalSection |
rhythm section
ⓘ
saxophone section ⓘ trombone section ⓘ trumpet section ⓘ |
| hasMemberRole |
bassist
ⓘ
drummer ⓘ pianist ⓘ saxophonist ⓘ trombonist ⓘ trumpeter ⓘ |
| influenced | bebop musicians ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early employment of Dizzy Gillespie
ⓘ
featuring rising jazz stars ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | instrumental ⓘ |
| leader | Teddy Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Bill Coleman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chu Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ Dickie Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenny Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Eldridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
Blue Rhythm Fantasy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
China Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ Uptown Rhapsody NERFINISHED ⓘ When the Robin Sings His Song Again NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Harlem jazz scene ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Apollo Theater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cotton Club NERFINISHED ⓘ Savoy Ballroom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Bluebird Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vocalion Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
brass and reed call-and-response
ⓘ
dance-oriented arrangements ⓘ |
| timeOfFormation | early 1930s ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.