Jimmie Lunceford
Jimmie Lunceford led a powerhouse of a swing band in the 1930s and '40s. He and his section leaders' focus was on absolute precision, with a strong nod to showmanship via synchronized movement. Even the soloists stepped naturally in and out of the suberbly polished and interlocking parts of this jazz machine. All of this elevated the sense of swing to an incredibly high level, and the band achieved a following and notoriety comparable to Ellington or Basie at the time.
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Albums
- (1934) Stomp It Off
Top Tracks
- Rhythm Is Our Business-Take 1
- Sophisticated Lady
- Stomp It Off
- Rain
- Mood Indigo
Related Artists
- Benny Goodman
- Glenn Miller
- Duke Ellington
- Louis Armstrong
- Fletcher Henderson
- Bing Crosby
- Coleman Hawkins
- Sidney Bechet
- Count Basie
- Wynton Marsalis
- Bix Beiderbecke
- Dr. Henry Levine's Barefoot Dixieland Philharmonic
- Jelly Roll Morton
- Jack Teagarden
- Earl Hines
- Tommy Ladnier and his Orchestra
- Jelly Roll Morton's New Orleans Jazzmen
- Big Joe Turner
- Eddie Condon
- Sidney Bechet & His New Orleans Feetwarmers
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