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FLETCHER HENDERSON 33s
including
HORACE HENDERSON 33s
by Music Librarian Christopher Popa

7” LPs
7” ARC (Aus) 66, Fletcher Henderson: And His Band

10” LPs
10” Allegro Elite 4028 – see under “Various Artists”
10” Br BL 58024 – see under “Various Artists”
10” Br (E) LA.8565 – see under “Various Artists”
10” Col (Fr) 33 FP 1021 – see under “Various Artists” 
10” Dec DL 6025, Fletcher Henderson Memorial Album: FH and his Orch, 1952
10” HMV (E) DLP-1066, FH and His Connie Inn’s orch: feat C Hawkins . . . , 1954
10” London (E) AL 3547, The Birth Of Big Band Jazz: FH And His Orchestra
10” RCA (Fr) 130.249, Collection “Jazz Classics” no. 25: FH, Apr 1961
10” Riverside RLP 1001 – see under “Louis Armstrong” 
10” Riverside RLP 1055, FH: The B Of B B J: With L Armstrong/C Hawkins, 1954
10” “X” LVA-3013, fh and his Connie’s Inn Orchestra: feat c hawkins . . . , 1954

12” LPs
Ace of Hearts (E) AH 41, “Smack”: Connie’s Inn Orch directed by FH, 1962
Ace of Hearts (E) AH 61, Fletcher Henderson 1934: FH and his orchestra, 1963
Alamac QSR 2444, Fletcher Henderson’s Sextet: 1950
ASV Living Era (E) AJA5067, Under the Harlem Moon: F Henderson, 1990
BASF (Fr) 10 298 045.0, FH: Feat A.O. C Hawkins & L Armstrong: 1923-1927
BBC (E) REB 682, J Classics In Dig Stereo: FH Swing: 1929-1937, 1988
BBC (E) REB 720, Jazz Classics In Digital Stereo: FH 1925 to 1928
Big Chief Jerollomo SBBH 1947 – see under “Various Artists”
Biograph BLP-C-12, FH’s O: Feat Armstrong / Redman / C Hawkins . . . , 1973  
Biograph BLP-12039, Fletcher Henderson Orchestra: 1923-1927: Feat . . . , 1972
Biograph BLP-12047 – see under “Various Artists”
Bb 9583-1-RB – see under “Various Artists”
Bb 9904-1-RB, Fletcher Henderson And His Orch (1927 - 1936): Hocus Pocus
  C Hawkins, Eldridge
Bb AXM2-5507, The Complete Fletcher Henderson 1927-1936, 1976 2-LPs
Bb (Eur) NL-90365 – see under “Various Artists”
Bb (G) NL- 90413, FH And His Orch (1927 - 1936): Hocus Pocus, 1989  
  C Hawkins, Eldridge
Boulevard (Eu) 4025 – see under “Various Artists”
BYG 529083, Vol 33: Archive of Jazz: Fletcher Henderson 1923
  C Hawkins, Redman
CBS (E) BPG 62001, A Study In Frustration: The FH Story Vol 1, 1962
CBS (E) BPG 62002, A Study In Frustration: The FH Story Vol 2, 1962
CBS (E) BPG 62003, A Study In Frustration: The FH Story Vol 3, 1962
CBS (E) BPG 62004, A Study In Frustration: The FH Story Vol 4, 1962
CBS / Milestone (E) M 63737, The Immortal FH: the birth of big-band j . . . , 1970
CBS (E) 67379 – see under “Various Artists”
CBS (Fr) 66423, The FH Story . . . A Study In Frustration 4-LPs cover: blk
CBS Sony (J) 20AP 1428, A Portrait Of Fletcher Henderson: 1925-1937
CBS (Sp) LSP982326-1, Fletcher Henderson: Sugar Foot Stomp, 1989
Classic J Masters (Neth) CJM 88507, FH: Orch With Armstrong & Hawkins, 1983
Collector’s Classics (Sw) CC-27, Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra Vol 1
Collector’s Classics (Sw) CC-28, Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra Vol 2
Col C4L 19, A Study In Frustration: The FH Story, Nov 1961 6-eye labels
Col C4L 19, A Study In Frustration: The FH Story, 1963 red labels
Col C4L 19, A Study In Frustration: The FH Story, 1966 “360 sound mono” 
Col Spec Prod P6 13927e – see under “Various Artists”
Concert Hall (Fr) J 1397, Historical Recordings . . . Fletcher Henderson
Coral (G) 98 002 – see under “Various Artists”
Coral (G) COP/S 1912, Pioneers Of Jazz 15: Fletcher Henderson “2”
Coral (G) COPS 1912e, FH: “Swing’s The Thing”: (1931-1934)
Coral (G) COP/S 3450, Pioneers Of Jazz 2: Fletcher Henderson “1”
Coral (G) COPS.3450e, FH: “First Impressions”: Vol 1 (1924-1931)
Coral (It) COPS.3274 – see under “Various Artists”
Dec DL 9227, FH: “First Impressions”: Vol 1 (1924-1931), Mar 1968
Dec DL 9228, FH: “Swing’s The Thing” (1931-1934) Vol 2, Mar 1968
Dec DL 79227e, FH: “First Impressions”: Vol 1 (1924-1931), Mar 1968
Dec DL 79228e, FH: “Swing’s The Thing” (1931-1934) Vol 2, Mar 1968
Dec (Arg) SUDL 80512e, FH: “Swing’s The Thing” (1931-1934) Vol 2, 1970
Dec (G) SLK 86.049-Pe, FH: “First Impressions”: Vol 1 (1924-1931)
Dec (G) SLK 86.050-Pe, FH: “Swing’s The Thing”: (1931-1934) Vol 2
DRG Swing SW-8445/6, FH & the Dixie Stompers 1925-1928
EMI / Parlophone (E) PMC 7056, FH & The Dixie Stompers 1927/8, 1968
EMI / Parlophone (E) PMC 7109, FH & The Dixie Stompers 1925-6, 1970
EMI / Parlophone (It) 3C 034-05640, Really The J: FH & T D S (1927-28), 1974
Family (It) SFR 716, Rhythm Crazy: Fletcher Henderson
Family (It) SFR 737, Smack & Satch: FH and his orch with Louis Armstrong
Festival (Aus) DL 32,868, FH: “First Impressions”: Vol 1 (1924-1931)
Festival (New Z) SDL 932,868e, FH: “First Impressions”: Vol 1 (1924-1931)
Folkways FJ 2807 – see under “Various Artists”
Folkways FJ 2808 – see under “Various Artists”
Fountain FJ-112, Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra: 1923 – 1925, 1976
F Mint, . . . Era 65/66 – see under “Various Artists”
GAPS (It) 090, Fletcher Henderson
Giants Of Jazz (It) LPJT 39, F Henderson: originater of swing arrangement
Guilde Int’l du Disc (Fr) SJS 1268 – see under “Tributes” 
Guest Star GS 1491 – see under “Various Artists”
Hall of Fame JG-624 – see under “Tributes”
Hep (E) 1009, Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra: Wild Party!
Hep (E) 1016, Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra: Yeah Man!
Historical Jazz No.13, Fletcher Henderson 1923 - 1924, Jan 1967
Historical Jazz Vol. 18, Fletcher Henderson’s Orch Vol 2: 1923 – 1925, Nov 1967
Hit (G) ST 5114, Kid Ory / Fletcher Henderson
I Grandi del Jazz (It) GDJ 6, Fletcher Henderson
Jazz Anthology (Fr) 30 JA 5185, FH And His Sextet: New-York-1950
Jazz Document (Sw) va-7995, Fletcher Henderson 1937/38
Jazz Live (It) BLJ 8011, Fletcher Henderson: The very first & the rarest, 1975
Jazz Panorama (Sw) LP 4, Connie’s Inn Orchestra : Fletcher Henderson 1931
Jazz Panorama (Sw) JPLP 21, Fletcher Henderson 1924-25: Feat L Armstrong
Jazztone J-1285 – see under “Tributes”
Joker (It) SM 3077, La Storia del Jazz: FH And His Connie’s Inn Orchestra, 1971
MCA 1310, Fletcher Henderson 1: first impressions: 1924-1931
MCA 1318, Fletcher Henderson 2: swing’s the thing: 1931-1934
MCA 1346, J Heritage Series: Fletcher Henderson: rarest fletcher (1923 – 1924)
MCA (E) MCM 5025 – see under “Various Artists”
MCA (Fr) 510.032, Fletcher Henderson 3: “Rarest Fletcher 1”: “1923-1924,” 1975
MCA (Fr) 510.035, Fletcher Henderson 4: “Rarest Fletcher 2”: 1924, 1975
MCA (Fr) 510.060, Swing’s the Thing 1931-1934, 1974
MCA (Fr) 510.136, Fletcher Henderson 5: “Rarest Fletcher 3”: “1924-1931,” 1975
MCA (J) 3020, Fletcher Henderson: “Swing’s The Thing” (1931-1934) Vol 2
MCA Coral (J) MCL 1023, F Henderson: “Swing’s The Thing” (1931-1934) Vol 2
MCA (Sp) 255 009-1 – see under “Various Artists”
Melodiya (Rus) M60 49567 003, FH and His Orch: Somebody Loves Me, 1991
Meritt 13~14 – see under “Various Artists”
Milestone MLP-2005, The Immortal FH: the birth of big-band jazz . . . , 1968 
Milestone (It) HBS 6063, The Immortal FH: the birth of big-band jazz . . . , 1981
Monkey (Fr) MY 40001 – see under “Louis Armstrong”
Mosaic MR23-123 – see under “Various Artists”
Music for Pleasure (E) MFP 1085 – see under “Various Artists”
Musica Jazz (It) 2MJP 1062, Fletcher Henderson, 1988
Olympic OL-7118, Fletcher Henderson: Harlem in the Thirties, 1974
Past Perfect (G) 904337, Fletcher Henderson: Riffin’, 2000
Philips Twen (G) B 47 163 L – see under “Various Artists”
Philips (Neth) 13654 A-JL, Classic J masters: FH 1924-1927: Feat Armstrong . . . 
Phontastic (Sw) NOST 7619 – see under “Various Artists”
Pierre Cardin (Fr) PC 93507, Fletcher Henderson Orchestra 1923-1927, 1973
Pogo Platten (Sw) PPLP 101 – see under “Various Artists”
Prestige PR 7645 – see under “Various Artists”
RCA Vic LPM-1393 – see under “Various Artists”
RCA (Aus) LPV-1010, Fletcher Henderson, Aug 1973
RCA Vic (Fr) 430.632 S – see under “Various Artists”
RCA Vic (Fr) 430.652 – see under “Various Artists”
RCA Vic (Fr) 430.710 S, FH and his Orchestra 1934-36: Treasury Of Jazz 64
RCA Vic (Fr) 730.584, Fletcher Henderson (1927-1936)
RCA Vic (Fr) 741.071, Fletcher Henderson: Vol 2 (1927-1934)
RCA (Fr) FPM1-7011, Fletcher Henderson: Vol 3 (1923-1936), 1974
RCA (Fr) Jazz Trib NL-89604, The Indispensable FH (1927/1936) 2-LPs
RCA (Fr) Jazz Trib PM-43691, The Indispensable FH (1927/1936), 1982 2-LPs
RCA (G) 63.158 – see under “Various Artists”
RCA Vic (G) LPM 10 019, Jazz Star Serie No.4: FH And His Orch 1936 Vol 1
RCA Vic (G) LPM 10 121, J Star Ser No.16: FH And His O, 1927-1934 . . . Vol 2
RCA (G) PL 42 381 – see under “Various Artists”
RCA (G) PL 89 321 – see under “Various Artists”
RCA (It) LPM-10002 – see under “Various Artists” 
RCA Italiana (It) LPM-10043 – see under “Various Artists”
RCA (It) NL 42163, Fletcher Henderson: The Creative Years, 1978
Reader’s Dig RD3-20 – see under “Various Artists”
Regal (E) REG 1038 – see under “Various Artists”
Regal (E) REG 1108 – see under “Various Artists”
Riverside RLP 12-129 – see under “Various Artists”
Riverside RLP 8813, FH 1923-1927: Feat A.O. C Hawkins & L Armstrong
RST (Austria) BD-2098, FH’s O & The Blues Singers: Vol 1 (1921-1923), 1990
RST (Austria) BD-2105, Rosa Henderson (1923-1924) With FH, C Hawkins . . . 
Saga (E) PRE 637 – see under “Various Artists”
Sandy Hook S.H. 2091 – see under “Various Artists”
Savoy SJL-1152, Fletcher Henderson: The Crown King Of Swing, 1985
Savoy SJL-2246 – see under “Various Artists”
Smithsonian Coll R006 (13710), FH: Developing an American Orch 1923-1937
Society (E) SOC 982 – see under “Various Artists”
Solid Sender (G) SOL 505 – see under “Various Artists”
Solid Sender (G) SOL 517, Fletcher Henderson Sextet: 1950
Stinson SLP 20 – see under “Various Artists”
Sunbeam SB-212, A Date with Lena Horne: 1944: Feat FH And His Orch . . . 
Sutton SU-286, Fletcher Henderson with Slam Stewart: and the Jazz Tones
Sutton SSU-286, Fletcher Henderson with Slam Stewart: and the Jazz Tones
Swaggie (Aus) 241, Fletcher Henderson: The Dixie Stompers 1927-1928
Swing / Vogue Productions (Fr) 000103 – see under “Various Artists” 
Swing Treasury ST 107 – see under “Various Artists”
Swingtime (It) ST 1008, FH Vol 1: The End of An Era: 1936 - 1941, 1986
Tobacco Rd (It) B/2521, Amer J & Bl History Vol.21: FH: Moten Stomp
Trans-Ark 1002, Fletcher Henderson: The Live Sound 1950
Two Flats Disc (It) TFD 5.005, Dentistry In Rhythm: Fillin’ Chu Gaps, 1979
Urania UJ 1212 – see under “Tributes”
Vic (J) RA-5306 – see under “Various Artists”
VJM (E) VLP 10, Rare Fletcher Henderson Masterpieces, 1966
VJM (E) VLP 24, FH’s O: 1923 – 1924: NY Col Sessions In Chron Order, 1969
VJM (E) VLP 36, FH’s Orch 1924-1926: NY Col Sessions In Chronological, 1974
VJM (E) VLP 42, FH’s Orch 1926-1930: NY Col Sessions In Chronological Order
VJM (E) VLP 60, Louis Armstrong With FH And His Orchestra 1924 - 1925, 1976
VJM (E) VLP 60, L Armstrong With F Henderson’s Orchestra: 1924 To 1925
VJM (E) VLP 63, FH And His Orch . . . Feb To Apr 1931 Recordings  
  Carter, C Hawkins
Wolf (Austria) 1012, FH (1921-1925): Piano Solos and Vocal Accompaniments
Yazoo L-1070 – see under “Various Artists”

     Not listed here, of course, is the budget LP by Billy Eckstine and Sarah Vaughan “Swingin’ & Singin’” (Guest Star G 1418 / GS 1418), which also includes four selections (Drum Hum Ho, Jane, Dark Dawn, and Green Pink & Plaid) by the so-called “Fletch Anderson Orchestra,” which when read aloud sounds very much like “Fletcher Henderson.” Note that Guest Star later issued at least one other Sarah Vaughan album which actually said the name “Fletcher Henderson” on the cover.

10” LPs by Horace Henderson
10” Dec DL 5383 – see under “Various Artists”

12” LPs by Horace Henderson
IAJRC 27 – see under “Various Artists”
Prestige PR 7645 – see under “Various Artists”
Tax (Sw) m-8013, Horace Henderson: 1940, 1974
World Records (E) SHB 42 – see under “Various Artists”

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