Mills blue rhythm band hometown, lineup, biography. Chronological classics was a french compact disc reissue label. This series will be tagged using the tag chronologicalclassics country for entire series. On the third of classics five complete cds by the orchestra, the music is excellent, except for four okay vocals by chuck richards. Complete jazz series 1933 1934 by mills blue rhythm band. Lucky millinder, conductor of mills blue rhythm band, now on the orpheum stage in cotton club revue. Mills blue rhythm band 193435 by mills blue rhythm band. The series has also been reissued under the name complete jazz series which can be found on. Best of jazz the swing era series best of jazz is a label devoted to the highlights of the swing era. However, starting in 1940, red allen led a series of impressive combos that were dixielandbased but also open to. Mills blue rhythm band cotton club 1934 live ny amazon.
Cabin in the cotton original recordings 1931 1932 by. Mills blue rhythm band a ecouter sur deezer musique en. At various times the group was known as the blue rhythm band, blue ribbon band, blue rhythm boys. Hall entered the guinness book of world records in 2003 as the worlds most enduring recording artist having released material over eight consecutive decades. The band was formed in harlem in 1930, with reedman bingie madison the first of its many leaders.
Complete jazz series 1933 1934 by mills blue rhythm band on. Adelaide louise hall 20 october 1901 7 november 1993 was an americanborn ukbased jazz singer and entertainer. The fifth and final classics cd by the mills blue rhythm band starts out at the same high level as the fourth set. Higginbotham, clarinetist buster bailey, and tenor saxophonist joe garland were the groups star soloists by this time. It started life as the coconut grove orchestra, changing to mills blue rhythm band when irving mills became its manager in 1931.
The mills blue rhythm band were based at the cotton club in new york. Snake hips is an exuberant original designed for dancers by band pianist edgar hayes. R, originalpublisher edgar hayes, featuredartist mills blue rhythm band, artist, mainartist shelton hemphill, composer wardell jones, composer crawford wethington, featuredartist. Still shot of sally gooding from the 1933 movie short mills blue rhythm band. The big band recorded frequently during 19311937 all of the recordings have been reissued on five classics cds and, although the orchestra never really caught on or developed its. Album kings of swing collection, various artists qobuz.
Pat moran 1934 was a brilliant pianist, mostly known for her work with scott lafaro and terry gibbs in the late 1950s and early 1960s but left the jazz scene much too early download the piano of pat moran pdffile click and read facts and a critical evaluation of the artist read entire article. After notable stints with luis russell 19291932, fletcher henderson 1933 1934, and the mills blue rhythm band 1934 1937, allen became part of louis armstrongs backup band for three years, secure but somewhat anonymous work. This was the year when he changed his name from lucius venable to lucky millinder. By 1933, the mills blue rhythm band was entering its prime period. Millinder grew up in chicago, worked as a dancer, and became a bandleader in 1931, using his original name of lucius venable, which he soon changed. Left and middle pittsburgh courier dated 92835 and right reading times pennsylvania dated 22437. The fourth of the european classics labels five cds containing the complete output of the mills blue rhythm band captures the underrated orchestra at the peak of their powers. This short from warner is pretty special for a couple reasons. Blue rhythm is a 1931 american animated short film directed by burt gillett, produced by walt disney productions and distributed by columbia pictures. The band was formed in harlem, new york city in 1930, with reedman bingie madison the first of its many leaders. The plot focuses on a multifaceted performance of w. In 1931, irving mills became their manager and the group was renamed the mills blue rhythm band.
The series is reissued by abeille musique distribution. Chronological classics complete discography wikipedia. Browse the top rhythm and blues albums to find new music and discover artists. Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music by mills blue rhythm band at mp3caprice. Vic bellerbys fighting liner notes ascribe part the relative neglect of the mills blue rhythm band to the number of leaders who fronted the band. Complete song listing of mills blue rhythm band on mills blue rhythm band songs list covid19. The band got its name when irving mills became their manager in 1931. In this disc for instance we have edgar hayes, lucky millinder and baron lee jimmy ferguson though others, such as eddie mallory and dave nelson, also did the honours.
The label says under the direction of lucky millinder who is also the main speakershoutersinger. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban african americans, at a time when urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a heavy, insistent beat was becoming more popular. Mills blue rhythm band musical group discography of. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Higginbottham, altoist tab smith and tenor saxophonist joe garland in the band pianist billy kyle soon joined up as well, along with a solid rhythm section, the orchestra could swing quite hard, as shown on such numbers as st.
In 1940, he formed his own orchestra, which worked at the savoy ballroom. Mills blue rhythm band is an actor, known for mills blue rhythm band 1934. They signed up with great jazz manager irving mills in 1931 who then gave them the star cotton club treatment. Throughout the 1930s, he led his own recording groups but also freelanced on many other artists dates. Cd flac lossless, mills blue rhythm band 19311932 chronological classics 676 1992 cd flac lossless, mills blue rhythm band 1933 1934 chronological classics 686 1993 cd flac lossless, mills blue rhythm band 1934 1936 chronological classics 710 1993 cd flac. Aug 02, 2011 the mills blue rhythm band was a black jazz band formed in 1930 in harlem.
The mills blue rhythm band play ride red ride in this recording from july 2, 1935. Her long career spanned more than 70 years from 1921 until her death and she was a major figure in the harlem renaissance. This fine big band was originally formed by drummer willie lynch as the blue rhythm band in 1930 and as the coconut grove orchestra, provided backup to louis armstrong on some records. The mills blue rhythm band was an american big band of the 1930s the band was formed in harlem in 1930, with reedman bingie madison the first of its many leaders. The mills blue rhythm band keep the rhythm going youtube. The mills blue rhythm band harlem heat 2006, cd discogs. Scrobble songs to get recommendations on tracks you might like. Mills blue rhythm band mills blue rhythm 1934 1936.
Mills blue rhythm band 1934 out of 4 vitaphone musical has a group of people seeing various dance and musical acts at a nightclub and then they travel to a party where they see even more. In 1934, he put together his own orchestra and they recorded eight spirited numbers for decca later that year. It was temporarily known as the coconut grove orchestra, changing to mills blue rhythm band when irving mills became its manager in 1931. Billed on some columbia labels as king carter and his royal orchestra, king carter and his orchestra, or king carters royal orchestra. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. The mills of the blue rhythm band was irving mills, a white new york impresario and recording man, who used the blue boys as a relief group for calloway and ellington when needed at the cotton club. And now the purple dusk of twilight time steals across the meadows of my heart high up in the sky the little stars climb always reminding me that were apart. Since i love the band, i was drawn to what appeared to be a set of live recordings from the cotton club i believe remotes of other bands exist from that early date.
Check out complete jazz series 1933 1934 by mills blue rhythm band on amazon music. He freelanced until 1934 when he took over leadership of the mills blue rhythm band, staying into 1938. He allowed himself to be hired around until he took the helm of the mills blue rhythm band from 1934 until 1938, a very good outfit. For the first time a jazz anthology is being compiled by an international panel of experienced and respected specialists. Complete your louis bellson mills blue rhythm band collection. The mills blue rhythm band was an american big band of the 1930s. Louis bellson, mills blue rhythm band,stan getz, harold land, lucky thompson, willie smith, harry edison, charlie shavers, juan tizol, barney kessel big bands.
Bradshaw sang early on with horace hendersons orchestra in addition to playing drums, marion hardys alabamians, the savoy bearcats, the mills blue rhythm band, and luis russell. Buy and download mills blue rhythm band music at mp3caprice. The mills in mbrb was music publisher irving mills, the third writer of gabriels and manager of the mills blue rhythm band in the 1930s. A large slice of the back catalog can be found at on their website. Stardust lyrics performed by mills blue rhythm band. At various times the same group was known as the blue rhythm band, blue ribbon band, blue rhythm. The mills blue rhythm band by the mills blue rhythm. For one it features an allblack cast, which certainly wasnt the norm back in 1934. During 193740, he joined again with luis russell, playing mainly as a backup group for louis armstrong. Airelle archives the big band era usaeu 18701950 from waltz to bebop. Mills blue rhythm band 193435 by mills blue rhythm band on.
Music profile for mills blue rhythm band, formed 1930. Mills blue rhythm band music, videos, stats, and photos. Sally also appeared in one other short, hits of today from 1934 and one movie the notorious elinor lee from 1940. Mills blue rhythm band mills blue rhythm 1934 1936 amazon. These appear to be the same performances included in the honestly labeled mills blue rhythm band 19331936 which i purchased at the same time. Then he was one of the key players with fletcher hendersons big band 193334 and the mills blue rhythm band 1934 37. Listen to love is the thingthere goes my headache by sally gooding with mills blue rhythm band from the 1933 short. By the time the label suspended operations in july 2008, its scope had extended to lps. This ensures that the selection does not reflect the preferences of one individual. The mills blue rhythm band keep the rhythm going audio. Mills blue rhythm band 1934 35, an album by mills blue rhythm band on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Lynchs departure later that year resulted in baron lee fronting the band until lucky millinder took over in 1934. Formerly a noname outfit, trumpeter henry red allen, trombonist j.
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