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James Melvin "Jimmie" Lunceford (June 6, 1902–July 12, 1947) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader of the swing era. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind A bandleader is the leader of a band of Musicians The term is most commonly though not exclusively used with a group that plays Popular music as The Swing Era was the period of time (1935&ndash1946 when Big band Swing music was the most popular music in America.

Lunceford was born in Fulton, Mississippi, but attended school in Denver and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at Fisk University. Fulton is a city in Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States Fisk University is a historically-black university in Nashville, Tennessee, U In 1927, while teaching high school in Memphis, Tennessee, he organized a student band, the Chickasaw Syncopators, whose name was changed to the Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra when it began touring. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. The orchestra made its first recording in 1930. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. After a period of touring, the band accepted a booking at the prestigious Harlem nightclub, The Cotton Club in 1933. Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Cotton Club had already featured Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway, who won their first widespread fame from their inventive shows for the Cotton Club's all-white patrons. Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29 1899 &ndash May 24 1974 was an American Composer, Pianist, and Bandleader. Cabell "Cab" Calloway III ( December 25, 1907 &ndash November 18, 1994) was a famous American Jazz Singer Lunceford's orchestra, with their tight musicianship and often outrageous humor in their music and lyrics made an ideal band for the club, and Lunceford's reputation began to steadily grow. [1]

Comedy and vaudeville played a distinct part in Lunceford's presentation. Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s Songs such as "Rhythm Is Our Business", "I'm Nuts about Screwy Music", "I Want the Waiter (With the Water)", and "Four or Five Times" displayed a playful sense of swing, often through clever arrangements by Sy Oliver and bizarre lyrics. Melvin "Sy" Oliver (born December 17, 1910 in Battle Creek Michigan &mdash died May 28, 1988 in New York City Lunceford's stage shows often included costumes, skits, and obvious jabs at mainstream white jazz bands, such as Paul Whiteman's and Guy Lombardo's. Paul Whiteman ( March 28, 1890 &ndash December 29, 1967) was an American orchestral Gaetano Alberto "Guy" Lombardo (born June 19, 1902 in London Ontario; died November 5, 1977) was a Canadian

Despite the band's comic veneer, Lunceford always maintained professionalism in the music befitting a former teacher; this professionalism paid off and during the apex of swing in the 1930s, the Orchestra was considered the equal of Duke Ellington's, Earl Hines' or Count Basie's. Swing music, also known as swing jazz, is a form of Jazz music that developed in the early 1930s and had solidified as a distinctive style by 1935 in the United The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29 1899 &ndash May 24 1974 was an American Composer, Pianist, and Bandleader. Earl Kenneth Hines, universally known as Earl "Fatha" Hines, ( 28 December, 1903 Duquesne Pennsylvania &ndash 22 April William "Count" Basie ( August 21, 1904 &ndash April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, Organist This precision can be heard in such pieces as "Wham (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam)", "Lunceford Special", "For Dancers Only", "Uptown Blues", and "Stratosphere". Arranger and trumpeter Sy Oliver gave the orchestra its trademark two-beat rhythm. Melvin "Sy" Oliver (born December 17, 1910 in Battle Creek Michigan &mdash died May 28, 1988 in New York City The band's noted saxophone section was lead by alto sax player Willie Smith. William McLeish Smith ( 25 November, 1910 in Charleston South Carolina - 7 March, 1967 in Los Angeles) was one of the major Lunceford often used a conducting baton to lead his band. Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures

The Orchestra began recording for the Decca label and later signed with the Columbia subsidiary Vocalion in 1938. Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They toured Europe extensively in 1937, but had to cancel a second tour in 1939 because of the outbreak of World War II. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Columbia dropped Lunceford in 1940 because of flagging sales. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (Oliver departed the group before the scheduled European tour to take a position as an arranger for Tommy Dorsey). Tommy Dorsey ( November 19 1905 &ndash November 26 1956) was an American Jazz Trombonist, Trumpeter Lunceford returned to the Decca label.

The orchestra appeared in the 1941 movie Blues in the Night. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Blues in the Night ( 1941) is Musical film released by Warner Brothers, directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Priscilla Lane

In 1947, while playing in Seaside, Oregon, Lunceford collapsed and died from cardiac arrest during an autograph session. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Seaside is a city in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. The name Seaside came from a summer resort built by the railroad magnate Ben Holladay A cardiac arrest, also known as cardiorespiratory arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest or circulatory arrest, is the abrupt cessation of normal circulation of Allegations and rumors circulated that Jimmie had been poisoned by a fish-restaurant owner who was unhappy at having to serve a "Negro" in his establishment.

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Legacy Orchestras after 1947

Band members, notably Eddie Wilcox and Joe Thomas kept the band going for a time but finally had to break up the J. Eddie Wilcox (December 27 1907 - September 29 1968 was an American Jazz pianist and arranger Joe Thomas (June 19 1909 Uniontown Pennsylvania - August 3 1986 Kansas City Missouri) was an American Jazz tenor saxophonist L. O. in 1949.

In 1999, Dutch-born band-leader Robert Veen and a team of musicians set out to acquire permission to use the original band charts and arrangements of the Jimmie Lunceford canon. They reconstituted the band and secured the rights use the Lunceford name. The Jimmie Lunceford Legacy Orchestra official debuted in July 2005 at the North Sea Jazz Festival. The North Sea Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival held each second weekend of July in The Netherlands.

Selected discography

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References

  1. ^ Determeyer, Eddy (2006). Rhythm Is Our Business: Jimmie Lunceford and the Harlem Express. University of Michigan Press, 344. ISBN 978-0-472-11553-2.  

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