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Released October 27, 1998

A viable alternative to the many "chronological" Fletcher Henderson discs on offer, Giants of Jazz's 1924-1938 collection takes in a wide array of the maestro's early-jazz and swing sides. The mix is heavy on cuts from the first half of the period covered, including such early highlights as "Shanghai Shuffle" and "The Stampede"; the going is especially sweet here with a double dose of sharp solos (Louis Armstrong, Coleman Hawkins, et al.) and charts (some of Don Redman's best). And the cream keeps coming, as these 22 tracks take in such bedrock sides as "New King Porter Stomp," "Stealin' Apples," and "Sugar Foot Stomp." The line of soloists and arrangers is just a consistently impressive, with more Redman work and new gems from Benny Carter and brothers Fletcher and Horace Henderson. The lineup, of course, remains huge too, featuring the likes of Benny Morton, Tommy Ladnier, Chu Berry, and Buster Bailey. A listening pleasure of the historical kind. ~ Stephen Cook, All Music Guide

TRACKS

1. Christopher Columbus
2. Moten Stomp (Moten Swing)
3. Rhythm of the Tambourine
4. Back in Your Own Backyard
5. Sing You Sinners
6. Yeah Man
7. Big John's Special
8. Shanghai Shuffle
9. New King Porter Stomp
10. Big Chief de Sota (Grand Terrace Swing)
11. Stealin' Apples
12. Blue Lou
13. Clarinet Marmalade
14. Wang Wang Blues
15. I'm Coming Virginia
16. What-Cha-Call-'Em Blues
17. Teapot Dome Blues
18. The Stampede
19. Singin' the Blues
20. Chinatown, My Chinatown
21. Sugar Foot Stomp
22. Henderson Stomp

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