Horace Henderson
Horace W. Henderson (November 22, 1904 – August 29, 1988), the younger brother of Fletcher Henderson, was an American jazz pianist, organist, arranger, and bandleader. Henderson was born in Cuthbert, Georgia, United States. While later attending Wilberforce University he formed a band called the Collegians, which included Benny Carter and Rex Stewart. This band was later known as the Horace Henderson Orchestra and then as the Dixie Stompers. Henderson left it to work with Sammy Stewart, then in 1928 organized a new band called the Collegians. Don Redman took over this band in 1931; Henderson continued to work as the band's pianist and arranger before leaving to work for his brother. Fletcher Henderson's book contained about as many of Horace's arrangements as of Fletcher's. Although Horace worked continually, led bands, arranged, recorded, and composed into the 1980s, and although he is considered by many the more talented and skillful of the Henderson brothers, Fletcher remained more popular and accomplished more in the field. Horace Henderson arranged for many other jazz musicians of the era. Among his other clients for arrangements were Charlie Barnet, the Casa Loma Orchestra, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Earl Hines, and Jimmie Lunceford. His best-known arrangements were of his own "Hot and Anxious" (part of which became the main theme of "In The Mood") and "Christopher Columbus", of which he was one of the writers (but never received credit). He also wrote another popular instrumental of the big band era titled "Big John's Special". These were three important compositions of the period. At different times in his career, Horace was pianist and musical director for both Lena Horne and Billie Holiday. |
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 71 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W265154 | 10-in. | 10/3/1933 | Ain't cha glad?-1 | Horace Henderson Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano, arranger | ||
Columbia | W265155 | 10-in. | 10/3/1933 | I've got to sing a torch song | Horace Henderson Orchestra | arranger | ||
OKeh | W404566 | 10-in. | 12/3/1930 | Goodbye blues | Chocolate Dandies | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W404596 | 10-in. | 12/30/1930 | Cloudy skies | Chocolate Dandies | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W404597 | 10-in. | 12/30/1930 | Got another sweetie now | Chocolate Dandies ; Jimmy Harrison | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W404598 | 10-in. | 12/30/1930 | Bugle call rag | Chocolate Dandies | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W404599 | 10-in. | 12/30/1930 | Dee blues | Chocolate Dandies | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Decca | 38599 | 10-in. | 9/11/1934 | Shanghai shuffle-2, 3 | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 38600 | 10-in. | 9/11/1934 | Big John special-3, 4 | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | arranger, instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 38601 | 10-in. | 9/11/1934 | Happy as the day is long-3, 5 | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 38604 | 10-in. | 9/12/1934 | Wrappin' it up-2, 3 | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 38605 | 10-in. | 9/12/1934 | Memphis blues-3 | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 38724 | 10-in. | 9/25/1934 | Rug cutter's swing-1, 2, 4 | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | arranger | ||
Decca | 38725 | 10-in. | 9/25/1934 | Hotter than 'ell-1, 4 | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | arranger | ||
Decca | 38728 | 10-in. | 9/25/1934 | Liza-1, 3 | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 75147 | 8/17/1949 | 'Tain't nobody's business if I do | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 75148 | 8/17/1949 | Baby get lost | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 75203 | 8/29/1949 | Keeps on rainin' | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 75204 | 8/29/1949 | Them there eyes | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 75221 | 9/1/1949 | Maybe it's because | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 75222 | 9/1/1949 | I'll keep the lovelight burning | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 75241 | 9/8/1949 | Do your duty | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 75242 | 9/8/1949 | Gimme a pigfoot and a bottle of beer | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 76756 | 8/25/1950 | I need my baby | Harold Burrage | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 76757 | 8/25/1950 | Hi yo silver | Harold Burrage | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Henderson, Horace," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106935.
Henderson, Horace. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106935.
"Henderson, Horace." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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