Sandhill Sextet

Arrangers shape the brass like a chorus while the rhythm section snaps the beat into place. Hot choruses, stop-time figures, and shout endings give each tune a clear arc. This is where New Orleans street roots met New York polish, turning small combos into swaggering little orchestras.

James P. Johnson, Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra, Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five, Clarence Williams’ Blue Five, Bessie Smith, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Cab Calloway, The Mills Brothers, Jelly Roll Morton, Benny Goodman, Kid Ory, Bunk Johnson, Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra, King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band, Sidney Bechet, Bix Beiderbecke, Red Nichols & His Five Pennies, Earl Hines, Original Dixieland Jass Band, Coleman Hawkins, Chick Webb, Count Basie

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