Another gift from friend of the channel @wlsallnight – A pair of Fletcher Henderson sides from Paramount masters bootlegged in 1963 on 45 rpm 7″ vinyl disc on the Jazz Collector label. These are pirated copies on a different format entirely made from dubs of original releases.
These excellent tunes come from two *very* scarce Henderson sides originally released on the Paramount label – and I was very excited to hear them. The band was at this time recording with Columbia and with the Harmony – Velvet Tone – Diva labels using the pseudonym the Dixie Stompers.
As I listened to the transfer I realized that in an attempt to limit surface noise of the source material, the JC label applied severe high pass and low pass filters that kill any frequencies below 200 Hz and above 3 kHz. This severely limits the bass response and gives it that “wet blanket” effect on the higher frequencies. No amount of futzing with the EQ settings is going to bring those frequencies back. ๐ญ
As a result, the sound quality is greatly diminished. I was able to bring up some bass frequencies and highs so that it is at least a bit more listenable. But I share it just so you can hear these great Henderson sides – even in their diminished state.
Recorded in New York City circa April, 1927.
Released by Jazz Collector Records as JEL 15.
Originally issued as Paramount 12486, Broadway 5020, Domino 3999 and Regal 8360.
Credits:
Fletcher Henderson – piano, arranger, director
Joe Smith, Russell Smith (?) – trumpet
Benny Morton (?) – trombone
Buster Bailey, Don Redman – clarinet, alto sax
Coleman Hawkins – clarinet, tenor sax
Charlie Dixon – banjo
June Cole – tuba
Kaiser Marshall – drums
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