Jimmie Lunceford's Swing Band: Rhythm Is Our Business (Past Perfect) 1930s 1940s Big Band

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Jimmie Lunceford - Rhythm Is Our Business
Released 2006-05-29 on Past Perfect
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1. 00:00:00 Jimmie Lunceford Rhythm Is Our Business
2. 00:03:17 Jimmie Lunceford Stratosphere
3. 00:05:36 Jimmie Lunceford Unsophisticated Sue
4. 00:08:51 Jimmie Lunceford Four Or Five Times
5. 00:12:04 Jimmie Lunceford Bird Of Paradise
6. 00:15:24 Jimmie Lunceford I'll Take The South
7. 00:18:05 Jimmie Lunceford Hittin' The Bottle
8. 00:21:08 Jimmie Lunceford Oh Boy!
9. 00:24:18 Jimmie Lunceford The Best Things In Life Are Free
10. 00:27:38 Jimmie Junceford & His Orchestra Muddy Water
11. 00:30:38 Jimmie Lunceford Hell's Bells
12. 00:33:55 Jimmie Lunceford He Ain't Got Rhythm
13. 00:36:38 Jimmie Lunceford Slumming On Park Avenue
14. 00:39:46 Jimmie Lunceford For Dancers Only
15. 00:42:31 Jimmie Lunceford Posin'
16. 00:45:35 Jimmie Lunceford Margie
17. 00:48:44 Jimmie Lunceford Frisco Fog
18. 00:51:56 Jimmie Lunceford What Is This Thing Called Swing?
19. 00:54:24 Jimmie Lunceford Ain't She Sweet?
20. 00:56:55 Jimmie Lunceford Life Is Fine
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Much of what we know of the personality of James Melvin Lunceford (1902-47) comes from the reminiscences of his musicians rather than from the man himself. Lunceford, it seems, was rarely interviewed and from all accounts appears to have been a reserved, sometimes remote man, noted for his strict codes of behaviour and for a pleasant if unremarkable personality.

Even so, his impact on those who worked with him was long-lasting and profound. There can be absolutely no doubt that his unusual strength of character and high-minded resolve were vital in helping him to create (and maintain) one of the greatest of black swing bands in the USA during the Thirties and Forties.

Born in Fulton, Missouri, in June 1902, Lunceford was the son of a choirmaster and grew up in Denver, Colorado, learning guitar, trombone, flute, clarinet and all the saxophones while in high school. By the age of 20, he was playing alto saxophone at the Empress Theatre with Denver’s leading black orchestra, led by violinist George Morrison. Lunceford had studied music while in school under Wilberforce J. Whiteman, father of bandleader Paul Whiteman. His early musical prowess was encouraged when he attended Fisk University, in Nashville, Tennessee, then (as now) a leading educational establishment for blacks seeking professional status. Lunceford graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music in 1926 before setting off to New York to test himself further, working there with bands led by Wilbur Sweatman and Elmer Snowden, while continuing his studies at City College.