McKinney'S Cotton Pickers
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Biography
[Edit]William McKinney was a drummer who by 1923 had retired from playing in favor of conducting and managing a big band. In 1926 his outfit became known as McKinney's Cotton Pickers, and the following year they scored a major coup by hiring arranger/altoist/vocalist Don Redman away from Fletcher Henderson. As the band's musical director, Redman put together an outfit that competed successfully with Henderson and the up-and-coming Duke Ellington. The lineup of musicians by the time they started recording in 1928 included Langston Curl, Claude Jones, George Thomas, and Dave Wilborn, but it was the advanced arrangements, the tight ensembles, and the high musicianship of the orchestra on the whole that was most impressive. There were a few special all-star sessions with such players as Joe Smith, Sidney DeParis, Coleman Hawkins, Fats Waller, and Lonnie Johnson making appearances, and James P. Johnson sat in on one date. Among the more rewarding recordings overall were "Four or Five Times," "It's Tight like That," "It's a Precious Little Thing Called Love," and four future standards that Redman introduced: "Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You," "Baby Won't You Please Come Home," "I Want a Little Girl," and "Cherry."
It was a major blow in 1931 when Don Redman departed to form his own band. Benny Carter took over as musical director, but despite the presence of such fine players as Doc Cheatham, Hilton Jefferson, and holdovers Quentin Jackson, Rex Stewart, and Prince Robinson, there would only be one final recording session. The Depression eventually did the band in and after much turnover in 1934, the classic group broke up. McKinney organized later versions of the Cotton Pickers but without making an impression.
Title: Classic Jazz - From New Orleans To Harlem, Volume 68
Artist: McKinney'S Cotton Pickers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Foundations, Vol. 54: McKinney's Cotton Pickers
Artist: McKinney'S Cotton Pickers
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Chronological Classics: McKinney's Cotton Pickers 1929-1930
Artist: McKinney'S Cotton Pickers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Baby, Won't You Please Come Home (Remastered) - Single
Artist: McKinney'S Cotton Pickers
Genre: Pop
Title: McKinney's & Jean Goldkette's (1924-1930) [Remastered]
Artist: McKinney'S Cotton Pickers
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Ultimate Jazz Archive 4 - Mckinney's Cotton Pickers, Vol. 1
Artist: McKinney'S Cotton Pickers
Genre: Jazz
Collections
Title: Blues Roots Black and Blue (Blues Roots 25 Tracks)
Genre: Blues
Title: Big Band Drummers of the Swing Era, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Vintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & Cigarettes
Genre: Blues
Title: Roots Of Jazz Scat Vocals (Digitally Remastered)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Roaring 20s Revue, Vol. 2
Title: Vintage Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: New York In The 20ties
Genre: Jazz
Title: Victor Recordings of 1928 (Jazz Age Chronicles, Vol. 20)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Age Of Charleston
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Jazz of Dixieland Vol 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Lost Highways (American Road Songs 1920s-1950s)
Genre: Alternative
Title: Bumble Bee
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Jazz Bar Vol. 5
Title: 100 Vocal & Jazz Classics - Vol. 2 (1928-1931)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Silly Creature Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: Dixieland Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Swing Time! The Fabulous Big Band Era 1925-1955
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Scat of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Christmas American Blues
Genre:
Title: Stars of Early Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Masters of Jazz: 33 Best of Jazz Generation, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of Jazz Foundations Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Finest Vintage Melodies & Retro Tunes Vol. 12
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Bands Favourites
Genre: Jazz
Title: Song Street, Vol. 5
Title: Christmas Time's a-Comin'
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: American Blues Christmas
Genre: Blues
Title: Razza Ma Tazz - Open All Hours (Remastered)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Super Tracks & Great Bands Vol. 1
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Modern Art of Music: The Golden 20ties in New York
Genre: Jazz
Title: When Swing Was King Vol 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Songs For You (8)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best of Big Band Jazz, Vol. 4
Genre: Jazz
Title: The 50's Big Band Jazz Vol 4
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Swing Stories, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Your Birthday Present - Al Jolson & Guests (Remastered)
Genre: Pop
Title: Musicworld - Classic Songs 2
Genre: Pop
Title: I'll Have a Blues Christmas
Genre: Blues
Title: The Ultimate Jazz Archive, Set 4
Genre: Jazz
Title: Flashbacks, Volume 1: High & Low: Drugsongs 1917 - 1944
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Gypsy Jazz, Rock, Country
Title: Jazz Café - Swingtime / Jazz Cafe - Swingtime
Genre: Jazz
Title: Saga Jazz: Scat Singing (The Art Of Vocal Jazz)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Jazz Jam Session, 1 (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Taste Of 1930
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: Reefer Blues: Vintage Songs About Marijuana Volume 2
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Acoustic
