Volume 1, 1920-1921 (The Benson Orchestra of Chicago)

Volume 1, 1920-1921 (The Benson Orchestra of Chicago)
Volume 1, 1920-1921 (The Benson Orchestra of Chicago)

Complete releases from sessions between September 1920 and September 1921 in Camden and Chicago; 26 tracks and over 79 minutes total. A packed 28-page booklet reveals previously unknown details about the life and business of impresario Edgar A. Benson, the man who controlled the dance-band scene in Chicago for many years. This is the band that popularized "stop-time" rhythm and launched the career of pianist and arranger Roy Bargy, later of Paul Whiteman's Orchestra.

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  • Catalogue number: ARCH 6001
  • UPC: 777215105508
  • Original release date: October 4, 2003
  • Running length: 79:33 / 26 tracks
  • Notes & packaging: Includes a 28-page booklet
  • Tracks recorded: 1920-1921
  • In Archeophone's Jazz, Dance & Blues series
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Categories: Jazz, Dance & Blues
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