Search
Related artists
Fats Waller | Cab Calloway | Woody Herman And His Orchestra | Chick Webb | Bunny Berigan | Charlie Barnet | Fletcher Henderson | Cootie Williams | Slim GaillardFeatures on
#1 in Jazz 1934 | #2 in All Genres 1934 | #4 in Jazz 1939 | #5 in All Genres 1939Explore
Random artist →Festivals →
Genres and decades →
Through the years →
Scenes →
Movements →
Rivalries →
Breakups →
Labels →
Studios →
Setlists →
Alternative artwork →
User artistagraphs →
Do more
Build your own artistagraphsCompare artists
Jimmie Lunceford
Jimmie Lunceford
Fulton, USJazz
88.7m all-time streams (6 Aug '26)
The Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra has always been a bit difficult to evaluate.
Contemporary observers rated Lunceford's big band at the top with Duke Ellington and Count Basie but, when judging the music solely on their records (and not taking into account their visual show, appearance, and showmanship), Lunceford's ensemble has to be placed on the second tier.
Contemporary observers rated Lunceford's big band at the top with Duke Ellington and Count Basie but, when judging the music solely on their records (and not taking into account their visual show, appearance, and showmanship), Lunceford's ensemble has to be placed on the second tier.
