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McKinney's Cotton Pickers
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| Group Members: Sidney DeParis, Rex Stewart, Todd Rhodes, Don Redman, Benny Carter, Doc Cheatham, Ed Cuffee, Langston Curl, Leonard Davis, Claude Jones, ...View All
Group Members: Sidney DeParis, Rex Stewart, Todd Rhodes, Don Redman, Benny Carter, Doc Cheatham, Ed Cuffee, Langston Curl, Leonard Davis, Claude Jones, Joseph "Kaiser" M..., Ted McCord, Joe "Fox" Smith, George "Fathead" ..., Dave Wilborn, Ralph Escudero, Cuba Austin, John Nesbitt, Prince Robinson, Milton Senior, Bill McKinney, Jimmy Dudley ...Close
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| Biography: 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. ...Read full biography |
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Released: 1928 Label: Classics Critics' Rating:  This is the first of three Classics CDs featuring all of the master takes by McKinney's Cotton Pickers, one of the finest big bands of the late '20s. The inventive arrangements of leader Don Redman (who ...Read full reviewReleased: 1930 Label: Zeta Critics' Rating:  Along with fellow arranger John Nesbitt, Don Redman helped make McKinney's Cotton Pickers one of the key outfits during jazz's transition from the somewhat rough-hewn New Orleans-based style of the '20s ...Read full review
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