Fletcher Henderson Orchestra, (Louis Armstrong is back row left, Coleman Hawkins is front row left), New York City, c. 1924

Courtesy of the Duncan P. Schiedt Collection.

 

“Keep a Song in Your Soul”

Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra

1930

Though the Swing Era would not take flight for several years, this arrangement by saxophonist Benny Carter featured all of the hallmarks of swing’s heyday.