Jazz
Lucky Millinder - Director
Aaron Bell - Bass
Abdul Salaam (Chiefie Scott) - Trumpet
Alfred Cobbs - Trombone
Anatol Schenker - Liner Notes
Annisteen Allen - Vocals
Bernie Peacock - Sax (Alto)
Bobby Smith & His Orchestra - Sax (Alto)
Brother John Sellers - Vocals
Bubber Johnson - Piano
Cathy Ryan - Vocals
Count Hastings - Sax (Tenor)
Danny Small - Piano
Don Abney - Piano
Ed Shaughnessy - Drums
Fats Ford - Trumpet
Frank Galbreath - Trumpet
Freddie Zito - Trombone
Hal Mitchell - Trumpet
Harold Clark - Sax (Tenor)
Henderson Chambers - Trombone
Heywood Jackson - Vocals
James "Sugarboy" Crawford - Drums
James Cannady - Guitar
Jerry Potter - Drums
Jimmy Nottingham - Trumpet
Joe Carroll - Vocals
Joe Wilder - Trumpet
John Blain Hunt - Trumpet
Johnny Bosworth - Vocals
Kelly Martin - Drums
Lamar Wright - Trumpet
Leon Spann - Bass
Lloyd Trotman - Bass
Med Flory - Sax (Alto)
Melvin Moore - Vocals
Norman Thornton - Sax (Baritone)
Otis Williams New Group - Vocals
Pinky Williams - Sax (Baritone)
Porky Cohen - Trombone
Rudy Powell - Sax (Alto)
Seldon Powell - Sax (Tenor)
Sid Brown - Sax (Baritone)
Skeeter Best - Guitar
Skippy Williams - Sax (Tenor)
Sonny Thompson - Piano
Tyree Glenn - Trombone
Lucky Millinder
Active Decades: '30s, '40s and '50s
Born: Aug 08, 1900 in Anniston, AL
Died: Sep 28, 1966 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Jump Blues, New York Blues, Swing
Lucky Millinder was essentially a frontman, an occasional singer who conducted several impressive big bands. Millinder grew up in Chicago, worked as a dancer, and became a bandleader in 1931, using his original name of Lucius Venable, which he soon changed. He freelanced until 1934 when he took over leadership of the Mills Blue Rhythm Band, staying into 1938. In 1940, he formed his own orchestra, which worked at the Savoy Ballroom. Most notable among his sidemen was his star attraction, singer/guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe, pianist Bill Doggett, and, for a brief time in 1942, trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and altoist Tab Smith. Millinder fronted bands on record from 1940-1952 and on a last session in 1955; the later recordings tended to be more R&B-oriented, although still of interest from a jazz standpoint. A Classics CD has all of Millinder's 1940-1942 sessions. Lucky Millinder spent his later years as a liquor salesman and a disc jockey.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
