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Never Swat A Fly
Words and music by B.G. De Sylva - Lew Brown - Ray Henderson
Featured in the 1930 film "Just Imagine"
McKinney's Cotton Pickers, directed by Don Redman
Vocal refrain by Bill Coty
Recorded November 4, 1930
Victor 40-0117 (original issue Victor 23020)
Don Redman, cl, as, bar, dir: Joe Smith, Rex Stewart, cl / Langston Curl, t / Ed Cuffee, tb / Benny Carter, cl, as / Edward Inge, cl, as / Prince Robinson, cl, ts / Todd Rhodes, p / Dave Wilborn, bj / Billy Taylor, bb / Cuba Austin, d / Bill Coty, v.
Don Redman was the moving spirit of McKinney's Cotton Pickers. It was while he was musical director of the group, between 1928 and 1931, that it became famous, and through records, was to become increasingly so for its pioneering in the field of arranged jazz. Meanwhile the band was not devoid of talent; if so, it would hardly have been worth Redman's while to join up. William McKinney did not play with the band during its most famous period, but helped manage it and the name stuck.
Never Swat A Fly
Words and music by B.G. De Sylva - Lew Brown - Ray Henderson
Featured in the 1930 film "Just Imagine"
McKinney's Cotton Pickers, directed by Don Redman
Vocal refrain by Bill Coty
Recorded November 4, 1930
Victor 40-0117 (original issue Victor 23020)
Don Redman, cl, as, bar, dir: Joe Smith, Rex Stewart, cl / Langston Curl, t / Ed Cuffee, tb / Benny Carter, cl, as / Edward Inge, cl, as / Prince Robinson, cl, ts / Todd Rhodes, p / Dave Wilborn, bj / Billy Taylor, bb / Cuba Austin, d / Bill Coty, v.
Don Redman was the moving spirit of McKinney's Cotton Pickers. It was while he was musical director of the group, between 1928 and 1931, that it became famous, and through records, was to become increasingly so for its pioneering in the field of arranged jazz. Meanwhile the band was not devoid of talent; if so, it would hardly have been worth Redman's while to join up. William McKinney did not play with the band during its most famous period, but helped manage it and the name stuck.
