Skitch Henderson Interview by Monk Rowe - 10/31/1998 - New Milford, CT

Fillius Jazz Archive at Hamilton College

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Skitch Henderson reminisces about his career as a pianist and conductor, including work with Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, The Tonight Show band, and the New York Pops orchestra.
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@danielstanwyck2812 2 года назад

what a gem of a guy. good interviewer, which is a high honor. so many are not

@aaaaaaajer Год назад

These interviews are priceless. Mr. Henderson is another example of the caliber of individual that generation ( ww2) era produced. It was truly a golden Era. Thank you for this essential historical documentation. It is so beautifully done!

@filliusjazzarchive Год назад

Thank you for your feedback. Conversing with Mr. Henderson was like being taken back in time, to a particularly productive era of music and entertainment. Monk

@pacz8114 2 года назад

Skitch was 80 years old in that interview. He looks and sounds 20 years younger.

@violinhunter2 Год назад

0:31 Skitch says quite correctly "it's the business of luck" - so many successful people never mention that, thinking they were always great and they made themselves successful. I know about luck because I have been lucky several times - call it coincidence if you want or being in the right place at the right time, although you have to recognize it when it comes your way and be prepared for it.

@KB4QAA 3 года назад

I heard Skitch's name many times in the 70's but never saw him on TV. This is my first exposure to him . I'm amazed at his depth of background and thoughtfulness. What a treat.

@filliusjazzarchive 3 года назад

Thanks for your comment. I recall that he was only home for a brief time that day, in between engagements, but he was gracious and gave us all the time he could. Monk

@theorichard2205 2 года назад

instablaster

@violinhunter2 Год назад

22:33 My grandpa attended two concerts which were greater train wrecks - one had 6 people in the audience; the other had 20. He also attended a concert by Midori (the fiddle player) which had maybe 100 people in attendance in a theater built for 2,500. Things like that happen every once in a while.

@filliusjazzarchive Год назад

Yes they do. I have experienced the rare gig where the number of audience members matches the size of the group. At least there is an opportunity for a semi-humorous quip. Monk

@violinhunter2 Год назад

@@filliusjazzarchive 🙂

@michaeldoyle6702 4 года назад

Great stuff.

@filliusjazzarchive 4 года назад

Thanks Michael, I found his life story fascinating.

@bobk1845 3 года назад

His comments about rock interest me. I have zero interest in that stuff. He says at about 26:00 that it's all *TIME*. Speed? he even compares it to Mozart. Jo Stafford in 1958 said it had to do with the musical taste of the 5th-8th graders of the time. They were the first in history to have pocket money, they bought records and took over the popular music scene. And their taste never outgrew it. At 46:00 talking about the late night groups, most important I think for people younger than 60. There is no melody. It's a run of notes, as the interviewer notes wisely: it can't be hummed, whistled! Mr. Henderson is great fun to listen to.

@filliusjazzarchive 3 года назад

Thanks for the comment. I believe the section at 26:00 is about the "beat" of rock & roll, Skitch refers to it as "time" but I don't think he means tempo or the era. Swing based music used alternating long/short 8th notes while R&R straightened them out, ironically more like classical music (Mozart!) Many of the swing era musicians had a difficult time dealing with this, some gave up, others learned how to play it, at least in the studios and made a good living. They could revert to swing/jazz on their own gigs.