Benny Goodman had Fletcher Henderson, Tommy Dorsey had Sy Oliver and Chick Webb had Edgar Sampson. All were super-hot black composer-arrangers in the 1930s and '40s who specialized in swing.
Yesterday I posted about Chick Webb. Today, a rare treat to swing you into 2025. I found Edgar Sampson's sole 12-inch album up on YouTube—Swing Softly Sweet Sampson:…
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