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Benny Goodman, Benny Goodman And His Orchestra, The Benny Goodman Quartet and Benny Goodman Sextet
The Great Benny Goodman

Compil. US 1956 on Columbia label
Jazz (Big Band, Swing)

Full title on front cover is "Columbia Presents The Great Benny Goodman - Original Performances of the Benny Goodman Classics in Swing Featuring: The Orchestra, Sextet and Quartet with Harry James, Gene Krupa, Teddy Wilson, Lionel Hampton and many other great jazz artists" Label variant - 'The Great Benny Goodman' on the label is on 3 lines. BG25: Benny Goodman Silver Anniversary: Commemorating 25 years on records. Cat# on jacket: CL 820 Cat# on labels: CL-820 Track A1 written as 'Let's Dance' on the jacket and 'Let's Dance (Theme Song)' on the label. A high fidelity recording. Litho in Canada. Made in Canada. Tracks A4, A5, B2, B4 recorded in 1937 during radio broadcasts. Tracks A2, B1 recorded on January 16, 1938 at Carnegie Hall by the Orchestra. Tracks A6, B3, B5 recorded on January 16, 1938 at Carnegie Hall by the Orchestra. Track A1 recorded on October 24, 1939. Track A3 recorded on November 22, 1939.

     
Musicians
PortraitBenny Goodman cl, 1909-1986 US
clarinet, album by, written by
PortraitBenny Goodman And His Orchestra , US
featuring, album by
PortraitThe Benny Goodman Quartet ,
featuring, album by
PortraitBenny Goodman Sextet , US
featuring, album by
PortraitHarry Goodman b, 1906-1997 US
bass
PortraitGene Krupa dr, 1909-1973 US
drums, featuring, with
PortraitHarry James tr, 1916-1983 US
featuring, with, trumpet
PortraitLionel Hampton vib, 1908-2002 US
featuring, with, vibraphone
PortraitTeddy Wilson p, 1912-1986 US
featuring, with, piano
PortraitAllan Reuss g, 1915-1988 US
guitar
PortraitJess Stacy p, 1904-1995 US
piano
PortraitArthur Rollini ts, sax, US
saxophone, sax
PortraitBabe Russin sax, ts, 1911-1984 US
saxophone, sax
PortraitGeorge Koenig sax, as, 1911-1999 US
saxophone, sax
PortraitHymie Schertzer sax, as, 1909-1977
saxophone, sax
PortraitVido Musso ts, sax, 1913-1982 US
saxophone, sax
PortraitMurray McEachern tb, 1915-1982 CA
trombone
PortraitRed Ballard tb,
trombone
PortraitVernon Brown tb, 1907-1979 US
trombone
PortraitChris Griffin tr, *1915
trumpet
PortraitZiggy Elman tr, 1914-1968 US
trumpet
PortraitArtie Bernstein b, 1909-1964 US
bass
PortraitNick Fatool dr, 1915-2000 US
drums
PortraitCharlie Christian g, eg, 1916-1942 US
guitar
PortraitFletcher Henderson p, 1897-1952 US
piano, written by
PortraitBuff Estes sax, *1918 US
saxophone, sax
PortraitBus Bassey ts, sax, US
saxophone, sax
PortraitJerry Jerome sax, ts, 1912-2001 US
saxophone, sax
PortraitToots Mondello as, sax, 1911-1992 US
saxophone, sax
PortraitTed Vesely tb, 1973-1973 US
trombone
PortraitJimmy Maxwell tr, 1917-2002 US
trumpet
PortraitJohnny Martel tr, p,
trumpet
Producers
George Avakian liner notes
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Let's DanceBenny Goodman, Benny Goodman And His Orchestra, The Benny Goodman Quartet and Benny Goodman SextetBaldridge - G. Stone - Bonime, Fanny May Baldridge, Gregory Stone, Joseph Bonime
2Stompin' At The SavoyBenny Goodman, Benny Goodman And His Orchestra, The Benny Goodman Quartet and Benny Goodman SextetGoodman - Webb - Sampson, Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Edgar Sampson
3Memories Of YouBenny Goodman, Benny Goodman And His Orchestra, The Benny Goodman Quartet and Benny Goodman SextetRazaf - Blake, Andy Razaf, Eubie Blake
4King Porter StompBenny Goodman, Benny Goodman And His Orchestra, The Benny Goodman Quartet and Benny Goodman SextetJelly Roll Morton
5Down South Camp Meetin'Benny Goodman, Benny Goodman And His Orchestra, The Benny Goodman Quartet and Benny Goodman SextetHenderson - Mills, Fletcher Henderson, Irving Mills
6One O'Clock JumpBenny Goodman, Benny Goodman And His Orchestra, The Benny Goodman Quartet and Benny Goodman SextetCount Basie
7AvalonBenny Goodman, Benny Goodman And His Orchestra, The Benny Goodman Quartet and Benny Goodman SextetJolson - B. Rose, Al Jolson, Vincent Rose
8Bugle Call RagBenny Goodman, Benny Goodman And His Orchestra, The Benny Goodman Quartet and Benny Goodman SextetPettis - Meyers - Schoebel, Billy Meyers, Elmer Schoebel, Jack Pettis
9Don't Be That WayBenny Goodman, Benny Goodman And His Orchestra, The Benny Goodman Quartet and Benny Goodman SextetGoodman - Sampson - Parish, Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, MItchell Parish
10MoonglowBenny Goodman, Benny Goodman And His Orchestra, The Benny Goodman Quartet and Benny Goodman SextetHudson - De Lange - Mills, Eddie Delange, Irving Mills, Will Hudson
11Sing Sing SingBenny Goodman, Benny Goodman And His Orchestra, The Benny Goodman Quartet and Benny Goodman SextetLouis Prima
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