Compil. US 1956 on Columbia label
Jazz (Big Band, Swing)
Track durations were derived from the original vinyl album while converting to digital. With the album recorded into Audacity I measured from the first audible sound to the last for each track.
![]() | Benny Goodman cl, 1909-1986 US clarinet, album by |
![]() | George Koenig sax, as, 1911-1999 US alto saxophone |
![]() | Hymie Schertzer sax, as, 1909-1977 alto saxophone |
![]() | Harry Goodman b, 1906-1997 US bass |
![]() | Gene Krupa dr, 1909-1973 US drums |
![]() | Allan Reuss g, 1915-1988 US guitar |
![]() | Jess Stacy p, 1904-1995 US piano |
![]() | Teddy Wilson p, 1912-1986 US piano |
![]() | Arthur Rollini ts, sax, US tenor saxophone |
![]() | Vido Musso ts, sax, 1913-1982 US tenor saxophone |
![]() | Murray McEachern tb, 1915-1982 CA trombone |
![]() | Red Ballard tb, trombone |
![]() | Chris Griffin tr, *1915 trumpet |
![]() | Harry James tr, 1916-1983 US trumpet, written by |
![]() | Ziggy Elman tr, 1914-1968 US trumpet |
![]() | Lionel Hampton vib, 1908-2002 US vibraphone, written by, vocals |
![]() | Benny Goodman And His Orchestra , US performer on track |
![]() | Benny Goodman Trio , US performer on track |
![]() | The Benny Goodman Quartet , performer on track |
George Avakian liner notes |
Arnold Newman photography by |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ridin' High | Benny Goodman And His Orchestra | Cole Porter | 2:40 |
2 | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Benny Goodman Trio | George & Ira Gershwin | 2:28 |
3 | Vibraphone Blues | The Benny Goodman Quartet | Lionel Hampton | 3:22 |
4 | The Sheik Of Araby | The Benny Goodman Quartet | H. Smith-Wheeler-Snyder, Francis Wheeler, Harry B. Smith, Ted Snyder | 2:52 |
5 | Always | Benny Goodman And His Orchestra | Irving Berlin | 2:55 |
6 | Peckin' | Benny Goodman And His Orchestra | Pollack-H.James-D. Ellington, Ben Pollack, Duke Ellington, Harry James | 3:19 |
7 | Sunny Disposish | Benny Goodman And His Orchestra | I. Gershwin-Charig, Ira Gershwin, Phil Charig | 2:05 |
8 | Sweet Leilani | Benny Goodman Trio | Harry Owens | 2:10 |
9 | Moonglow | The Benny Goodman Quartet | Hudson-De Lange-I. Mills, Eddie Delange, Irving Mills, Will Hudson | 2:58 |
10 | Nagasaki | The Benny Goodman Quartet | Dixon-Warren, Harry Warren, Mort Dixon | 2:50 |
11 | St. Louis Blues | Benny Goodman And His Orchestra | W. C. Handy | 4:58 |