The Essential Benny Goodman [Bluebird/Legacy]

The Essential Benny Goodman [Bluebird/Legacy]

by Benny Goodman
The Essential Benny Goodman [Bluebird/Legacy]

The Essential Benny Goodman [Bluebird/Legacy]

by Benny Goodman

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Overview

One of at least seven entirely different compilations that brandish the word "Essential" in their titles, this double-disc anthology of 40 classic swing performances actually does convey the essence of Benny Goodman, and is therefore highly recommended. The recordings, most of them cut in the Victor and Columbia studios between 1934 and 1945, are laid out in four exacting categories of ten tracks apiece. A tribute to Goodman's big-band arrangers pays homage to Fletcher and Horace Henderson, Edgar Sampson, Jimmy Mundy, George Bassman, Deane Kincaide, Spud Murphy, Eddie Sauter and Mel Powell. A "Visit to Tin Pan Alley" salutes songwriters George & Ira Gershwin, Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, Richard Whiting, Johnny Mercer, Cole Porter and Vernon Duke. The superb lineup of vocalists includes Helen Ward, Martha Tilton, Mildred Bailey, Helen Forrest and Peggy Lee. Goodman's small groups, from trios to septets, are well represented here. Starting with the cardinal players Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa and Lionel Hampton, the potent third segment of the album gradually ushers in such brilliant improvisers as Charlie Christian, Red Norvo, Cootie Williams, Georgie Auld, Johnny Guarnieri and Count Basie. This marvelous double album closes with ten examples of Goodman performing in front of live audiences. These radio broadcast airchecks document the manner in which most people in North America heard Goodman on a regular basis. Perhaps the best of these is the final track; an exciting five-and-a-half minute version of Fats Waller's "Stealin' Apples" performed on the roof of the Hotel Astor in New York City. This swinging performance demonstrates exactly why Benny Goodman was so popular before, during and after the Second World War. ~ arwulf arwulf

Product Details

Release Date: 05/22/2007
Label: Legacy
UPC: 0886970949125
Rank: 6597

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Let's Dance
  2. Bugle Call Rag
  3. King Porter Stomp
  4. Don't Be That Way
  5. When Buddha Smiles
  6. Sing, Sing, Sing
  7. Big John's Special
  8. Get Happy
  9. Superman
  10. Oh! Baby
  11. Goody, Goody
  12. There's a Small Hotel
  13. You Turned the Tables on Me
  14. Can't Teach My Old Heart New Tricks
  15. This Can't Be Love
  16. I Thought About You
  17. It Never Entered My Mind
  18. Taking a Chance on Love
  19. Let's Do It
  20. How Long Has This Been Going On?

Disc 2

  1. After You've Gone
  2. Running Wild
  3. The Man I Love
  4. Moonglow
  5. Flyin' Home
  6. Rose Room
  7. Air Mail Special
  8. The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise
  9. Wholly Cats
  10. Rachel's Dream
  11. Ridin' High
  12. Sunny Disposish
  13. Body and Soul
  14. Sweet Leilani
  15. Roll 'Em
  16. Life Goes to a Party
  17. Avalon
  18. Swingtime in the Rockies
  19. My Gal Sal
  20. Stealin' Apples

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Benny Goodman   Primary Artist,Clarinet
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra   Primary Artist
Benny Goodman & His Music Hall Orchestra   Primary Artist
Barney Spieler   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Johnny Guarneri   Piano
Hank Wayland   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Gordon "Chris" Griffin   Trumpet
Artie Bernstein   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Skip Martin   Sax (Alto)
Sid Weiss   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Harry Goodman   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Bernie Privin   Trumpet
Art Rollini   Sax (Tenor)
Slam Stewart   Guitar (Bass),Bass
"Fat" Al Davis   Trumpet
Bud Freeman   Sax (Tenor)
Red Norvo   Vibraphone
Bob Taylor   Sax (Tenor),Sax (Tenor)
Joe Harris   Trombone
Ted Vesely   Trombone
Bill Shine   Sax (Alto)
Bill DePew   Sax (Alto)
Clint Neagley   Sax (Alto)
Gus Bivona   Sax (Alto)
Benny Heller   Guitar
Mike Bryan   Guitar
Ralph Collier   Drums
Cutty Cutshall   Trombone
Lou McGarity   Trombone
Lionel Hampton   Vibraphone
Miff Mole   Trombone
Arthur Rollini   Sax (Tenor)
Noni Bernardi   Sax (Alto)
Bus Bassey   Sax (Tenor)
Harry Jaeger   Drums
Jack Lacey   Trombone
Harry James   Trumpet
Helen Ward   Vocals
Claude Thornhill   Piano
Fletcher Henderson   Piano
Nuncio "Toots" Mondello   Sax (Alto)
Lee Castle   Trumpet
Gene Krupa   Drums
Johnny Martel   Trumpet
Hymie Schertzer   Sax (Alto)
Herbie Haymer   Sax (Tenor)
Joe Rushton   Sax (Bass)
Bernie Pivin   Trumpet
Jimmy Blake   Trumpet
Alvin Davis   Trumpet
John Prager   Sax (Alto)
Dave Matthews   Sax (Alto)
Gish Gilbertson   Sax (Tenor)
Dick Clark   Sax (Tenor)
Tom Morgan   Guitar
Manny Klein   Trumpet
George Van Eps   Guitar
George Wettling   Drums
Eddie Rosa   Sax (Alto)
John McClanian Best Jr.   Trumpet
Addison Collins   French Horn
Cliff Strickland   Sax (Tenor)
Nate Kazebier   Trumpet
Buff Estes   Sax (Alto)
Irving Goodman   Trumpet
Jerry Neary   Trumpet
Alec Fila   Trumpet
Gordon Griffin   Trumpet
Arnold Covey   Guitar
Charlie Castaldo   Trombone
George Koenig   Sax (Alto)
Ben Kantor   Sax (Alto)
Harry Geller   Trumpet
Mel Powell   Piano
Morey Feld   Drums
Murray McEachern   Trombone
Bunny Berigan   Trumpet
Georgie Auld   Sax (Tenor)
George Berg   Sax (Tenor)
Helen Forrest   Vocals
Danny Bank   Sax (Baritone)
Dave Tough   Drums
Jimmy Maxwell   Trumpet
Ziggy Elman   Trumpet
Bobby Guyer   Trumpet
Billy Butterfield   Trumpet
Chuck Gentry   Sax (Baritone)
Cootie Williams   Trumpet
Frank Froeba   Piano
Charlie Christian   Guitar (Electric)
Jack Henderson   Sax (Tenor)
Count Basie   Piano
Allan Reuss   Guitar
Teddy Wilson   Piano
Bernie Leighton   Piano
Babe Russin   Sax (Tenor)
Russ Case   Trumpet
Johnny Guarnieri   Piano
Vido Musso   Sax (Tenor)
Peggy Lee   Vocals
Red Ballard   Trombone
Louie Bellson   Drums
Jess Stacy   Piano
Jerry Jerome   Sax (Tenor)
Sam Weiss   Drums
Julie Schwartz   Sax (Alto)
Martha Tilton   Vocals
Vernon Brown   Trombone
Nick Fatool   Drums
Mildred Bailey   Vocals
Sammy Shapiro   Trumpet
Ralph Muzillo   Trumpet
Bob Snyder   Sax (Alto)

Technical Credits

Harry Coster   Remastering,Restoration
Matt Cavaluzzo   Reissue Producer,Transfers
Vic Anesini   Remastering,Mastering,Digital Remastering
Harry Owens   Composer
Mitchell Parish   Composer
Eugene Lockhart   Composer
Johnny Green   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Louis Alter   Composer
Lionel Hampton   Composer
Philip Charig   Composer
Owen Murphy   Composer
Harry James   Composer
Henri Woode   Arranger
Eddie Sauter   Arranger,Composer
Elmer Schoebel   Composer
Fletcher Henderson   Arranger
Spud Murphy   Arranger
Fats Waller   Composer
Benny Goodman   Leader,Composer
George Bassman   Arranger
Edgar Sampson   Arranger,Composer
Gregory Stone   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Ernest Seitz   Composer
Deane Kincaide   Arranger
Howard Fritzson   Art Direction
Robert Bamberger   Liner Notes
Mike Curry   Design
Sabeen Ahmad   Photo Research
Stephen Moore   Product Manager
Liz Reilly   Photo Research
Billy Meyers   Composer
Mel Powell   Arranger
Art Hickman   Composer
Arthur Freed   Composer
Buddy DeSylva   Composer
Henry Creamer   Composer
Will Hudson   Composer
Michael Brooks   Producer,Audio Production,Compilation Producer
Ted Fetter   Composer
Ted Koehler   Composer
Edward Heyman   Composer
Charlie Christian   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
John Latouche   Composer
Turner Layton   Composer
Paul Dresser   Composer
Steven Berkowitz   Executive Producer
Andy Razaf   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Jimmy Mundy   Arranger,Composer
Eddie DeLange   Composer
Irving Mills   Composer
Vernon Duke   Composer
Jack Pettis   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Leo Wood   Composer
Horace Henderson   Arranger,Composer
Louis Prima   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Jelly Roll Morton   Composer
Nacio Herb Brown   Composer
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