Benny Goodman - The King of Swing and His Band: 1934-1939

Title: The King of Swing and His Band: 1934-1939 Artist: Benny Goodman Release Date: 3/4/2003 Label: Jazz Legends Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 723724522022 Genre: Jazz Styles: Big Band, Swing, Sweet Bands Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Cheerful, Confident, Elegant, Energetic, Joyous, Rousing, Exuberant, Warm, Bright, Carefree, Freewheeling, Fun, Gleeful, Laid-Back/Mellow, Lively, Playful, Refined/Mannered, Sentimental, Sophisticated, Stylish, Sweet Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Let's Dance
2. Bugle Call Rag
3. The Dixieland Band
4. Blue Skies
5. Sometimes I'm Happy
6. King Porter Stomp
7. When Buddha Smiles
8. It's Been So Long
9. Stompin' at the Savoy
10. Goody Goody
11. You Turned the Tables on Me
12. Down South Camp Meeting
13. Sing, Sing, Sing, Pt. 1 & 2
14. Roll 'Em
15. Sugar Foot Stomp
16. Life Goes to a Party
17. If Dreams Come True
18. Don't Be That Way
19. One O'Clock Jump
20. Goodbye

Year Type Label Catalog # 2003 CD Jazz Legends 1002

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These days, jazz snobs have a vehement hatred of popular culture in general -- as they see it, No Doubt, DMX, Everclear, Mary J. Blige, and the Strokes are equally devoid of value (assuming they even know who those artists are). The amusing thing about that myopic view of popular music is that jazz was very much a part of pop culture in the '30s and early to mid-'40s. Back then, swing was what Motown Records called itself in the '60s and hip-hop, urban contemporary, and alternative rock are in the 21st century: the sound of young America. Focusing on Benny Goodman's more essential recordings of the '30s, this excellent collection takes listeners back to a time when the clarinetist/bandleader was a swing superstar and connected with popular culture in a major way. If Motown, Stax, the Beatles, and Bob Dylan provided the soundtrack of the baby boomers' lives, the swing gems on this CD were no less meaningful to members of the WWII generation -- people who are old enough to remember that era will remember a time when "Stompin' at the Savoy," "Sing, Sing, Sing," "Don't Be That Way" and other hits were played to death on the radio. Not that one has to be 70 or older to appreciate Goodman's legacy -- there is no reason why someone who is 25 or 30 shouldn't discover and savor these recordings. In fact, this 67-minute disc is perfect for novices because it emphasizes his well-known hits rather than getting more esoteric. The King of Swing and His Band: 1934-1939 is hardly the last word on Goodman in the '30s, but it's still a fine place to start if one needs a quick, concise introduction to his big-band output from that period. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Name Credits Allan Reuss Guitar Arthur Rollini Sax (Tenor) Artie Bernstein Bass Babe Russin Sax (Tenor) Benny Goodman Clarinet Bill DePew Sax (Alto) Buff Estes Sax (Alto) Bunny Berigan Trumpet Bus Bassey Sax (Tenor) Charlie Christian Guitar Chris Griffin Trumpet Clark Dick Sax (Tenor) Claude Thornhill Piano Fletcher Henderson Piano Frank Froeba Piano Gene Krupa Drums George Koenig Sax (Alto) George Van Eps Guitar Gordon Griffin Trumpet Hank Wayland Bass Harry Geller Trumpet Harry Goodman Bass Harry James Trumpet Helen Ward Vocals Hymie Schertzer Sax (Alto) Jack Lacey Trombone Jerry Jerome Sax (Tenor) Jerry Neary Trumpet Jess Stacy Piano Jimmy Maxwell Trumpet Joe Harris Trombone Manny Klein Trumpet Murray McEachern Trombone Nate Kazebier Trumpet Nick Fatool Drums Pee Wee Erwin Trumpet Ralph Muzillo Trumpet Red Ballard Trombone Russ Case Trumpet Sam Weiss Drums Sammy Shapiro Trumpet Scott Yanow Liner Notes Ted Vesely Trombone Toots Mondello Sax (Alto) Vernon Brown Trombone Vido Musso Sax (Tenor) Ziggy Elman Trumpet