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The Bebop Shop : Artistry In Rhythm: Early Jazz, Big Bands & Swing : Benny Goodman


	Benny Goodman: Small Bands Collection 1935-45 (CD: Acrobat, 3 CDs) Clarinettist and bandleader Benny Goodman was one of the giants of the swing era, with his orchestra pioneering the genre in the late ‘30s and riding the big band wave through into the post-ear era. However, he also greatly enjoyed playing in more flexible small jazz groups, where his superb technique had more of a chance to shine. This great-value 70-track set brings together a significant proportion of the titles he recorded in Trio, Quartet, Quintet, Sextet and Septet environments the heyday of his swing orchestra, often recording with artists drawn from the current incarnation of his bands. It comprises recordings on the Victor, Columbia and Okeh labels, and not surprisingly features a host of significant jazz personalities, including Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton, Charlie Christian, Cootie Williams, Count Basie, Red Norvo, Slam Stewart, John Kirby, Fletcher Henderson, Johnny Guarnieri, Georgie Auld and many more. It’s a thoroughly enjoyable anthology of small band jazz that defies being categorised, ranging across both well-known standards and original compositions, and allows us to hear Benny and his colleagues swinging and improvising in some star-studded line-ups. (Trapeze Music) Price: £16.99


Benny Goodman: Hits Collection Vol.1 1931-38 (CD: Acrobat, 4 CDs) Benny Goodman was a clarinettist and band leader, equally at home with small bands or fronting a large orchestra, whose music covered the spectrum of jazz and popular music in the four decades spanning World War Two, and who earned the nickname of “The King Of Swing” as a pioneer of that style of jazz. He was so popular that he racked up well over 150 hits in the quarter century or so from 1930 to the early 1950s. Indeed, so successful was his catalogue, this collection has been extended across two volumes: this 94-track 4CD covers the years from 1931-38, This collection comprises all hits with his orchestra and small bands during these years on the Melotone, Columbia and Victor labels. It features his No.1 hits from these years and includes: Moon Glow, It’s Been So Long, Goody-Goody, The Glory of Love, These Foolish Things, You Turned The Tables On Me, Goodnight My Love, This Year’s Kisses, Don’t Be That Way and I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart. It includes performances by featured vocalists Jack Teagarden, Billie Holiday, Mildred Bailey, Scrappy Lambert, Ann Graham, Helen Ward, Ray Hendricks, Margaret McCrae, Jimmy Rushing, Betty Van and Martha Tilton. It’s a fascinating and enlightening overview of a key era of popular music when swing arrived on the scene, and a fine showcase for one of the most influential musicians of his times. (Trapeze Music) Price: £19.99


	Benny Goodman: Hits Collection Vol.2 1939-53 (CD: Acrobat, 3 CDs) This collection comprises all of Goodman's hits with his orchestra and small bands on the Victor, Columbia, Okeh & Capitol labels. It features his No.1 hits from these years: Darn That Dream, There’ll Be Some Changes Made, Somebody Else Is Taking My Place, Jersey Bounce and Taking A Chance On Love. The collection includes performances by featured vocalists such as: Louise Tobin, Mildred Bailey, Martha Tilton, Helen Forrest, Peggy Lee, Art Lund, Lou McGarrity, Dick Haymes, Jane Harvey, Dottie Reid, Peggy Mann, Liza Morrow, Eve Young, Matt Dennis, Lillian Lane, Al Hendrickson, Jimmy Ricks, Nancy Reed and Helen Ward. He continued to play swing, but he practiced and performed classical pieces and commissioned them for clarinet. Despite health problems, he continued to perform, his last concert being six days before his death on 13 June 1986, from a heart attack. It’s a fascinating and enlightening showcase for one of the most influential musicians of his times. (Trapeze Music) Price: £16.99


Benny Goodman & His Orchestra: The Essential BG (CD: Proper, 4 CDs) This box set collects the greatest hits and artistic achievements by Benny Goodman And His Orchestra, the man mainly responsible for making jazz the popular music of the '30s and '40s. Like Elvis 20 years later Goodman adapted black music for white tastes, toning it down and cleaning it up, but unlike Presley he was willing to take risks with his celebrity. He was born into a large an impoverished family in 1909 and was encouraged to learn an instrument by his father, he chose the clarinet. This paid off as the young Goodman was to become musically obsessed at an early age and by the time he was in his teens he was earning more money than many of his elders. Although not a great jazzman in the way Armstrong or Ellington was, he was a major figure in jazz and played an important role in the history of 20th century popular music. (Proper Records) Price: £16.99


	Benny Goodman & His Orchestra: Plays Fletcher Henderson (CD: Hep) 25 title collection of Benny Goodman's greatest performances featuring the arrangements of Fletcher Henderson, 1935-9. Price: £9.99


Benny Goodman & His Orchestra: Plays Mel Powell (CD: Hep) Studio performances 1941-6. Price: £9.99


	Benny Goodman: Sing Me A Swing Song- Swing Favourites Vol.1- 1935-1936 (CD: Naxos Jazz Legends) Price: £11.99


Benny Goodman: Jam Session- Swing Favourites Vol.2- 1936-1939 (CD: Naxos Jazz Legends) Price: £11.99


	Benny Goodman: Sing, Sing, Sing- Vol.4 1937-1940 (CD: Naxos Jazz Legends) Price: £11.99


Benny Goodman & His Orchestra: Ridin' High (CD: Proper) Benny Goodman, known in his heyday as The King Of Swing, was the quintessential bandleader of the swing era. With the arranging talents of the likes of Fletcher Henderson, combined with the best soloists in the business, his band tore the roof off anywhere it played - from the ballrooms right up to Carniege Hall. This album presents all the hits by the first incarnation of Goodman's band, including drummer Gene Krupa's feature "Sing Sing Sing". (Proper Records) Price: £6.99


	Benny Goodman: The Complete Legendary 1938 Carniegie Hall Concert (CD: American Jazz Classics, 2 CDs) Benny Goodman's celebrated January 16, 1938 concert at Carnegie Hall was a landmark for many reasons: it was the first jazz concert at the prestigious venue, it integrated white and Afro-American stars on the same stage, and, above all, it produced glorious music which hasn't lost its magic after 80 years. Goodman was the star. He was featured with his orchestra, and in a variety of small groups, including combos with members of the Count Basie band, and Goodman's own Trio and Quartet with Teddy Wilson, Lionel Hampton, and Gene Krupa. Presented here is the concert in its entirety plus, as a bonus, a complete Benny Goodman January 18, 1938 radio broadcast, recorded just two days after the great event. (Proper Music) Price: £17.99


Benny Goodman: Complete Capitol Trios (CD: Capitol) Price: £8.99


	Benny Goodman Sextet, featuring Charlie Christian 1939-1941 (CD: Columbia- US Import) Price: £12.99


Benny Goodman: B.G. In Hi-Fi (CD: Capitol- US Import) Price: £15.99


	Benny Goodman & Rosemary Clooney: Date With The King + Mr. Benny Goodman (CD: Essential Jazz Classics) Complete 1955 album “Date with the King” which combined the talents of the Benny Goodman sextet and singer Rosemary Clooney – her only existing session with the clarinettist, though in fact she only performs three songs on what was originally issued as a 10 inch LP. Other personnel for this session: Buck Clayton (trumpet), Urbie Greene (trombone), Dick Hyman/Claude Thornhill (piano), Aaron Bell (bass), Bobby Donaldson (drums). Paired with the complete LP “Mr Benny Goodman – the Benny Goodman Story” which was recorded during the same week and featured both a big band and a quintet with Lionel Hampton. (Discovery Records) Price: £12.99


Benny Goodman: Three Classic Albums Plus... (CD: AVID, 2 CDs) AVID Jazz here presents three classic Benny Goodman albums plus, including original LP liner notes on a finely re-mastered and low priced double CD. Benny In Brussels Vol 1, Benny In Brussels Vol 2 and Plays World Favourites In High Fidelity. The Plus’s come thick and fast on this particular release from AVID Jazz, we include for your delight as extras, the following musical moments all from 1958 From the album The Playboy Jazz All Stars Vol 2 the only BG track on the 2LP set, The King And Me specially commissioned from arranger/conductor Andre Previn! From 1958 sessions in New York Back In Your Own Backyard and Swing Into Spring. No less than seven tracks from the album Salute Benny Goodman and we conclude with three radio broadcasts from London in 1949. Among the many star names helping Benny along on these classic albums and extras we feature, Jimmy Rushing, Zoot Sims, Gene Allen, Billy Bauer, Roland Hanna, Buddy Tate, Buck Clayton, Jimmy Rowles and of course many, many more jazz greats. All three albums plus, have been digitally re-mastered for probably the finest sound quality ever! (AVID Entertainment) Price: £8.99


	Benny Goodman: Three Classic Albums Plus (2) (CD: AVID, 2 CDs) AVID Jazz here presents three classic Benny Goodman albums plus including original LP liner notes on a finely re-mastered and low priced double CD. “Benny Goodman In Moscow Records 1 & 2”, “Happy Session” and four tracks from “Benny Goodman Swings Again”. (AVID Entertainment) Price: £8.99

The Bebop Shop : Artistry In Rhythm: Early Jazz, Big Bands & Swing : Benny Goodman

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