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BENNY GOODMAN
New York 1937 [no label, 1CD]
Manhattan Room, Hotel Pennsylvania, New York, NY; August 24 and August 31, 1937. Very good (especially for its time) Camel Caravan CBS radio broadcast.
These days, Camel has branched out into fashion and lifestyle but back then, everyone knew what “I’d walk a mile for a Camel!” meant.
Benny Goodman (1909-1986), “The King of Swing”, was the clarinetist composer responsible for multiple hit singles as a band leader before World War II. In 1935, Goodman went on the road with his orchestra, which at the time included trumpeters Ziggy Elman and Harry James, pianists Jess Stacey and Teddy Wilson, and drummer Gene Krupa among others. (Lionel Hampton was added later.) One date on the tour made history: August 21, 1935. That night, the orchestra wowed the audience at the Palomar Ballroom in Los Angeles—an event that many cite as the beginning of the swing era. Goodman also helped break down the color barrier in music at the time by having one of the first integrated bands. Making music history again, Goodman’s orchestra was one of the first to perform jazz at New York City’s famed Carnegie Hall in 1938. Other legendary acts on the same bill included Count Basie and Duke Ellington and their bands. - biography.com
Thanks to JerryRocks for sharing the tracks at Lossless Legs.
Lineage:
CBS Broadcast > ? > 24bit-96kHz Remastering Processed and Pitch Fixed > 16bit-48kHz wav > FLAC > TLH > WAV > R8brain > 16bit-44kHz wav > TLH > FLAC
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August 24, 1937
Track 01. Let’s Dance 1:18 (2.2MB)
Track 02. Sometimes I’m Happy 3:35 (6.0MB)
Track 03. Minnie the Moocher’s Wedding Day 3:17 (5.5MB)
Track 04. My Cabin of Dreams [trio] 2:29 (4.2MB)
Track 05. Bye Bye Pretty Baby [vo - Meyer Alexander Chorus] 2:57 (5.0MB)
Track 06. Stompin’ At The Savoy [quartet] 3:37 (6.1MB)
Track 07. Swing High, Swing Low [vo - Pat O’Malley and Meyer Alexander Chorus] 4:28 (7.5MB)
Track 08. A Sailboat In The Moonlight [vo - Martha Tilton] 2:44 (4.6MB)
Track 09. Roll ‘Em 3:54 (6.6MB)
Track 10. Goodbye 1:18 (2.2MB)
30 mins
Lineup:
Benny Goodman - cl (except tracks 5, 7)
Harry James, Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin - tp
Red Ballard, Murray McEachen - tb
Hymie Schertzer, George Koenig - as
Art Rollini, Vido Musso - ts
Jess Stacy - p
Allan Reuss - g
Harry Goodman - b
Gene Krupa - drs
August 31, 1937
Track 11. Let’s Dance 1:15 (2.1MB)
Track 12. Camel Hop 2:27 (4.1MB)
Track 13. La Cucaracha 2:05 (3.5MB)
Track 14. Whispers in the Dark [trio] 3:12 (5.4MB)
Track 15. Whispers in the Dark [trio] (2) 3:12 (5.4MB)
Track 16. The Blue Danube [vo - Meyer Alexander Chorus] 2:51 (4.8MB)
Track 17. Vibraphone Blues [quartet, vo and vib - Lionel Hampton] 3:59 (6.7MB)
Track 18. Vibraphone Blues [quartet, vo - Lionel Hampton] 3:59 (6.7MB)
Track 19. Swing Song [vo - Pat O’Malley and Meyer Alexander Chorus] 2:57 (4.9MB)
Track 20. The Dixieland Band [vo - Martha Tilton] 3:19 (5.6MB)
Track 21. House Hop 2:12 (3.7MB)
Track 22. Goodbye 1:13 (2.1MB)
33 mins
Lineu:
Benny Goodman - cl (except tracks 15, 17)
Harry James, Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin - tp
Red Ballard, Murray McEachen - tb
Hymie Schertzer, George Koenig - as
Art Rollini, Vido Musso - ts
Jess Stacy - p
Allan Reuss - g
Harry Goodman - b
Gene Krupa - drs
Lionel Hampton - vib, vo (on track 14 only)
Pat O’Malley - vo (on track 17 only)
Martha Tilton (on track 18 only)
Meyer Alexander Chorus (on tracks 15, 17)
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