Benny Goodman

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WETF Show - Benny Goodman and Charlie Christian - mostly live 1940, 1941

WETF Show - Benny Goodman and Charlie Christian - mostly live 1940, 1941

The Benny Goodman Sextet (actually a septet) performed with the big band during the second half of Charlie Christian's t... Read more

2 Aug 2023

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Benny Goodman Small Groups - live, 1939

Benny Goodman Small Groups - live, 1939

Some oddly constructed small groups featured by Goodman on his regular radio broadcasts in 1939. This was the time betwe... Read more

28 Jul 2023

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Soundtrack to the Struggle: Benny Goodman & Teddy Wilson

Soundtrack to the Struggle: Benny Goodman & Teddy Wilson

It’s 1935 and vibraphonist Red Norvo and his wife, singer Mildred Bailey, host a party. Their living room fills with the... Read more

13 Feb 2023

The RCA Victor Recordings of Benny Goodman Part 5

The RCA Victor Recordings of Benny Goodman Part 5

This is the final episode of the Complete RCA Victor Recordings of Benny Goodman. I am going to start with a few numbers... Read more

4 Feb 2023

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The RCA Victor Recordings of Benny Goodman Part 4

The RCA Victor Recordings of Benny Goodman Part 4

We continue our look at the music in the eight volume set from RCA records of the complete Victor recordings of Benny Go... Read more

28 Jan 2023

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The RCA Victor Recordings of Benny Goodman Part 3

The RCA Victor Recordings of Benny Goodman Part 3

On Part Three of the Complete RCA Victor recordings of Benny Goodman, we start with the last recording that Helen Ward s... Read more

21 Jan 2023

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WETF Show - Benny Goodman on the side . . 1929-31 sideman recordings before he became the King Of Swing

WETF Show - Benny Goodman on the side . . 1929-31 sideman recordings before he became the King Of Swing

Benny Goodman on the side . . 1929-31 sideman recordings before he became the King Of Swing . .with Jack Pettis and His ... Read more

27 Sep 2022

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New Music of Reginald Foresythe - original music by a true original - with Benny Goodman, Toots Mondello, Gene Krupa, etc.

New Music of Reginald Foresythe - original music by a true original - with Benny Goodman, Toots Mondello, Gene Krupa, etc.

New Music of Reginald Foresythe - original music by a true original.  The black British pianist who was known as the com... Read more

13 Sep 2022

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Classic Columbia and Okeh Recordings of Benny Goodman Part 2

Classic Columbia and Okeh Recordings of Benny Goodman Part 2

This week I am going to continue with part two of the Mosaic box set, The Classic Columbia and Okeh Benny Goodman Orches... Read more

30 Jul 2022

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Classic Columbia and Okeh Recordings of Benny Goodman Part 1

Classic Columbia and Okeh Recordings of Benny Goodman Part 1

This week we will be listening to selections from a Mosaic Record Company set that I have called the Classic Columbia an... Read more

23 Jul 2022

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