Benny Goodman
42 records in the collection· mostly on His Master's Voice, Columbia, Parlophone
Benny Goodman was the American clarinettist and bandleader whose brilliant playing and hugely successful orchestra made him one of the central figures of the Swing Era. Known as the “King of Swing”, his 1930s recordings combined tightly arranged big-band music with genuine jazz improvisation and helped bring jazz to an unprecedented mass audience.
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Records by Benny Goodman
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- ABennie's Boogie
- BShishkabop
Benny Goodman with Bennie's Boogie and Shishkabop on Capitol 13141.AI summary
Capitol 13141 Jazz
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- ABlue Orchids
- BWhat's new
Benny Goodman was one of the most celebrated American jazz clarinetists and bandleaders of the 1930s–1950s, known as the 'King of Swing'. This Columbia DB-series recording preserves two of his sophisticated instrumental arrangements from the mid-1940s.AI summary
Columbia DB5072 Jazz
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- ABlue skies
- BOn the Alamo
Benny Goodman performing the jazz standards 'Blue Skies' and 'On the Alamo' on Parlophone R3018, a British pressing from the late 1930s.AI summary
Parlophone R3018 Jazz
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- AClarinetitis
- BThat's a plenty
Benny Goodman, the King of Swing, with Clarinetitis and That's a Plenty on Panachord 25017.AI summary
Panachord 25017 Jazz
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- ADear Old Southland
- BBlue Skies
His Master's Voice B8398
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- ADid You Mean It
- BTaint No Use
Benny Goodman on His Master's Voice with 'Did You Mean It' and 'Taint No Use'—additional swing recordings from his extensive recording sessions of the 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8535 Jazz
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- ADizzy fingers
- BTattletale
Benny Goodman with 'Dizzy Fingers' and 'Tattletale' on Capitol, from his post-war recordings.AI summary
Capitol A439 Jazz
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- ADon't be that way
- BOne o'clock jump
Benny Goodman's 'Don't Be That Way' and 'One O'Clock Jump' on American Victor, from his band's 1938 peak.AI summary
Victor 25792 Jazz
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- ADown Home rag
- BMusic Hall rag
Benny Goodman performing early swing-era rags on Columbia, a 1930s-40s pressing of the celebrated American bandleader and clarinetist.AI summary
Columbia DB5011 Jazz
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- ADr Heckle and Mr Jibe
- BTexas Tea Party
Benny Goodman and his orchestra perform 'Dr Heckle and Mr Jibe' and 'Texas Tea Party' on the UK Columbia FB series, capturing the swing band at its commercial peak.AI summary
Columbia FB2823 Jazz
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- AFarewell blues
- BMargie
Benny Goodman's 'Farewell Blues' and 'Margie', recorded for the American Victor label and issued on Bluebird, a budget subsidiary pressed during the swing era.AI summary
Bluebird 10973 Jazz
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- AGone with What wind
- BTim Tom special
Benny Goodman on Columbia DC603, performing 'Gone with What Wind' and 'Tim Tom Special'. Goodman was the pre-eminent American big-band leader and clarinetist of the swing era; Columbia DC-series 78s are collectible.AI summary
Columbia DC603 Jazz
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- AI don't know enough about you
- BBlue skies
Benny Goodman, the 'King of Swing', recorded these standards for Columbia in the 1940s. His records remain among the most widely collected jazz of the swing era.AI summary
Columbia 37053 Jazz
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- AI've found a new baby
- BSwingtime in the rockies
Benny Goodman, the 'King of Swing', on His Master's Voice with two swing standards: 'I've Found a New Baby' and 'Swingtime in the Rockies'—quintessential 1930s hot dance from one of jazz's most influential figures.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8481 Jazz
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- AIt takes time
- BMoonfaced starryeyed
Benny Goodman with It Takes Time and Moonfaced, Starry-Eyed on Capitol 376.AI summary
Capitol 376 Jazz
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- AJapanese sandman
- BAlways
Benny Goodman, the 'King of Swing', on His Master's Voice B8450 with two standards from his hot-jazz repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8450 Jazz
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- AJersey Bounce
- BString of Pearls
Benny Goodman's orchestra with 'Jersey Bounce' and 'A String of Pearls' on American OKeh.AI summary
Okeh 6590 Jazz
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- AJust you just me
- BMy guy's come back
Benny Goodman on Parlophone (DPE132) with 'Just you just me' and 'My guy's come back'; a mid-period Goodman dance side on a British Parlophone pressing.AI summary
Parlophone DPE132 Jazz
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- ALamp of memory
- BWhen the roses bloom again
Benny Goodman's orchestra with 'The Lamp of Memory' and 'When the Roses Bloom Again' on American OKeh.AI summary
Okeh 6580 Jazz
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- ALet's dance (39)
- BGoodbye
Benny Goodman, the 'King of Swing', on Columbia L3016 with 'Let's dance (39)' and 'Goodbye'—a classic swing number and a standard from one of the most influential bandleaders in jazz history.AI summary
Columbia L3016 Jazz
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- ALoch Lomond
- BOne O'Clock Jump
Benny Goodman's orchestra on His Master's Voice, including the standards 'Loch Lomond' and 'One O'Clock Jump', recorded in the swing era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8745 Jazz
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- ALouise
- BWhispering
Benny Goodman, the American jazz clarinetist and bandleader, recording 'Louise' and 'Whispering' for His Master's Voice B8878, likely mid-1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8878 Jazz
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- AMan I love
- BBenny Rides Again
Benny Goodman with 'Man I love' and 'Benny Rides Again' on Parlophone Records. Goodman was the leading white swing bandleader of the 1930s-40s, and his recordings with his band and small groups are major jazz documents.AI summary
Parlophone E11450 Jazz
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- AMemories of you
- BKing Porter Stomp
Benny Goodman, the American swing bandleader and clarinetist, recorded 'Memories of you' and 'King Porter Stomp' for Columbia. Both are seminal swing sides from Goodman's orchestra in the mid-1930s.AI summary
Columbia 3732 Jazz
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- AMy little cousin
- BZoot suit
Benny Goodman and his orchestra with 'My Little Cousin' and 'Zoot Suit' on American OKeh.AI summary
Okeh 6606 Jazz
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- AMy melancholy baby
- BWhispering
Benny Goodman, the American jazz clarinetist and bandleader, performing the jazz standards 'My Melancholy Baby' and 'Whispering' on His Master's Voice B8533.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8533 Jazz
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- AOn a Slow Boat to China
- BFor Every Man theres a woman
Capitol 13003
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- AOn the sunny side of the street
- BAll I need is you
Benny Goodman, the King of Swing, recorded 'On the sunny side of the street' and 'All I need is you' for Columbia 36617; Goodman's swing orchestra was one of the most important and widely recorded groups of the 1930s and 1940s.AI summary
Columbia 36617 Jazz
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- APut that kiss back where you found ti
- BMy blue heaven
Benny Goodman's orchestra on two popular numbers, Columbia US pressing 37091 from the late 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 37091 Jazz
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- ARussian Lullaby
- BMargie
Benny Goodman's 'King of Swing' orchestra on two popular numbers, 'Russian Lullaby' and 'Margie', for HMV. Both are Goodman standards.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8827 Jazz
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- ASeven come eleven
- BShivers
Benny Goodman, the King of Swing, recorded "Seven Come Eleven" and "Shivers" for Columbia in the late 1930s. Goodman's orchestra defined the big-band swing era.AI summary
Columbia DB5081 Jazz
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- ASeven come eleven
- BShivers
Benny Goodman's orchestra recorded 'Seven come eleven' and 'Shivers' for Columbia's British DB series. Goodman was one of the most important bandleaders of the swing era.AI summary
Columbia DB5081 Jazz
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- AShirt tail stomp
- BBlue
Benny Goodman, the American jazz clarinetist and bandleader, performing 'Shirt Tail Stomp' and 'Blue' on Brunswick 80030 — a hot jazz or swing side from the early 1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 80030 Jazz
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- ASix Flats Unfurnished
- BWhy Don't You Do Right
Benny Goodman, the 'King of Swing', recorded 'Six Flats Unfurnished' and 'Why Don't You Do Right' for Parlophone in the late 1930s or early 1940s.AI summary
Parlophone lR2864 Jazz
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- ASolitude
- BI'm getting sentimental over you
Benny Goodman with 'Solitude' and 'I'm Getting Sentimental Over You' in British Vocalion's Swing Series.AI summary
Vocalion S187 Jazz
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- ASomeday sweetheart
- BWho
Benny Goodman and his orchestra perform 'Someday Sweetheart' and 'Who' on the UK His Master's Voice label, part of the swing era output that reached British listeners through HMV's American licensing arrangements.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8402 Jazz
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- AStars fell on Alabama
- B(Bullock)When the new Moon shines
Benny Goodman, the American jazz clarinetist and bandleader, recorded on the Rex label, a small British reissue or subsidiary label of the late 1930s.AI summary
Rex 8335 Jazz
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- ASweet Sue
- B(T Dorsey)Sweet Sue
Benny Goodman's 'Sweet Sue', recorded for His Master's Voice in the early 1930s. The catalogue number B8905 indicates a standard dance-band pressing from HMV's popular 10-inch series, with both sides featuring the same tune—common practice for catalogue padding in the era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8905 Dance
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- AThat did it Marie
- BSomebody else is taking my place
Benny Goodman with That Did It, Marie and Somebody Else Is Taking My Place on Okeh 6497.AI summary
Okeh 6497 Jazz
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- ATill Tom Special
- BGone With "What" Wind
Benny Goodman, the 'King of Swing' and one of jazz's greatest clarinetists, appears on Parlophone in two novelty swing sides from the mid-1930s, capturing the bandleader at his peak.AI summary
Parlophone R2752 Jazz
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- AWorld is waiting for the sunrise
- BShine
Benny Goodman on Parlophone, a major British label; these are jazz standards that represent his core swing repertoire from the late 1930s–early 1940s.AI summary
Parlophone DPE133 Jazz
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- AYou're giving me a Song and a Dance
- B(Lombardo)When my Dream Boat comes Home
Benny Goodman's His Master's Voice recording from the early 1930s, early in the career of the bandleader who would become the King of Swing by the mid-1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5152 Jazz