Classic Columbia and Okeh Benny Goodman Orchestra Sessions (1939–1958)

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Jumpin’ at the Woodside
  3:02
• 2
  Stealin’ Apples
  3:06
• 3
  Boy Meets Horn
  3:12
• 4
  Bolero
  2:40
• 5
  Spring Song
  2:27
• 6
  Night and Day
  2:52
• 7
  Down by the Old Mill Stream
  2:37
• 8
  Mozart Matriculates
  2:10
• 9
  Let’s Dance
  2:34
• 10
  Beyond the Moon
  2:51
• 11
  Honeysuckle Rose
  3:03
• 12
  Opus Local 802
  3:01
• 13
  Board Meeting
  2:50
• 14
  Zaggin’ With Zig
  3:07
• 15
  Can’t You Tell
  3:21
• 16
  Squeeze Me (take B)
  3:03
• 17
  Cocoanut Grove
  3:06
• 18
  Jumpin’ at the Woodside (alternate take B)
  3:02
• 19
  Stealin’ Apples (alternate take B)
  3:03
• 20
  Stealin’ Apples (alternate take D)
  3:14
• 21
  Night and Day (alternate take B)
  2:53
• 22
  Down by the Old Mill Stream (alternate take 3)
  2:43
• 23
  Down by the Old Mill Stream (alternate take 2)
  2:40
• 24
  Opus Local 802 (alternate take B)
  3:02
• 25
  Squeeze Me (take A)
  3:10
• 26
  Cocoanut Grove (alternate take 1)
  3:09
• CD 2
• 1
  The Hour of Parting
  3:13
• 2
  Crazy Rhythm
  2:40
• 3
  Who Cares? (So Long as You Care for Me)
  2:49
• 4
  Just Like Taking Candy From a Baby
  2:46
• 5
  Nostalgia
  3:20
• 6
  Henderson Stomp
  2:26
• 7
  Benny Rides Again
  4:43
• 8
  Frenesi
  2:54
• 9
  Superman
  4:33
• 10
  Moonlight on the Ganges (take 1)
  3:13
• 11
  Somebody Stole My Gal
  2:48
• 12
  Let the Door Knob Hitcha
  3:07
• 13
  The Hour of Parting (alternate take 1)
  2:54
• 14
  Crazy Rhythm (alternate take 3)
  2:43
• 15
  Who Cares (So Long as You Care for Me) (alternate take 5)
  2:50
• 16
  Just Like Taking Candy From a Baby (alternate take 1)
  2:43
• 17
  Benny Rides Again (alternate take 3)
  5:00
• 18
  Superman (alternate take 2)
  4:35
• 19
  Superman (alternate take 3)
  4:37
• 20
  Moonlight on the Ganges (take 3)
  3:13
• 21
  Moonlight on the Ganges (take 2)
  3:15
• 22
  Somebody Stole My Gal (alternate take 3)
  2:56
• 23
  Let the Door Knob Hitcha (alternate take 2)
  3:07
• 24
  Let the Door Knob Hitcha (alternate take 3)
  3:07
• CD 3
• 1
  I’m Not Complainin’
  2:32
• 2
  Time on My Hands
  3:04
• 3
  Scarecrow
  3:04
• 4
  Take It
  3:12
• 5
  Solo Flight
  2:49
• 6
  Intermezzo
  3:08
• 7
  Fiesta in Blue
  3:13
• 8
  Cherry
  3:00
• 9
  Something New (Negra Soy)
  3:31
• 10
  Air Mail Special
  2:57
• 11
  Don’t Be That Way
  3:01
• 12
  Tuesday at Ten
  3:27
• 13
  La Rosita
  2:58
• 14
  I’m Not Complainin’ (alternate take 1)
  2:33
• 15
  I’m Not Complainin’ (alternate take 2)
  2:33
• 16
  Scarecrow (alternate take 1)
  3:02
• 17
  Scarecrow (alternate take 3)
  3:01
• 18
  Scarecrow (alternate take 2)
  3:05
• 19
  Take It (alternate take 3)
  3:13
• 20
  Take It (alternate take 2)
  3:16
• 21
  Solo Flight (alternate take 2)
  2:49
• 22
  Fiesta in Blue (alternate take 2)
  3:12
• 23
  Cherry (alternate take 3)
  2:59
• 24
  Cherry (alternate take 2)
  3:00
• 25
  Something New (Negra Soy) (alternate take 2)
  3:29
• 26
  Tuesday at Ten (alternate take 1)
  3:26
• CD 4
• 1
  The Count
  3:15
• 2
  Pound Ridge
  2:59
• 3
  The Birth of the Blues
  3:12
• 4
  The Earl
  2:35
• 5
  Caprice XXIV Paganini
  2:49
• 6
  Clarinet à la King (matrix 31393‐2)
  2:55
• 7
  I’m Here
  2:54
• 8
  Roll ’em, Part 1
  2:54
• 9
  Roll ’em, Part 2
  3:36
• 10
  I’ll Get By
  3:31
• 11
  The Count (alternate take 3)
  3:32
• 12
  The Count (alternate take 2)
  3:16
• 13
  Pound Ridge (alternate take 4)
  3:44
• 14
  Pound Ridge (alternate take 3)
  3:01
• 15
  Pound Ridge (alternate take 1)
  3:00
• 16
  The Birth of the Blues (alternate take 1)
  3:26
• 17
  Clarinet à la King (matrix 3980‐4)
  3:05
• 18
  Clarinet à la King (matrix 3980‐3)
  3:04
• 19
  Clarinet à la King (matrix 3980‐2)
  3:00
• 20
  Clarinet à la King (matrix 3980‐1)
  3:00
• 21
  The Earl (alternate take ?)
  2:21
• 22
  The Earl (alternate take 1)
  2:35
• 23
  I'm Here (alternate take 2)
  2:56
• 24
  Clarinet à la King (matrix 31393‐4)
  3:20
• CD 5
• 1
  At the Darktown Strutters Ball
  2:24
• 2
  Jersey Bounce
  2:55
• 3
  A String of Pearls
  2:58
• 4
  Ramona
  2:49
• 5
  Before (Rachmaninoff Special)
  3:29
• 6
  Peter and the Wolf
  3:11
• 7
  Six Flats Unfurnished
  3:16
• 8
  After You’ve Gone
  2:31
• 9
  Mission to Moscow
  2:38
• 10
  Love Walked In
  3:04
• 11
  Clarinade
  2:40
• 12
  Jersey Bounce (alternate take 1)
  3:04
• 13
  At the Darktown Strutters Ball (alternate take 4)
  2:27
• 14
  At the Darktown Strutters Ball (alternate take 3)
  2:23
• 15
  At the Darktown Strutters Ball (alternate take 2)
  2:26
• 16
  Jersey Bounce (alternate take 4)
  3:04
• 17
  Jersey Bounce (alternate take 3)
  2:54
• 18
  A String of Pearls (alternate take 3)
  2:59
• 19
  A String of Pearls (alternate take 2)
  3:00
• 20
  Ramona (alternate take 3)
  2:46
• 21
  Ramona (alternate take 2)
  2:46
• 22
  Ramona (breakdown)
  2:30
• 23
  After You’ve Gone (alternate take 3)
  2:32
• 24
  After You’ve Gone (alternate take 2)
  2:29
• 25
  Mission to Moscow (alternate take 3)
  2:56
• 26
  Mission to Moscow (alternate take 2)
  2:55
• 27
  Love Walked In (alternate take 1)
  3:11
• CD 6
• 1
  Gotta Be This or That, Parts 1 & 2
  5:44
• 2
  Just You, Just Me
  2:48
• 3
  Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home
  2:48
• 4
  Somebody Stole My Gal
  3:15
• 5
  Lucky (alternate take 1)
  3:12
• 6
  Fascinating Rhythm
  2:59
• 7
  Lucky (master 4)
  3:03
• 8
  Rattle and Roll
  3:17
• 9
  Swing Angel
  3:12
• 10
  Oh, Baby!, Part 1
  4:57
• 11
  Oh, Baby!, Part 2
  3:49
• 12
  Fly by Night
  3:22
• 13
  Put That Kiss Back Where You Found It
  3:04
• 14
  Benjie’s Bubble
  2:44
• 15
  Gotta Be This or That, Part 1 (alternate take 2)
  3:30
• 16
  Gotta Be This or That, Part 2 (alternate take 1)
  2:31
• 17
  Lucky (alternate take 2)
  3:10
• 18
  Lucky (alternate take 3)
  3:07
• 19
  Rattle and Roll (alternate take 2)
  3:29
• 20
  Rattle and Roll (alternate take 3)
  3:23
• 21
  Swing Angel (alternate take 3)
  3:46
• 22
  Swing Angel (alternate take 2)
  3:24
• 23
  Fly by Night (alternate take 3)
  3:04
• CD 7
• 1
  Down South Camp Meetin’
  3:18
• 2
  Mean to Me
  2:55
• 3
  South of the Border
  3:12
• 4
  Muskat Ramble
  2:25
• 5
  Lulu’s Back in Town
  2:43
• 6
  Star Dust
  3:28
• 7
  Wrappin’ It Up
  3:11
• 8
  King Porter Stomp
  3:08
• 9
  When Buddha Smiles
  3:14
• 10
  Sunrise Serenade
  3:07
• 11
  I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
  2:44
• 12
  My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms
  2:37
• 13
  Wolverine Blues
  3:00
• 14
  Back in Your Own Backyard
  2:55
• 15
  Swing Into Spring
  2:50
• 16
  Swanee River
  3:20
• 17
  I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (alternate take 9)
  2:44
• 18
  Hora Staccato
  2:38
• 19
  Poor Butterfly
  3:22
• 20
  Moonglow
  2:26
• 21
  Georgia on My Mind
  3:09
• 22
  I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
  2:24
• 23
  I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
  2:56
• 24
  Goodbye
  3:21
• 25
  Embraceable You
  2:34
• 26
  Lover, Come Back to Me
  2:37
• 27
  If I Had You
  2:49

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Release credits

• Aaron Sachs
  alto saxophone [6.1, 6.15-16, 5.10-11, 5.27]
• Abraham “Boomie” Richman
  tenor saxophone [1-12, 14-17]
• Al Cuozzo
  trumpet [5.10-11, 5.27, 6.1, 6.15-16]
• Al Davis
  trumpet [5.1-4, 5.7, 5.11-22, 4.1-9, 4.11-24]
• Al Epstein
  tenor saxophone [5.10, 5.27, 6.1-4, 6.15-16]
• Al Klink
  alto saxophone [1-12, 17], tenor saxophone [14-16]
• Al Stewart
  trumpet [1-10]
• Al Thompson
  trombone [20-27]
• Alec Fila
  trumpet [2.6-9, 2.9-12, 2.17-24, 3.1-5, 3.14-21]
• Armand Kaproff
  cello [20-23]
• Arnold Covarrubias
  guitar [1-8, 12, 14, 16, 18-25]
• Art Drelinger
  baritone saxophone [1-12, 17]
• Art Ralston
  baritone saxophone [5-6]
• Artie Bernstein
  double bass [2.1-24, 3.1-11, 3.14-25, 1.1-26]
• Barney Spieler
  double bass [8-9, 9, 19-22]
• Benny Baker
  trumpet [7-8, 23-24]
• Benny Goodman
  clarinet
• Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
  performing orchestra [5.1-27, 1.1-26, 4.1-24, 2.2-3, 2.5-15, 2.17-24, 6.1-23, 7.1-19, 3.1, 3.3-26]
• Benny Goodman with Strings
  performing orchestra [20-27]
• Bernie Glow
  trumpet [14-16]
• Bernie Leighton
  piano [6-7, 9, 17]
• Bernie Privin
  trumpet [7.9-12, 7.17, 6.8-9, 6.19-22, 5.1-6, 5.12-22]
• Bill Pritchard
  trombone [10, 27]
• Bill Schaefer
  trombone [20-27]
• Bill Shine
  alto saxophone [6.8-9, 6.19-22, 5.10-11, 5.27], tenor saxophone [2-4]
• Billy Butterfield
  trumpet [3.6-13, 3.22-26, 6.8, 6.19-20, 4.1-9, 4.11-24, 7.1-8]
• Billy Byers
  trombone [14-16]
• Bob Haggart
  double bass [1-10]
• Bob Poland
  baritone saxophone [7-9, 23-26]
• Bob Snyder
  alto saxophone [3.1-2, 3.14-15, 2.9, 2.12, 2.23-24], baritone saxophone [3-5, 16-21], saxophone [6-11, 17-22]
• Brodie Schroff
  trumpet [9, 21-22]
• Bruce Squires
  trombone [1-6, 18-21]
• Buck Clayton
  trumpet [14-16]
• Bud Shiffman
  alto saxophone [5-6]
• Buddy Rich
  drums (drum set) [8, 19-20]
• Buff Estes
  alto saxophone [1-16, 18-25]
• Bus Bassey
  tenor saxophone [2.1-5, 2.13-16, 1.1-26]
• Carl Pool
  trumpet [9-10]
• Charlie Castaldo
  trombone [7-9, 23-26]
• Charlie Christian
  electric guitar [3.5, 1.9-15], guitar [1.17, 1.26, 3.5, 3.12-13, 3.21, 3.26, 2.1-5, 2.13-16]
• Charlie Queener
  piano [5.10-11, 5.27, 6.1-4, 6.15-16]
• Chauncey Welsch
  trombone [5.11, 6.1-4, 6.8, 6.15-16, 6.19-20, 7.14-16]
• Chris Griffin
  trumpet [7.1-12, 7.17, 1.1-6, 1.18-21, 6.2-4]
• Chuck Gentry
  baritone saxophone [1-9, 11-24]
• Cliff Hill
  double bass [7-9, 23-26]
• Clint Neagley
  alto saxophone [5.1-2, 5.7-9, 5.13-15, 5.23-26, 4.1-9, 4.11-24], tenor saxophone [3-4, 12, 16-22]
• Clyde Lombardi
  double bass [10-11, 27]
• Conrad Gozzo
  trumpet [8, 19-20]
• Cootie Williams
  trumpet [4.1-9, 4.11-23, 2.6-12, 2.17-24, 3.1-26]
• Count Basie
  piano [1, 14-15]
• Cutty Cutshall
  trombone [4.1-9, 4.11-24, 5.1-6, 5.12-22, 2.8-12, 2.18-24, 7.1-12, 7.17, 3.1-26]
• Cy Bernard
  cello [20-27]
• Dale McMickle
  trumpet [11-12, 17]
• Danny Bank
  baritone saxophone [6.1-4, 6.8-9, 6.15-16, 6.19-22, 5.10-11, 5.27]
• Dave Barbour
  guitar [7-9, 23-26]
• Dave Frisina
  violin [20-23]
• Dave Sterkin
  viola [20-27]
• Dave Tough
  drums (drum set) [2.12, 2.23-24, 3.1-8, 3.14-24]
• Dick LeFave
  trombone [8-9, 19-22]
• Doc Severinsen
  trumpet [14-16]
• Eddie Aulino
  trombone [6.1-4, 6.15-16, 5.11]
• Eddie Bert
  trombone [14-16]
• Eddie Sauter
  arranger [1, 9]
• Edward “Corky” Cornelius
  trumpet [1-6, 18-21]
• Eudice Shapiro
  violin [24-27]
• Felix Slatkin
  violin [20-27]
• Fletcher Henderson
  arranger [7, 11], piano [1.1-11, 1.18-23, 2.11, 2.22]
• Frank LoPinto
  trumpet [6.2-4, 5.11]
• Fred Astaire
  tap dance [4-5, 16], vocal [3-5, 15-16]
• Gene Kinsey
  alto saxophone [12-13, 26]
• George Avakian
  producer [1-8, 11-12, 17]
• George Berg
  tenor saxophone [4.1-9, 4.11-24, 5.1-6, 5.12-22]
• George Duvivier
  double bass [14-16]
• George Kast
  violin [20-23]
• George van Eps
  guitar [20-27]
• Georgie Auld
  tenor saxophone [2.6-12, 2.17-24, 3.1-26]
• Gerald Sanfino
  alto saxophone [9]
• Gish Gilbertson
  tenor saxophone [9, 21-22]
• Gus Bivona
  alto saxophone [3.1-8, 3.14-24, 2.6-12, 2.17-24]
• Hal Diner
  trombone [20-27]
• Hank Jones
  piano [14-16]
• Harry Bluestone
  violin [24-27]
• Harry Jaeger
  drums (drum set) [6-11, 17-22]
• Hoyt Bohannon
  trombone [9, 21-22]
• Hud Davies
  drums (drum set) [7-9, 23-26]
• Hymie Shertzer
  alto saxophone [7.1-12, 7.14-17, 6.2-4, 5.7-9, 5.23-26, 3.1-3, 3.5, 3.14-15]
• Irving Goodman
  trumpet [2.1-24, 1.17, 1.26, 3.1-11, 3.14-25]
• Irving Townsend
  producer [14-16]
• Jack Henderson
  tenor saxophone [3.1-2, 3.14-15, 2.6-12, 2.17-24]
• Jack Lesberg
  double bass [11-12, 17]
• Jerry Jerome
  bass clarinet [5], tenor saxophone [2.1-5, 2.13-16, 1.1-26]
• Jerry Sanfino
  alto saxophone [2-4, 8-9, 19-22]
• Jimmy Horvath
  alto saxophone [9-11, 25]
• Jimmy Maxwell
  trumpet [7.1-8, 1.7-17, 1.22-26, 2.1-24, 4.1-9, 4.11-24, 5.1-9, 5.12-26, 3.1-26]
• Jo Jones
  drums (drum set) [3.9-11, 3.25, 4.4]
• John Napton
  trumpet [5-6]
• John Ryan
  double bass [20-23]
• John Simmons
  double bass [1-3, 11-20]
• Johnny Best
  trumpet [8-9, 19-22]
• Johnny Guarnieri
  piano [2.1-5, 2.13-16, 3.3-8, 3.16-24, 1.12-17, 1.24-26]
• Johnny Martel
  trumpet [7-16, 22-25]
• Johnny Smith
  guitar [1-10]
• Jon Walton
  tenor saxophone [7-9, 23-26]
• Kai Winding
  trombone [8, 19-20]
• Lawrence Stearns
  trumpet [9, 25-26]
• Leonard Sims
  tenor saxophone [7-9, 23-26]
• Les Robinson
  alto saxophone [3.3, 3.6-13, 3.16-18, 3.22-26, 1.17, 1.26, 2.1-5, 2.13-16]
• Lionel Hampton
  vibraphone [4, 16]
• Lloyd “Skip” Martin
  alto saxophone [3.4-5, 3.19-21, 4.1-9, 4.11-24, 2.6-12, 2.17-24], baritone saxophone [6-13, 22-26]
• Lou McGarity
  trombone [2.6-12, 2.17-24, 3.1-26, 5.3-9, 5.12, 5.16-26, 6.9, 6.21-22, 4.1-9, 4.11-24, 7.1-12, 7.17]
• Manny Klein
  trumpet [9, 21-22]
• Marshall Sosson
  violin [20-23]
• Marty Blitz
  double bass [4-9, 21-23]
• Maurice Perlmutter
  viola [20-23]
• Mel Powell
  piano [5.1-9, 5.12-26, 7.11-12, 7.17, 4.1-9, 4.11-24, 3.12-13, 3.26, 6.8-9, 6.19-22]
• Mike Bryan
  guitar [3.1-4, 3.6-11, 3.14-20, 3.22-25, 6.1-4, 6.8-9, 6.15-16, 6.19-22, 5.10-11, 5.27, 2.6-12, 2.17-24]
• Mischa Russell
  violin [20-27]
• Morey Feld
  drums (drum set) [6.1-4, 6.15-16, 5.10-11, 5.27]
• Mort Stuhlmaker
  double bass [4-5]
• Morty Corb
  double bass [24-27]
• Mundell Lowe
  guitar [11-12, 17]
• Nick Fatool
  drums (drum set) [1.1-14, 1.14-26, 2.1-5, 2.13-16, 7.20-27]
• Paul Nero
  violin [20-27]
• Paul Smith
  piano [20-27]
• Paul Weston
  arranger [20-23, 25-27], producer [20-27]
• Peanuts Hucko
  tenor saxophone [7.1-12, 7.17, 6.8, 6.19-20]
• Pete Mondello
  tenor saxophone [3-13, 16-26]
• Ralph Collier
  drums (drum set) [4.24, 5.1-6, 5.12-22, 6.9, 6.21-22]
• Ray Beller
  alto saxophone [1, 15-16], tenor saxophone [11]
• Red Ballard
  trombone [1.1-26, 2.1-5, 2.13-16]
• Red Gingler
  trombone [6-7, 17]
• Red Norvo
  vibraphone [1, 15-16]
• Ricky Trent
  trumpet [11-12, 17]
• Robert Sushel
  violin [24-27]
• Roy Burns
  drums (drum set) [14-16]
• Sam Cytron
  violin [20-27]
• Sam Middleman
  violin [20-27]
• Sid Catlett
  drums (drum set) [3.12-13, 3.26, 4.1-9, 4.11-20, 4.23]
• Sid Weiss
  double bass [5.1-6, 5.12-22, 4.24]
• Slam Stewart
  double bass [1-4, 15-16]
• Sol Kane
  alto saxophone [1-6, 12-22]
• Sol Schlinger
  baritone saxophone [14-16]
• Stan Fishelson
  trumpet [6.1, 6.15-16, 5.10, 5.27]
• Stan Freeman
  piano [1-10]
• Stan Getz
  tenor saxophone [8-9, 19-22]
• Stan Kosow
  tenor saxophone [6.1, 6.15-16, 5.10-11, 5.27]
• Sy Shaeffer
  trombone [10, 27]
• Ted Rosen
  violin [20-27]
• Ted Vesely
  trombone [1.7-17, 1.22-26, 2.1-5, 2.13-16]
• Teddy Wilson
  piano [2.12, 2.23-24, 3.2, 3.9-11, 3.25]
• Terry Snyder
  drums (drum set) [1-12, 17]
• Tom Morgan
  guitar [4.1-9, 4.11-24, 5.1-6, 5.12-22]
• Tony Faso
  trumpet [6.1-4, 6.15-16, 5.7-11, 5.23-27]
• Tony Mottola
  guitar [14-16]
• Toots Mondello
  alto saxophone [2.1-5, 2.13-16, 1.1-26]
• Trummy Young
  trombone [6.1-4, 6.15-16, 5.10-11, 5.27]
• Vernon Brown
  trombone [1.1-26, 2.1-5, 2.13-16]
• Victor Gottlieb
  cello [24-27]
• Vido Musso
  tenor saxophone [5.1-6, 5.12-22, 4.1-9, 4.11-24]
• Vince Badale
  trumpet [5.10-11, 5.27, 6.1-4, 6.15-16]
• Virginia Majewski
  viola [24-27]
• Walt Levinsky
  alto saxophone [14-16]
• Walter Yost
  double bass [12-13, 26]
• Will Bradley
  trombone [1-12, 17]
• Ziggy Elman
  trumpet [2.1-5, 2.13-16, 1.1-26]
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Issues

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  C
  Classic Columbia and Okeh Benny Goodman Orchestra Sessions (1939–1958)

  7x CD
  2008