The Essential BG

Compilation by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

Released 10 July 2006

Tracklist

  • CD 1: King Porter Stomp
  • 1
    Basin Street Blues
    3:14
  • 2
    I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
    3:13
  • 3
    Your Mother’s Son‐In‐Law
    2:50
  • 4
    Ol’ Pappy
    3:17
  • 5
    Moonglow
    3:44
  • 6
    Nitwit Serenade
    2:50
  • 7
    Bugle Call Rag
    3:02
  • 8
    Music Hall Rag
    3:14
  • 9
    Blue Moon
    3:17
  • 10
    Down Home Rag
    2:47
  • 11
    Japanese Sandman
    3:32
  • 12
    You’re a Heavenly Thing
    3:00
  • 13
    Get Rhythm in Your Feet (And Music in Your Soul)
    2:25
  • 14
    Ballad in Blue
    2:39
  • 15
    Blue Skies
    3:33
  • 16
    Dear Old Southland
    2:19
  • 17
    Sometimes I’m Happy
    3:42
  • 18
    King Porter Stomp
    3:10
  • 19
    The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
    2:46
  • 20
    Madhouse
    2:50
  • 21
    Eeny Meeny Miney Mo
    2:01
  • 22
    When Buddah Smiles
    3:10
  • 23
    It’s Been So Long
    3:26
  • 24
    Stompin’ at the Savoy
    3:14
  • 25
    Goody Goody
    2:27
  • CD 2: Don’t Be That Way
  • 1
    Christopher Columbus
    3:36
  • 2
    I Know That You Know
    2:07
  • 3
    Stardust
    2:53
  • 4
    You Can’t Pull the Wool Over My Eyes
    2:35
  • 5
    The Glory of Love
    2:39
  • 6
    These Foolish Things
    2:47
  • 7
    Swingtime in the Rockies
    3:13
  • 8
    House Hop
    2:33
  • 9
    You Turned the Tables on Me
    2:54
  • 10
    Down South Camp Meeting
    3:21
  • 11
    Love Me or Leave Me
    3:39
  • 12
    Organ Grinder’s Swing
    3:14
  • 13
    Alexander’s Ragtime Band
    2:10
  • 14
    Jam Session
    2:58
  • 15
    Goodnight My Love
    3:10
  • 16
    Smoke Dreams
    3:18
  • 17
    He Ain’t Got Rhythm
    2:46
  • 18
    This Year’s Kisses
    2:30
  • 19
    Sing, Sing, Sing
    6:35
  • 20
    Roll ’Em
    3:15
  • 21
    Peckin’
    3:30
  • 22
    Ridin’ High
    2:43
  • 23
    Life Goes to a Party
    3:08
  • 24
    If Dreams Come True
    3:13
  • 25
    Don’t Be That Way
    3:21
  • CD 3: Let’s Dance
  • 1
    One O’Clock Jump
    3:16
  • 2
    I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
    3:25
  • 3
    Big John Special
    3:07
  • 4
    Wrappin’ It Up
    3:04
  • 5
    Bach Goes to Town
    2:39
  • 6
    And the Angels Sing
    3:15
  • 7
    Show Your Linen, Miss Richardson
    2:59
  • 8
    There’ll Be Some Changes Made
    2:48
  • 9
    Jumpin’ at the Woodside
    3:03
  • 10
    Stealin’ Apples
    3:04
  • 11
    Night and Day
    2:48
  • 12
    I Thought About You
    2:35
  • 13
    Let’s Dance
    2:36
  • 14
    Darn That Dream
    3:01
  • 15
    Honeysuckle Rose
    3:04
  • 16
    Opus Local 802
    3:03
  • 17
    Board Meeting
    2:53
  • 18
    Zaggin’ With Zig
    3:08
  • 19
    How High the Moon
    3:00
  • 20
    Shake Down the Stars
    2:52
  • 21
    Yours Is My Heart Alone
    3:01
  • 22
    Cocoanut Grove
    3:07
  • 23
    The Hour of Parting
    3:18
  • 24
    Crazy Rhythm
    2:44
  • 25
    Who Cares
    2:52
  • 26
    Benny Rides Again
    4:43
  • CD 4: Undercurrent Blues
  • 1
    Henderson Stomp
    2:33
  • 2
    Taking a Chance on Love
    3:14
  • 3
    Frenesi
    2:57
  • 4
    Superman
    4:36
  • 5
    Let the Door Knob Hitcha
    3:10
  • 6
    Scarecrow
    3:06
  • 7
    Solo Flight
    2:51
  • 8
    Fiesta in Blue
    3:16
  • 9
    Air Mail Special
    3:00
  • 10
    When the Sun Comes Out
    3:01
  • 11
    Tuesday at Ten
    3:35
  • 12
    The Count
    3:21
  • 13
    Pound Ridge
    3:01
  • 14
    The Earl
    2:37
  • 15
    Caprice XXIV Paganini
    2:51
  • 16
    My Old Flame
    3:11
  • 17
    Clarinet a La King
    2:57
  • 18
    Jersey Bounce
    3:13
  • 19
    Idaho
    3:03
  • 20
    Why Don’t You Do Right?
    3:17
  • 21
    Mission to Moscow
    2:40
  • 22
    All the Cats Join In
    4:25
  • 23
    Clarinade
    2:53
  • 24
    Lonely Moments
    3:09
  • 25
    Undercurrent Blues
    3:08

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