Where Swing is King!
“Tuesday at Ten” Composed and arranged by Lloyd “Skip” Martin. Recorded by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra for Columbia on June 11, 1941 in New York.(*) (*) This is take one, which was not issued [..]
“You’re My Thrill” Composed by Jay Gourney (music) and Sidney Clare (lyric); arranged by Bud Estes. Recorded by Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra for Bluebird on January 7, 1941 in New York. Charlie Barnet, soprano [..]
“The Earl” Composed and arranged by Mel Powell. Recorded by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra for Columbia-Okeh on September 25, 1941 in New York. Benjamin D. “Benny” Goodman, clarinet, directing: Billy Butterfield, first trumpet; Cootie [..]
“Jersey Bounce” Composed by Tiny Bradshaw, Eddie Johnson and Bobby Plater; arranged by Mel Powell. Recorded by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra for Columbia on January 15,1942 in New York. Benny Goodman, clarinet, directing: James [..]
The story: Back in early 2016, I was about to launch this blog. Over several decades I had accumulated a lot of recorded music, books, images and articles about the musicians who made the music, [..]
“Rattle and Roll” Composed and arranged by Wilbur “Buck” Clayton. Recorded by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra for Columbia on December 19, 1945 in New York. Benny Goodman, clarinet, directing: Conrad Gozzo, first trumpet; John [..]