An Exciting Performance From Benny Goodman
From Disneyland in late May or early June of 1961. I’m sure many of the people in the crowd heard the original BG band live in the mid 30s, and although the sidemen were different, this performance must’ve made them feel like they were in a time warp experiencing the spark of a Goodman ensemble. Ray Sherman is the pianist and not sure who the trumpeter is, although the section contained Cappy Lewis, Mannie Klein, John Audino and George Werth.
-Scott Wenzel
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This is a very well done video-montage compiled of newsreel footage, still photographs and other memorabilia of the famous 1938 Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall Concert. All of this was gathered together by Jon Hancock who has, in fact, recently written a book on this concert for the ages.
-Scott Wenzel
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“I don’t like Goodman music, I like good music.”
Boy, this is a time capsule that reminds us how dumb thinking, wasted money and mountains of bullshit fueled the pointless cold war that the Soviet Union and the United States staged in a whose is bigger contest that took its toll on the world. Jazz heals all wounds and I don’t believe Benny Goodman remembered the name of every member of his orchestra in Moscow.
-Michael Cuscuna
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