Track Listing
1. Down South Camp Meetin'
2. Mean to Me
3. South of the Border
4. Muskrat Ramble
5. Lulu's Back in Town
6. Stardust
7. Wrappin' It Up
8. King Porter Stomp
9. Farewell Blues - (with Benny Goodman Sextet)
10. Toodle-Lee-Yoo-Doo - (with Benny Goodman Sextet)
11. When Buddha Smiles
12. Sunrise Serenade
13. Moonglow - (with Benny Goodman With Strings)
14. Georgia on My Mind - (with Benny Goodman With Strings)
15. I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues - (with Benny Goodman With Strings)
16. I Didn't Know What Time It Was - (with Benny Goodman With Strings)
17. Goodbye - (with Benny Goodman With Strings)
18. Embraceable You - (with Benny Goodman With Strings)
19. Lover, Come Back to Me - (with Benny Goodman With Strings)
20. If I Had You - (with Benny Goodman With Strings)
21. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
| Details | | Playing Time: | 61 min. | | Distributor: | City Hall | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra: Art Drellinger (baritone); Johnny Smith, Mundell Lowe (guitar); Benny Goodman (clarinet); Al Klink, Hymie Schertzer (alto saxophone); Boonie Richman, Peanuts Hucko (tenor saxophone); Chris Griffin, Mickey McMickle, Ricky Trent, Carl Poole, Billy Butterfield, Jimmy Maxwell, Bernie Privin (trumpet); Lou McGarity, Will Bradley, Cutty Cutshall (trombone); Stan Freeman, Mel Powell (piano); Jack Lesberg, Bob Haggart (bass guitar); Terry Snyder (drums); Fletcher Henderson.
Additional personnel: Nancy Reed (vocals); George Van Eps (guitar); David Sterkin (violin, viola); Robert Sushel, Misha Russell, Ted Rosen, Sam Middleman, Samuel Cytron, George Kast, Dave Frisina, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson, Paul Nero, Eudice Shapiro, Harry Bluestone (violin); Virginia Majewski, Maurice Perlmutter (viola); Victor Gottlieb, Cy Bernard, Armand Kaproff (cello); Al Thompson, Hal Diner, Bill Schaefer (trombone); Paul Smith (piano); Terry Gibbs (vibraphone); Eddie Safranski, John Ryan, Morty Corb (bass guitar); Sid Bulkin, Nick Fatool (drums).
While the Swing era was over essentially over by the early '50s, clarinet king and bandleader Benny Goodman was still very active with small groups and big bands. Times had changed and Goodman strove to keep up with them. In the late 1940s and early '50s, Goodman made forays into bebop and into mainstream pop, but his heart was still in straight-ahead, danceable swing. While Goodman wasn't the trendsetter he was in the 1930s, his clarinet was still sharp and sweet, and he still knew how to surround himself with the best musicians. While not recommended for the casual fan, 1951-1952 will be rewarding for both Goodman fanatics and fans of post-WWII big bands.
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