Body and Soul - Benny Goodman 1980

[Narragansett55]

Amazing to think that when Benny and Teddy played this concert, I was 17 and in US Navy boot camp. My Mom, who was a huge Benny Goodman fan, would have loved this concert as would I. God bless Benny and Teddy.

[OhnoesJG]

I play the clarinet too! I wish I could be like Acker Bilk & Benny Goodman. :-(

[helluvagun]

I'm a huge fan of Teddy Wilson, so that's no wonder Benny loved him! (;

[hecper7]

Una verdadera joya, clase, elegancia y hermosa interpretación.

[jasonmit]

Aah yes, this is like a fine cigar.

[philh37]

fabulous recording, only regret is that this was made during the '80s when it seemed as if so many recordings made then resulted in upright basses sounding like rubber bands - not sure why, something to do with the crummy transducers that were available at the time, and unwillingness of engineers to mic basses properly.

[musicblew69]

TEDDY WILSON ! !

[BeloveThee]

Ah, this is so smooth.. it's lovely. True Jazz..

[frankosley1]

My grandfather was Arnold Fishkind and played with him and Chubby Jackson

[Nate98371]

This is such a great chart! i love playing and listening to it soo much!! and im 15! :)

[urbancl]

The Swing King ! Benny Goodman... man i wish i would be allive at that time... i was born in 1995... im 14... but i love swing !!!

[guitarpicka1]

@urbancl....You...Young Fella...are in for a Huge Journey of... Discovering an absolute Treasure Trove of Great Music..Are you a young Musician or a Vocalist.??...as Al Jolson said ``You ain`t heard nothin` yet``...Good for you Kid,,!!

[urbancl]

@guitarpicka1 .... you from SLO ???

i kind off really enjoy playing swing !!!

I actually have allmost all the shhet mnusic for Benny Goodman... in school i vallentired for music class to have a performance for clarinet on sing,sing,sing solo and after that i'm supose to tell the history of swing ;))

[knndylx]

me too haha we're playing this in jazz band

[urbancl]

NICE !!!

Im actually taking a break from clarinet and all of the instruments.,.. if i play 2 much ill get 2 good !

hahah ! i actually got bored playing last weak.. and i dot have the energy for it anymore...

But i think i will start playing soon !

[panzersRULE]

@urbancl lol i was born in the same year

[marilynhar]

Thanks "SwingCla", your digitized renderings are awesome..hope to see more of what you have done and thanks for comment. I got to revisit this beautiful performance and realize that it is Teddy Wilson on piano!!! Wonderful to share these things across the years and miles as well!

[bladerboi87]

can't help but smile when i hear this =)

[marilynhar]

This was wonderful to watch and hear. My father idolized Benny Goodman, played clarinet like him, and his favorite song was Body and Soul. He died in a crash at age 40 and I would long for him to hear this - he would be 90! However, it was because I was searching for Eddie Duran whom I saw playing at a party yesterday in Napa and was awestruck to find this gem. Thanks so much for the rendering. Eddie was so humble. So many musicians at the party but none with the experience he has had.

[SwingCla]

Hi marilynhar, I upload a video clip of Eddie Duran at this stage. "Prelude to a kiss"

Thank you for your comment. SwingCla from Tokyo.

[andybrophy100]

Really nice version of this standard.. The guy really knew his way around his instrument and how to deliver consistently great interpretations. Whenever you see him play, he makes it look almost effortless - the sign of a great artist. Thanks for posting this!

[anacrusa86]

Los buenos (o geniales en este caso) deberían ser inmortales¡¡¡

Q pena no haber nacido antes para verlo tocar (hacer arte) en directo.

Goodman será eterno porque su música jamás morirá¡¡¡

[uckerse]

Great piece - it's amazing how good they sound

considering thefact it wasab out43 years after the the same trio cut the first great renditon of body and soul. thanks for the post

[teos5]

que buen video ojala yo tocara asi jajajaj

[zoquetina]

Seguí practicando!

Algún día vas a llegar....

[benny0607]

Pretty good!

He sound great...

He is really the best.

Thank you.