Mosaic Records: Classic Benny Goodman Sessions

[jaybabes2]

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[TheBernie2201]

Swing will never die, and for sure benny will live on and oooooon.

[acfinney]

I love Goodman, but I do not like the Columbia years 1930-1945, because the studio sounded too dead.

[jcghooker]

Great compilation, but since when has Loren Schoenberg been a spokesman for Goodman's music? And why him? Benny FIRED him you know. "The Goodman band not on par with the Ellington band?" Why can't Mosaic find someone that, at least, knows what they're talking about? On Columbia's Charlie Christian compilation, under the song title, "L'il Boy Love", he raves on about the Eddie Sauter arrangements, but Loren, Sauter didn't write that arrangement, LES HITE did. I can see now why he got fired.

[MARKMANIATT]

fenix,your the one with great taste,dont forget that.I' felt just the same as you when I was a young teenager and I'm now 50.Dont concern yourself.Good will always be good.Search out this wonderful Swing music.Its a treasure trove of the greatest popular music ever produced.

[schweitz2171]

fennix. it is a pleasure to hear someone of your age enjoys this music

[Texasbbqrock]

I agree1

[Texasbbqrock]

All poets need 2 c this,,,,,, Artistic maybee!

[fenix9885]

Amazing music! I often wonder how people my age (23) can not appreciate the quality of this music. On many occasions, I have been at a big party and sneak a BG cd in and everybody is just looking around, like "what the f@#$?" I feel as if I was born 60 years too late. Oh well, I will continue to enjoy this great music :) 5 stars!

[girl43]

@fenix9885

You spoke with my words ;-) I'm 20

[panzerschnott]

Great Music will always stand the test of time. Yes, the key word here is quality. Back in 1977, I went on a rampage to find every 78rpm by B.G. I could find, and my Stepson later did the same. One thing that helped was Russ Connors' discography. Sure glad to see reissues like this one.

[Bolasdecristal]

@fenix9885 Youre not alone bro! As long as the few like you and I continue to love this, it WILL live on! Teach the children! let them know what real art and music is!

[fenix9885]

@Bolasdecristal Glad you feel the same way :)

[fusionlotus]

@fenix9885 haha i feel the same. i'm also 23 and this is amazing. :) keep liking this - it beats whats on the radio. its God's gift to you lol.

[bsd300d]

@fenix9885 The problem is that you're just too smart. What you need to do is watch alot more Mtv and smoke alot of weed. I know how ya feel, when i was 17 i was really into Mozart and Tool; my friends just didn't get it.

[sneighwena]

I think Slobodan Trkulja is amazing. Wonder if Benny could've done the same thing?

[Rowland108]

BG was the Leader. And he recorded with Teddy Wilson & Billie Holiday way back in 1933 & 1935. The Boss for session fees. Not to mention Charlie Christian.

[jutescrim]

BG was the finest clarinetist and let's not forget Artie Shaw put his clarinet down for the last 50 or so years of his life, whilst BG continued apace throughout , playing not only jazz but also classical music with great distinction

[bsd300d]

@jutescrim Uhhh, what about squidward?

[DodiGurl]

i can really get into this music. not my era but i still can enjoy... wow : )

[Trombonology]

So delighted to hear Loren Schoenberg comment on the variety of sound that BG achieved in his playing.  Shaw, an outspoken King of Swing critic (even as he grudgingly acknowledged Goodman's ability) was marvelous; love him. But I think Benny was the finest clarinetist as well as the leader of the greatest swing band.

Terrific video!

[phyllodendron]

For sure, any musical group works best when all pull in the same direction; no question. However, I am still curious about why would Big Sid have worked out just fine with every other group he was in, why was he sought after to perform and record with, and why was he beloved by everyone who knew him? A tremendous loss to a great band. For a study in contrasts we have only to look at how Duke Ellington encouraged band members' talent and skills which, arguably, helped make his a superb big band.

[phyllodendron]

"..and then maybe it wasn't the right band for him; I don't know." - re Big Sid Catlett in Benny Goodman's band. I see it the other way 'round, that Big Sid unintentionally stole the light from Benny, who could and would not tolerate this from any band member. He had talent, technique, creativity and imagination to burn and Benny quickly saw that he had an uncontrollable force on his hands. What to do? Fire him, and still come in for the remaining two weeks if you want your pay. Nice.

[NoirMusic]

While I don't think you are wrong I think there is the point that no matter how good you are you don't upstage the band leader. It just isn't done when you are playing a big band gig.

[panzerschnott]

NoirMusic, you're right. From 1938 onwards, I think Goodman actually hated drummers because of their growing popularity. Comments from the guys that played for him are legendary: Don Lamond complained about having to tone it down. There's the drummerless recording session from 1941, and Buddy Rich giving his paycheck back to Benny in 1945 for not getting paid enough. Goodman kept it! He backed down from hiring Buddy for his 40th anniversary Carnegie Hall Concert. Definitely a conflict there.

[NoirMusic]

Its funny because most stories about Goodman are that he was a jerk. Not very nice to anyone, extremely unfriendly. Did he ever make friends with another artist?

[panzerschnott]

Yes, he did have musical friends. Goodman's attitude wasn't unique. The band business is really tough and competitive. Goodman knew what he wanted and he got it, at whatever the price. He did rub some sidemen the wrong way at times, but if a musician was really good, he would praise them.

[jgrab1]

For what it's worth, according to John Hammond in his autobiography, Benny didn't like Sid because he could not intimidate him with his "ray" and other weapons in his arsenal, and the two apparently had different ideas about how the music should go, so Benny fired him after four months.

[MattLeGroulx]

i love these short documentaries, mr. primack. for the love of god keep making them!

[JazzVideoGuy]

Don't worry Matt. I won't stop. I have no choice!