Sing, Sing, Sing/The Benny Goodman Orchestra

This is from the November 1, 1954 broadcast of the Caesar Hour. Note Sid Caesar, Carl Reiner and Howard Morris in the audience.

"Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" is a 1936 song, written by Louis Prima and first recorded by him with the New Orleans Gang and released in March, 1936 as a 78 as Brunswick 7628 (with "It's Been So Long" as the B side}. It is strongly identified with the big band and swing eras. It was covered by Fletcher Henderson and most famously Benny Goodman. Originally entitled "Sing Bing Sing", in reference to Bing Crosby, it was soon retitled for use in wider contexts. The song has since been covered by numerous artists. It was used in the Broadway Musical Swing!

On July 6, 1937, "Sing, Sing, Sing" was recorded in Hollywood with Benny Goodman on clarinet; Harry James, Ziggy Elman, and Chris Griffin on trumpets; Red Ballard and Murray McEachern on trombones; Hymie Schertzer and George Koenig on alto saxophones; Art Rollini and Vido Musso on tenor saxophone; Jess Stacy on piano; Allan Reuss on guitar; Harry Goodman on bass; and Gene Krupa on drums. The song was arranged by Jimmy Mundy. Unlike most big band arrangements of that era, limited in length to three minutes so that they could be recorded on one side of a standard 10-inch 78-rpm record, Goodman band version was an extended work. The 1937 recording lasted 8 min 43 seconds, and took both sides of a 12-inch 78. At its longest, a live recording (with impromptu solos) was recorded and took 12 min 30 sec. Mundy's arrangement incorporated "Christopher Columbus", a piece written by Chu Berry for the Fletcher Henderson band, as well as Prima's work.

Benny Goodman is quoted as saying, "'Sing, Sing, Sing' (which we started doing back at the Palomar on our second trip there in 1936) was a big thing, and no one-nighter was complete without it". Goodman's 1938 Carnegie Hall jazz concert was different from the commercial release and from subsequent performances with the Goodman band. The personnel of the Goodman band for the Carnegie Hall concert were the same as in the 1937 recording session, except Vernon Brown replaced Murray McEachern on trombone, and Babe Russin replaced Vido Musso on tenor sax. Goodman's solo is more introspective in the Carnegie performance, with a wider range of dynamics and colors, with Krupa playing a pulsating tom-tom accompaniment accented on the third beat of the measure behind BG for the first half of the solo, while Jess Stacy inserts minor-chord punctuations. Goodman's solo evolves to a driving 'four' feel before quietly transitioning into Stacy's famous solo. Stacy's solo is exceptional, a four-chorus, chromatic impressionistic masterpiece distinct from everything that preceded it. That solo has been widely analyzed by pianists both jazz and classical. Stacy was quoted as saying he was glad he did not know Goodman was going to let him solo, because then he would have gotten nervous and "screwed it up."

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• Goodman
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• Louis
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[LILDANNYGRANGER33]

i loved the trumpet solo!!!!

[CookiesDen2]

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[fabptitpom]

omg, crowd is retarded lol.

[CookiesDen2]

The crowd is the part that is the skit...it was meant to be a parody of the young adults of the 1950s at concerts.

[paulostroff99]

Awesome! Benny rocks.TY CookiesDen2 for posting

[CookiesDen2]

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[blueagate]

Thanks so much for the post! I love this kind of music. I was born too late to enjoy it in person but hey, we have their music to listen to. I didn't appreciate Frank Sinatra either till later on. I love my classic rock, hard rock and heavy metal but I like this too. Kudos!

[44t56]

Holy Shitballs... Carl Reiner looks so FUCKING YOUNG! He's actually dancing!

[44t56]

0 dislikes tells u something

[Drworm89]

@7656333 From what I read, he may have smoked pot on occasion but he didn't drink or do any other drugs. He was accused of possession in the 40's though, which ruined his career.

[7656333]

Great, those dudes were known as hep cats back in the day. I love all music. Sorry tho to to frankthetank but Gene Krupa the drummer was well known to " be on the stuff " they had it back then too. That doesn't take away from the magic in my eyes thanks for posting this.

kat

[GKacedrummerman]

@CookiesDen2 actually it was meant to be a parody of the kids in the crowd at the Paramount theater when Goodman originally opened there in 1937

[frankthetank112244]

no drugs been needed there to feel good, just great music. We desperately need such times again!

[TheFutureViking]

The music made me smile, the audience made me laugh out loud xD

Thanks for the upload :)

[femoman]

That's gotta be one of the best audiences ever!

[pegcage]

@fabptitpom That is on Sid Caesar's Show of Shows and that is Sid, Carl Reiner and Howard Morris in the audience. It is a skit.

[CoBaGonHuK]

now that's what I call the real music

not this ass-shaking bastards,that are dominating on today's world stages