Mosaic Records: Classic Benny Goodman Sessions

http://www.mosaicrecords.com presents "Classic Benny Goodman Columbia and Okeh Sessions (1939 - 1958)."

Seven discs from a neglected period of Benny's big band career which focuses mainly on his instrumental recordings for Columbia records during the 1940s. Also included are the bands he gathered at the Columbia studios during the 1950s which recreated some of the great Fletcher Henderson arrangements of the 1930s in addition to the lush and creative Benny with strings album titled "Let's Hear The Melody". Of particular importance are the breathtaking arrangements of the far-thinking Eddie Sauter. Over twenty previously unissued alternate takes are much welcome additions as Goodman was a master of solo creativity and spontaneity. He was the King of Swing and everyone wanted to be in his band as proven by the soloists and sidemen who pepper this set.

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Music

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• band
• benny
• big
• cootie
• eddie
• goodman
• jazz
• mel
• mosaic
• powell
• records
• sauter
• swing
• williams

[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!

[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!

[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

[jaybabes2]

hello there am jay am looking for a song its off a programe i i cant find then name but did not know if u may know it i will send the link if u can help me by messageing me x

[TheBernie2201]

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

[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.

[bsd300d]

@jutescrim Uhhh, what about squidward?

[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.

[acfinney]

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

[fenix9885]

@Bolasdecristal Glad you feel the same way :)

[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!

[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.