The Essential Benny Goodman

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Tracklist

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1▼Digital Media: 1–10. Benny’s Big Band Arrangers / 11–20. Benny Visits Tin Pan Alley
#TitleRatingLength
1Let’s Dance (album version)
recording of:
Let’s Dance (Benny Goodman’s theme song)
lyricist:
Fanny May Baldridge
composer:
Joseph Bonime, Gregory Stone and Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
2:33
2Bugle Call Rag (album version)
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
2:57
3King Porter Stomp (1992 remastered)
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
3:08
4Don’t Be That Way (1987 remastered)
recording of:
Don’t Be That Way
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Edgar Sampson
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation and The Songwriters Guild
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
3:22
5When Buddha Smiles
recording of:
When Buddha Smiles
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
3:10
6Sing, Sing, Sing (1987 remastered)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-07-06)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
arranger:
Jimmy Mundy
instrumental recording of:
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) (on 1937-07-06)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Prima
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) (ended) and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
recording of:
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) (on 1937-07-06)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Prima
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) (ended) and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
58:40
7Big John’s Special
recording of:
Big John’s Special
writer:
Horace Henderson
3:06
8Get Happy (1991 remastered)
recording of:
Get Happy
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1929)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1929)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Remick Music Corp., S.A. Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Summer Stock
part of:
The Nine‐Fifteen Revue (1930)
3:06
9Superman
4:32
10Oh! Baby (album version)
recording of:
Oh! Baby
composer:
Owen Murphy
8:44
11Goody Goody (1987 remastered)
recording of:
Goody Goody
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Malneck Music, The Johnny Mercer Foundation and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
2:30
12There’s a Small Hotel
recording of:
There’s a Small Hotel (from “On Your Toes”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1936)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1936)
part of:
On Your Toes
part of:
Pal Joey
2:29
13You Turned the Tables on Me (1991 remastered)
recording of:
You Turned the Tables on Me
lyricist:
Sidney Mitchell
composer:
Louis Alter
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1936)
2:48
14Can’t Teach My Old Heart New Tricks
recording of:
Can’t Teach My Old Heart New Tricks (music by Richard A. Whiting; first performed by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
3:03
15This Can’t Be Love
recording of:
This Can’t Be Love
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1938)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
2:46
16I Thought About You
recording of:
I Thought About You
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Burke & Van Heusen, Jerry Leiber Music, Lewis Music Publishing Co., Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Silver Seahorse Music LLC, Twentieth Century Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
2:32
17It Never Entered My Mind
recording of:
It Never Entered My Mind
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1940)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Lorenz Hart Publishing Co.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
2:58
18Taking a Chance on Love (rechanneled stereo version)
recording of:
Taking a Chance on Love
lyricist:
Ted Fetter and John Latouche
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., SBK Miller Catalog, Inc. and Taking a Chance on Love Music Company
part of:
Cabin in the Sky
3:08
19Let’s Do It (album version)
recording of:
Let’s Do It (Noël Coward version)
additional lyricist:
Noël Coward
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer)
version of:
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) (Paris musical)
2:01
20How Long Has This Been Going On? (album version)
recording of:
How Long Has This Been Going On? (Funny Face, 1957 film)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1927)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Rosalie
3:14
2▼Digital Media: 1–10. Benny’s Small Groups / 11–20. Benny Live
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1After You’ve Gone (1996 remastered – take 1)
cover recording of:
After You’ve Gone
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
2:47
2Runnin’ Wild (1996 remastered)
2:37
3The Man I Love (1996 remastered)
3:26
4Moonglow (previously unissued)
3:11
5Flying Home (instrumental)
3:12
6Rose Room (album version)
2:48
7Air Mail Special (album version)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-06-11)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1940-06-11)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1940-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1940-06-11)
electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1940-06-11)
piano:
Dudley Brooks (on 1940-06-11)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1940-06-11)
instrumental recording of:
Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special) (on 1940-06-11)
composer:
Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and James R. Mundy
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music, PW 3 ASCAP Songs, Regent Music Corp. and Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP)
2:53
8The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise (album version)
recording of:
The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise
lyricist:
Gene Lockhart (in 1918)
composer:
Raymond Roberts (in 1918)
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Chappell Music Ltd. (on 1919-01-24)
2:42
9Wholly Cats (album version)
recording of:
Wholly Cats (on 1940-11-07)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
publisher:
Regent Music Corp.
3:03
10Rachel’s Dream (album version)
recording of:
Rachel's Dream
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
2:53
11Ridin’ High
recording of:
Ridin’ High
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
2:37
12Sunny Disposish (album version)
recording of:
Sunny Disposish
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Phil Charig
2:09
13Body and Soul
recording of:
Body and Soul
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:24
14Sweet Leilani (album version)
cover recording of:
Sweet Leilani
lyricist and composer:
Harry Owens (on 1934-10-20)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1937 winner)
2:13
15Roll ’em (album version)
recording of:
Roll ’em
composer:
Mary Lou Williams (American jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. (in 2016)
4:15
16Life Goes to a Party (album version)
recording of:
Life Goes to a Party
writer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
3:42
17Avalon (live)
live recording of:
Avalon
writer:
B. G. DeSylva, Al Jolson and Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Stephen Ballentine Music, Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23) and Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1920-09-04)
4:12
18Swingtime in the Rockies (album version)
recording of:
Swingtime in the Rockies
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Jimmy Mundy
2:30
19My Gal Sal (instrumental)
3:54
20Stealin’ Apples (album version)
recording of:
Stealin’ Apples
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
5:31

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Release

phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2007)
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Release group

part of:The Essential (Sony/Legacy compilations) (order: 107)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/2429908 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000778851 [info]