The Best of Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

~ Release by Benny Goodman (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Let's Dance (Theme Song)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-10-24)
alto saxophone:
Buff Estes (Sterling Buford Estes) (on 1939-10-24) and Toots Mondello (on 1939-10-24)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1939-10-24)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1939-10-24)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1939-10-24)
electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1939-10-24)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1939-10-24)
tenor saxophone:
Bus Bassey (on 1939-10-24) and Jerry Jerome (on 1939-10-24)
trombone:
Red Ballard (on 1939-10-24), Vernon Brown (on 1939-10-24) and Ted Vesely (on 1939-10-24)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1939-10-24), Johnny Martel (1930s US jazz trumpet player) (on 1939-10-24) and Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1939-10-24)
orchestra:
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (on 1939-10-24)
instrumental recording of:
Let’s Dance (Benny Goodman’s theme song) (on 1939-10-24)
lyricist:
Fanny May Baldridge
composer:
Joseph Bonime, Gregory Stone and Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:33
2Oh! Look at Me Now
cover recording of:
Oh! Look at Me Now
lyricist:
John DeVries (in 1941)
composer:
Joe Bushkin (in 1941)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Embassy Music Corporation and Hampshire House Publishing Corp.
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra & Helen Forrest2:50
3Don't Be That Way
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)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra4:19
4Who Cares (So long as You Care for Me)
alto saxophone:
Toots Mondello and Les Robinson
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool
guitar:
Charlie Christian
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri
tenor saxophone:
Bus Bassey and Jerry Jerome
trombone:
Red Ballard, Vernon Brown and Ted Vesely
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman, Irving Goodman and Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet)
vocals:
Fred Astaire
orchestra:
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
recording of:
Who Cares? (Of Thee I Sing)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1931)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1931)
publisher:
New World Music (new age music) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Of Thee I Sing: Act II
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra & Fred Astaire2:51
5Why Don't You Do Right
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
orchestra:
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
arranger:
Mel Powell (American composer and jazz pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
recorded at:
Liederkranz Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1942-07-27)
recording of:
Why Don’t You Do Right?
lyricist and composer:
Kansas Joe McCoy
publisher:
Edwin Morris Music and Morley Music Co
version of:
Weed Smoker’s Dream
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra & Peggy Lee3:11
6Fascinating Rhythm
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1945-11-20)
recording of:
Fascinatin’ Rhythm (on 1945-11-20)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (renewed) (1929–2019) and Harms, Inc. (in 1924)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:00
7Sing Sing Sing (with a Swing)
recording of:
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)
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)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:52
8Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat
alto saxophone:
Sol Kane (on 1941-12-10) and Clint Neagley (on 1941-12-10)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1941-12-10)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1941-12-10)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1941-12-10)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Collier (drums, percussion) (on 1941-12-10)
guitar:
Tom Morgan (Big band era guitarist) (on 1941-12-10)
piano:
Mel Powell (American composer and jazz pianist) (on 1941-12-10)
tenor saxophone:
George Berg (on 1941-12-10) and Vido Musso (on 1941-12-10)
trombone:
Cutty Cutshall (on 1941-12-10) and Lou McGarity (on 1941-12-10)
trumpet:
Al Davis (on 1941-12-10), Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1941-12-10) and Bernie Privin (on 1941-12-10)
vocals:
Art Lund (on 1941-12-10)
recording of:
Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat (on 1941-12-10)
writer:
Leon René, Otis René and Emerson C. Scott
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra & Art Lund3:29
9How Deep Is the Ocean (How High Is the Sky)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra & Peggy Lee3:06
10As Long as I Live
Benny Goodman Sextet3:18
11I 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)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra & Mildred Bailey2:34
12Crazy Rhythm
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-04-10)
alto saxophone:
Toots Mondello (on 1940-04-10) and Les Robinson (on 1940-04-10)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1940-04-10)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1940-04-10)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1940-04-10)
guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1940-04-10)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1940-04-10)
tenor saxophone:
Bus Bassey (on 1940-04-10) and Jerry Jerome (on 1940-04-10)
trombone:
Red Ballard (on 1940-04-10), Vernon Brown (on 1940-04-10) and Ted Vesely (on 1940-04-10)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1940-04-10), Irving Goodman (on 1940-04-10) and Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1940-04-10)
orchestra:
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (on 1940-04-10)
recording of:
Crazy Rhythm (on 1940-04-10)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Roger Wolfe Kahn and Joseph Meyer (US songwriter)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:41