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Benny Goodman
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
The clarinettist Benny Goodman grew up in a poor Jewish family in Chicago. With arrangements by Fletcher Henderson, his big band broke through in August 1935 at the Palomar Ballroom in Los Angeles; he became the 'King of Swing'. On the advice of the producer John Hammond he included Black musicians in his small groups: the pianist Teddy Wilson, the vibraphonist Lionel Hampton and later the guitarist Charlie Christian. In that era of segregation it was a remarkable step. On 16 January 1938 he gave a jazz concert in Carnegie Hall that became famous. Goodman also played classical music and commissioned work from Béla Bartók, who wrote Contrasts for him.
Listening
After You've Gone · Benny Goodman, 1935- Moonglow · Benny Goodman, 1936
Sing, Sing, Sing · Benny Goodman, 1938
Solo Flight · Benny Goodman, 1941- Seven Come Eleven · Benny Goodman, 1939
Discography
Studio albums
- 1938A Swing Session With Benny Goodman
- 1950Session for Six
- 1952Easy Does It!
- 1954B.G. in Hi-Fi
- 1954Classics In Jazz
- 1955Benny Goodman Combos
- 1955The Benny Goodman Story, Vol. 1
- 1956Benny Goodman plays selections from the Benny Goodman story
- 1956The Benny Goodman Story, Vol. 2
- 1958Benny Goodman Plays World Favorites
- 1958Benny in Brussels Volume 1
- 1958Benny In Brussels Volume 2
- 1964Hello Benny!
- 1968Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 And 2
- 1970Benny Goodman Today
- 1973From Broadway To Paris
- 1973Trio And Quartet 'Vol 2'
- 1986Clarinet Concertos
- 1988Benny Goodman in Stockholm 1959
- 1989Benny In Brussels
- 1990His Orchestra and his Combos 1941 - 1955
- 1990String Quartets 19, KV 465 & 20, KV 499 / Clarinet Quintet KV 581
- 1991Contrasts / Mikrokosmos (excerpts)
- 1993Giants of the Big Band Era: Benny Goodman
- 1993The King Swings
- 1995In Moscow 1962
- 1995The Yale University Music Library - Benny Goodman - Volumes 9 and 10
- 1996Benny Goodman with Arturo Toscanini, Béla Bartók, Joseph Szigeti, Earl Wild
- 1996The Classics
- 1996The jazz masters 100 años de Swing
- 1996Yale Recordings, Volume 10: The Original Benny Goodman Quartet
- 1997Mozart at Tanglewood
- 1998Benny Goodman Trio & Quartet 1935/1938
- 1999Ain't Misbehavin'
- 2001Let's Dance
- 2002I Grandi Del Jazz - Benny Goodman - Verve Jazz Masters 33
- 2003Malipiero / Debussy / Ravel / Shulman
- 2019House Hop
- 2019Moon Glow
- 2022Absolutely The Best
- 2022This is Benny Goodman
- ?Benny Goodman Today
- ?Body and soul
- ?Session for Sextet
- ?Symphony no. 2 / Clarinet Concerto
- ?the legendary small groups
- ?Three Classic Albums Plus
Other work
- 1935Benny Goodman Trio
- 1936–1938Benny Goodman Quartet
- 1938The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
- 1939–1941Benny Goodman Sextet · with Charlie Christian
In School of Rock
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- Jazz MapNL Map
- Mixtape 1: The Origins of Pop MusicNL Reader
- Mixtape 5: Jazz FestivalNL Reader
- Mixtape 9: The InstrumentNL Reader
- After Hours: Session 1NL Reader
- After Hours: Session 2NL Reader
- Magazine: Van Bessie tot EllaNL Magazine
Mentioned in other articles
- Swing and big band Genre
Duke Ellington led the orchestra of the Cotton Club in Harlem; the white Benny Goodman became the ‘King of Swing’.
- Electric guitar Technology
In the band of Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian showed that the guitar could now be a solo instrument.