With Benny in Mind (2007)

About this title: In a testimonial printed on the back of the CD case, Bill Hyland (executor of the Benny Goodman estate) observes that this album looks both "backward and forward in a stylistic sense." That's baloney. This album looks resolutely and unapologetically backward in a stylistic sense, straight back to the 1930s, when Benny Goodman was making his hugely influential small-ensemble recordings. And it does so beautifully, with a clarity and grace that sometimes seem to have gone entirely missing in jazz since Goodman's death. "Grace" should not be confused with "wimpiness," of course, and on this ... read more

Tracks:

1. Avalon [DeSylva/Jolson/Rose]
2. Moonglow [Hudson/DeLange/Mill]
3. Flyin' Home [Robin/Hampton/Goodm]
4. Soft Winds [Royal/Goodman]
5. Air Mail Special [Goodman/Mundy/Chris]
6. Stompin' at the Savoy [Razaf/Goodman/Webb/]
7. Seven Come Eleven [Goodman/Christian]
8. Body and Soul [Heyman/Sour/Eyton]
9. Slipped Disc [Goodman]
10. Smo o o oth One [Goodman]
11. Nagasaki [Dixon/Warren]
12. Memories of You [Razaf/Blake]
13. The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise [Lockhart/Seitz]
14. Goodbye [Jenkins]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.