About this title: One of at least seven entirely different compilations that brandish the word "Essential" in their titles, this double-disc anthology of 40 classic swing performances actually does convey the essence of Benny Goodman, and is therefore highly recommended. The recordings, most of them cut in the Victor and Columbia studios between 1934 and 1945, are laid out in four exacting categories of ten tracks apiece. A tribute to Goodman's big-band arrangers pays homage to Fletcher and Horace Henderson, Edgar Sampson, Jimmy Mundy, George Bassman, Deane Kincaide, Spud Murphy, Eddie Sauter and Mel Powell. A ...
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Format: CD
Label: Sony
Date: 05/22/2007
UPC:886970949125
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Description: BRAND NEW. This fantastic new 2CD has Benny Goodman's voluminous output to two "essential" CDs and 40 songs including the previously un-issued master takes of "Sing, Sing, Sing" and "Don't Be That Way". It represents his most vital and accessible recordings mostly from the 1930s and early 1940s, when Goodman did his most innovative swing jazz work and was working with his best musicians. The set is divided into four equal portions one each for "Benny's Big Band Arrangers, " "Benny Visits Tin ... read more
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