Benny Goodman
| Genres: |
Big Band & Swing,
Jazz,
Vocals
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| Descriptive "tags": |
jazz, swing, Big Band
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| Decades Active: |
1930s,
1940s,
1950s,
1960s,
1970s,
1980s,
1990s,
2000s
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| Artist Compilations: |
Benny Goodman & Artie Shaw,
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
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Biography
Benjamin David Goodman, 30 May 1909, Chicago, Illinois, USA, d. 20 June 1986, New York City, New York, USA. Born into a large, impoverished family of immigrants, Goodman experienced hard times while growing up. Encouraged by his father to learn a musical instrument, Goodman and two of his brothers took lessons; as the youngest and smallest he learned to play the clarinet. These early studies took place at the Kehelah Jacob Synagogue and later at Hull House, a settlement house founded by reformer Jane Addams. From the start, Goodman displayed an exceptional talent and he received personal tuition from James Sylvester and then the renowned classicist Franz Schoepp (who also taught Buster Bailey around the same time). Before he was in his teens, Goodman had begun performing in public and was soon playing in bands with such emerging jazz artists as Jimmy McPartland, Frank Teschemacher and Dave Tough. Goodman's precocious talent allowed him to...
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Benny Goodman / Helen Forrest
The Original Recordings Of The 1940's
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Benny Goodman
Benny In Brussels, Volume 1 / Benny In Brussels, Volume 2
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- Released November 13, 2001
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Benny Goodman
The Best Of Benny Goodman
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Benny Goodman
16 Most Requested Songs
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- Released July 13, 1993
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Benny Goodman
The Early Years
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Benny Goodman
Arrangements By Eddie Sauter / Arrangements By Fletcher Henderson
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Benny Goodman
I Had To Do It (10-CD) [Import]
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Benny Goodman
Let's Dance
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Benny Goodman
Trio Quartet Quintet / Together Again!
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Benny Goodman
In The Mood With Benny Goodman
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Benny Goodman
Rarities (1940-1942)
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Benny Goodman
Essential Gold (3-CD)
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Benny Goodman
Great Vocalists of Our Time
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Benny Goodman
Sing, Sing, Sing
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Benny Goodman
Featuring Peggy Lee
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Benny Goodman
Solid Gold Instrumental Hits
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Sextet Featuring Charlie Christian 1939-41
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Benny Goodman
Live At Carnegie Hall 1938 (2-CD)
JazzTimes: "...Proclaimed as being the most significant concert in jazz history....Outstanding....this concert belongs in every historically-minded jazz fan's collection..."
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- Released November 2, 1999
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