The Benny Goodman Centennial is in full swing with the complete Yale recordings offered for the first time ever. Goodman, born in 1909, left thousands of [more]
In the mid-1930s, Benny Goodman earned the title of "The King of Swing®" due to his success launching the Swing era, his brilliant clarinet [more]
"The brilliant explosion known as Benny Goodman went off in 1935, and it hasn't gone out yet." —Whitney Ballient in The New Yorker, 12/28/77
Late in his life, Benny Goodman willed his private tapes to Yale University. Over time, ten CDs were put out of previously [more]
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Vol. 9 (TT: 74:18): After You've Gone; Body and Soul; Nice Work If You Can Get It; The World is Waiting for the Sunrise; [more]
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It's All Right With Me; Willow Weep for Me; My Little Grass Shack; Too Many Tears; Easy to Love; Who; Sweet Leilani; Song of the [more]
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Sleep; Sometimes I'm Happy; Rosetta; Dark Shadows; Tea for Two; Deacon and the Elder; I Want to Be Happy; Someone to [more]
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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea; I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plans; There is No Greater Love; [more]
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CD 1 (TT: 61:09): Let's Dance; No Way to Stop It; Memories of You; Sleep; Medley No. 1: Don't Be That Way/Stompin' [more]
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Happy Session Blues; Autumn Nocturne; Oh Baby; What a Diff'rence a Day Made; Oh Gee, Oh Joy; The Earl; More [more]
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Let's Dance; Bugle Call Rag; On the Sunny Side of the Street; 'Deed I Do; Who Cares; Blue Skies; I Want a [more]
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Vol. 1 (TT: 50:05): Sweet Georgia Brown; Macedonia Lullaby; Soft Lights and Sweet Music; Broadway; [more]