Benny Goodman Sextet Session

by Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman Sextet Session cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1950
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 45:11
  • Community rating: 3.4/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Gathering elite improvisers, the legendary clarinettist leads a remarkably cohesive and deeply swinging small-group session. The intimate setting highlights the virtuosic, conversational interplay between the horns and rhythm section. The release underscores the ongoing vitality and sophistication of swing music just as bebop was beginning to emerge.

Genres

Descriptors: Acoustic, Improvisation, Rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Lullaby Of The Leaves (2:41)
  2. Temptation Rag (2:45)
  3. How Am I To Know? (3:06)
  4. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea (5:09)
  5. I'll Never Be The Same (3:57)
  6. Farewell Blues (3:08)
  7. Undecided (5:39)
  8. I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling (2:49)
  9. East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon) (3:12)
  10. Four Or Five Times (4:19)
  11. Under A Blanket Of Blue (2:54)
  12. Bye Bye Blues (5:28)

Credits

  • Benny Goodman Sextet - primary artist
  • Slam Stewart - bass
  • Benny Goodman - clarinet, written-by
  • George Maas - design [cover]
  • Morey Feld - drums
  • Mike Bryan - guitar
  • Mel Powell - piano
  • Teddy Wilson - piano
  • Red Norvo - vibraphone
  • Jane Harvey - vocals, vocals [chorus]
  • Original Dixieland Jazz Band - written-by
  • Andy Razaf - written-by
  • Fats Waller - written-by
  • Leonard Harper - written-by
  • Neil Moret - written-by
  • Richard Whiting - written-by
  • George & Ira Gershwin - written-by
  • Cole Porter - written-by
  • Dick Winfree - written-by
  • Phil Boutelje - written-by
  • Cecil Mack - written-by
  • Ford Dabney - written-by
  • Lew Brown - written-by

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