Benny in Brussels Vol. 1

by Benny Goodman

Benny in Brussels Vol. 1 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1958
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 4.02/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded during an enormously successful engagement at the World's Fair in Belgium, the legendary bandleader leads a pristine, modernized orchestra through heavily refreshed classic repertoire. The impeccably tight brass execution and highly enthusiastic international reception strongly validated the enduring, cross-cultural power of traditional swing.

Genres

Descriptors: dance, fast, rhythmic, party, classic

Tracklist

  1. Let's Dance (2:32)
  2. Don't Be That Way (3:18)
  3. Hallelujah (2:29)
  4. Obsession
  5. Brussels Blues
  6. More Than You Know (3:15)
  7. The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise (2:41)
  8. Jubilee (2:47)
  9. Roll 'Em (3:11)

Credits

  • Benny Goodman And His Orchestra - primary artist
  • Al Block - alto saxophone
  • Ernie Mauro - alto saxophone
  • Gene Allen - baritone saxophone
  • Arvell Shaw - bass
  • Benny Goodman - clarinet, written-by
  • Roy Burns - drums
  • Jimmy Rushing - featuring, vocals, written-by
  • Fanny May Baldridge - Written-By
  • Gregory Stone - Written-By
  • Joseph Bonime - Written-By
  • Edgar Sampson - Written-By
  • Mitchell Parish - Written-By
  • Vincent Youmans - Written-By
  • David Bee - Written-By
  • Billy Rose - Written-By
  • Edward Eliscu - Written-By
  • Ernest Seitz - Written-By
  • Eugene Lockhart - Written-By
  • Hoagy Carmichael - Written-By
  • Stanley Adams - Written-By
  • Mary Lou Williams - Written-By

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