Benny Goodman
- Type: Classic Bandleader
- Born: May 30, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Died: June 13, 1986 in New York, New York, United States
Biography
Chicago clarinettist and bandleader, the 'King of Swing', whose orchestra's 1935 breakthrough launched the swing era and whose 1938 Carnegie Hall concert is a cornerstone recording on #Columbia Records#. Goodman broke jazz's colour line in performance with *Teddy Wilson* and *Lionel Hampton*, and his small groups with *Charlie Christian* pointed toward bebop. His technique and discipline defined the clarinet in jazz.
Genres
Benny Goodman Discography
- A Swing Session With Benny Goodman (1938) - Album - rated 3.4/5
- Benny Goodman Sextet (1944) - Album - rated 3.73/5
- Benny Goodman Sextet Session (1946) - Album - rated 3.4/5
- The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert (1950) - Album - rated 4.5/5
- Session for Six (1950) - Album - rated 3.4/5
- Benny Goodman: Combos (1951) - Compilation - rated 3.52/5
- The Benny Goodman Trio Plays For The Fletcher Henderson Fund 1951 (1952) - Album - rated 2.87/5
- Benny Goodman Presents Eddie Sauter Arrangements (1953) - Compilation - rated 3.97/5
- B.G. in Hi-Fi (1954) - Album - rated 3.72/5
- The New Benny Goodman Sextet (1954) - Album - rated 3.89/5
- The Great Benny Goodman (1956) - Compilation - rated 3.57/5
- The King of Swing Vol. 1 (1956) - Album - rated 3.55/5
- Benny in Brussels Vol. 1 (1958) - Album - rated 4.02/5
- Benny in Brussels Vol. 2 (1958) - Album - rated 4.17/5
- Ken Burns Jazz: The Definitive Benny Goodman (2000) - Compilation - rated 3.68/5