Benny Goodman
Born: 30th May 1909, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died: 13th June 1986, New York City, U.S.
Nationality: American
Benjamin David Goodman was an American clarinetist and bandleader known as the "King of Swing".
From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States. His concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City on January 16, 1938, is described by critic Bruce Eder as "the single most important jazz or popular music concert in history: jazz's 'coming out' party to the world of 'respectable' music."
Goodman's bands started the careers of many jazz musicians. During an era of racial segregation, he led one of the first integrated jazz groups, his trio and quartet. He performed nearly to the end of his life while exploring an interest in classical music.
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Benny Goodman
28th Oct 2026
To commemorate 100 years since his first recording we look through the life and recordings of an Artist that helped bring jazz music, almost as we know it today, to the mainstream.
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Swing, Swing, Swing!
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra, Helen Ward, Ella Fitzgerald, Martha Tilton, Louise Tobin, Mildred Bailey, Helen Forrest, Charlie Christian, Peggy Lee, Jane Harvey
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Gene Austin - His 26 Finest
Gene Austin
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Essential George Gershwin
George Gershwin (piano), Ethel Waters (vocal), Tommy Dorsey (trombone), Mannie Klein (trumpet), Ben Selvin (violin), Jimmy Dorsey (clarinet), Buck & Bubbles, Buck Washington (vocal, piano), John "Bubbles" Sublett (vocal), Joe Bushkin (piano), Artie Shaw (clarinet), Bunny Berigan (trumpet), Cozy Cole (drums), Billie Holiday (vocal), Dick McDonough (guitar), Maxine Sullivan & Her Orchestra, Claude Thornhill (director), Maxine Sullivan (vocal), Buster Bailey (vocal, cornet), Fred Astaire (vocal), Johnny Green & His Orchestra, Al Jolson (vocal), Benny Goodman (clarinet), Mel Powell (piano), Morey Feld (drums), Mike Bryan (guitar), Frank Sinatra (vocal), Mischa Russell (violin), David Frisina (violin), John Ryan (bass), Samuel Freed, Jr (viola), John Mayhew (flute), Fred Goerner (cello), Mark Mclntye (piano), Ray Hagan (drums), George Van Eps (guitar), Buddy Clark (vocal), Dinah Shore (vocal), Jane Russell (vocal), Dorothy Kirsten (vocal), Percy Faith & His Orchestra, Morton Gould, His Piano and Orchestra, Martin Gould (piano), Earl Warren (alto saxophone), Jack Washington (alto saxophone), Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Joe Sullivan (piano), Jo Jones (drums), Freddie Green (guitar), Gene Kelly (vocal), Felicia Sanders (vocal), Irving Joseph (piano), Red Callender (bass), Norm Jeffries (drums), Harry James & His Orchestra, Doris Day (vocal), Rosemary Clooney (vocal), Frank DeVol & His Orchestra, Georges Guetary, Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York, Oscar Levant (piano), Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York, Tony Bennett (vocal), The Hi-Lo's, Michael Tilson Thomas (piano), Ella Fitzgerald (vocal), Ellis Larkins (piano), Alberta Hunter (vocal), Vishnu Wood (bass), Budd Johnson (tenor saxophone), Doc Cheatham (trumpet), Vic Dickinson (trombone), Jonah Jones (trumpet), Gerald Cook (piano), Butch Miles (drums), Billy Butler (guitar), Maureen McGovern (vocal), Jeff Harris (piano), Jay Leonhart (bass guitar), Dick Hyman (piano), Milt Hinton (bass), Eric Cohen (drums), Mel Torme (vocal), Andre Kostelanetz & His Orchestra, Aretha Franklin (vocal), Ray Bryant (piano), Bill Lee (bass), Warren Lucky (tenor saxophone), Belton Evans (drums), Lord Westbrook (guitar), Adele Addison (vocal), Robert Mcferrin (vocal), Miles Davis (trumpet), Louis Mucci (trumpet), Johnny Coles (trumpet), Ernie Royal (trumpet), Willie Ruff (french horn), Bernie Glow (trumpet), Julius Watkins (french horn), Jimmy Cleveland (trombone), Joe Bennett (trombone), Frank Rehak (trombone), Dick Hixon (trombone), Gunther Schuller (french horn), Romeo Penque (clarinet), Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), Danny Bank (bass clarinet, flute), Jerome Richardson (flute), Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums), Sarah Vaughan (vocals), Harold Jones (drums), George Gaffney (piano), Andy Simpkins (bass), Cab Calloway (vocal), Ralph Sharon Trio, Columbia Jazz Band, Michael Feinstein (piano, vocal), Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Leo F. Forbstein, Axel Stordahl, Harry Zimmerman, Lou Bring, Johnny Green, Paul Weston, Torrie Zito, Marty Paich, Robert Mersey, André Previn, Gil Evans
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Grammy Awards, 19th Awards (1976), Best Engineered Album, Classical
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Live At Carnegie Hall-1938 Complete
Benny Goodman, Howard Fritzson (director), Benny Goodman & His Orchestra, Vocal by Helen Forrest, Walter Page, Johnny Hodges, Buck Clayton, Harry Carney, Lester Young, Lionel Hampton, Babe Russin (tenor saxophone), Ziggy Elman (trumpet), Chris Griffin (trumpet), Red Ballard (trombone), Art Rollini (tenor saxophone), George Koenig (alto saxophone), Harry James (trumpet), Count Basie, Harry Goodman (bass), Hymie Schertzer (alto saxophone), Freddie Green, Jess Stacy (piano), Gene Krupa (drums), Allan Reuss (guitar), Teddy Wilson, Cootie Williams, Bobby Hackett, Vernon Brown (trombone), The Benny Goodman Quartet
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Core Collection
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The New Yorker, Top 100 Jazz Albums
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