The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert (live album)
by Benny Goodman
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Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
02.11.1950
Influential jazz that has you checking the wardrobe that Gene Krupa isn't in there banging away like a man possessed. Krupa isn't just a drummer - he's the drum.
1.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Don't Be That Way 77
2.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - One O'Clock Jump 84
3.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Sensation Rag 83
4.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - I'm Coming Virginia n/a (53) n/a
5.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - When My Baby Smiles At Me 69
6.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Shine n/a (68) n/a
7.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Blue Reverie 66
8.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Life Goes To A Party 72
9.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Honeysuckle Rose 69
10.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Body And Soul 71
11.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Avalon 68
12.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - The Man I Love 61
13.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - I Got Rhythm 57
14.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Blue Skies 72
15.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Loch Lomond 60
16.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Blue Room 68
17.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Swingtime In The Rockies 70
18.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen 70
19.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - China Boy 66
20.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Stompin' At The Savoy 61
21.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Dizzy Spells 68
22.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Sing Sing Sing (With A Swing) 83
23.Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Big John's Special 68
Ranked in order:
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - One O'Clock Jump 84
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Sing Sing Sing (With A Swing) 83
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Sensation Rag 83
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Don't Be That Way 77
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Blue Skies 72
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Life Goes To A Party 72
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Body And Soul 71
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen 70
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Swingtime In The Rockies 70
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - When My Baby Smiles At Me 69
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Honeysuckle Rose 69
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Shine n/a (68) n/a
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Avalon 68
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Dizzy Spells 68
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Big John's Special 68
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Blue Room 68
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - China Boy 66
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Blue Reverie 66
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Stompin' At The Savoy 61
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - The Man I Love 61
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - Loch Lomond 60
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - I Got Rhythm 57
* Benny Goodman (TF1938 - USA - Nov 50) - I'm Coming Virginia n/a (53) n/a
Jboy56 05/16/2022 12:59
An American Classic.
VictorVale 09/24/2020 16:15
A banda é monstruosa!!! Excelente!
BozoTyrannus 06/09/2020 14:53
One of the most important jazz works of all time, just for Gene Krupa's work alone.
Montpejo 04/17/2020 01:17
Highlights:
Sing Sing Sing (With A Swing)
Dizzy Spells
Swingtime In The Rockies
I Got Rhythm
The Man I Love
Blue Room
Sensation Rag
Classic recording of a classic band.
RoundTheBend 01/30/2016 16:33
Who knew the clarinet could be so cool.
feels like the fiftees
This is the concert that launched the big band era. After it popularized jazz, traditional "white" American music became increasingly blended with African American music with every passing decade. But it wasn't just an important event, it was also a breathtaking concert.
With Benny Goodman's (mostly white) band serving as the jazz equivalent of Elvis, this recording grabs you from the first phrase and never lets up until the concert is over. His accomplishment is vastly underappreciated in a rock/pop/hip-hop culture that seems to think that music began in the mid-50s. If you're looking to develop an appreciation for jazz/swing music, this is a great place to start -- after all, this is where much of America started back in the 1930s.
A decent jazz album.
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