Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman

Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) 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.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 30, 1909 (Chicago), Died June 13, 1986 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: clarinet, director, leader, composer, songwriter, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, arranger, saxophone, vocalist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 276-300 of 382 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W152567	10-in.	11/27/1933	A hundred years from today	Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet, director
Columbia	W152568	10-in.	11/27/1933	Your mother's son-in-law	Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Billie Holiday ; Buck Washington	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, director
Columbia	W152574	10-in.	12/4/1933	Tappin' the barrel	Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Jack Teagarden	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, director
Columbia	W152575	10-in.	12/4/1933	Riffin' the Scotch	Benny Goodman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter, instrumentalist, clarinet, director
Columbia	W152576	10-in.	12/4/1933	Keep on doin' what you're doin'	Benny Goodman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet, director
Columbia	W152577	10-in.	11/24/1933	Do your duty	Buck and his Band ; Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
Columbia	W152578	10-in.	11/24/1933	Gimme a pigfoot	Buck and his Band ; Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
Columbia	W152579	10-in.	11/24/1933	Take me for a buggy ride	Buck and his Band ; Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
Columbia	W152580	10-in.	11/24/1933	I'm down in the dumps	Buck and his Band ; Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
Columbia	W152599	10-in.	12/18/1933	Keep on doin' what you're doin'	Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Jack Teagarden	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, director
Columbia	W152650	10-in.	12/18/1933	Riffin' the scotch	Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter, instrumentalist, clarinet, director
Columbia	W152651	10-in.	12/18/1933	Love me or leave me	Benny Goodman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet, director
Columbia	W152652	10-in.	12/18/1933	Why couldn't it be poor little me	Benny Goodman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet, director
Columbia	W152701	10-in.	2/2/1934	Georgia jubilee	Benny Goodman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter, instrumentalist, clarinet, director
Columbia	W152702	10-in.	2/2/1934	Junk man	Benny Goodman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, director
Columbia	W152703	10-in.	2/2/1934	Ol' Pappy	Benny Goodman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, director
Columbia	W152704	10-in.	2/2/1934	Emaline	Benny Goodman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, director
Columbia	W152736	10-in.	5/14/1934	I ain't lazy—I'm just dreamin'	Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Jack Teagarden	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, director
Columbia	W152737	10-in.	5/14/1934	As long as I live	Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Jack Teagarden	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, clarinet, director
Columbia	W152738	10-in.	5/14/1934	Moonglow	Benny Goodman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet, director
Columbia	W152739	10-in.	5/14/1934	Breakfast ball	Benny Goodman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet, director
Columbia	W265146	10-in.	10/2/1933	Sweet Lorraine	Joe Venuti's Blue Six		instrumentalist, clarinet
Columbia	W265147	10-in.	10/2/1933	Doin' the uptown lowdown	Joe Venuti's Blue Six		instrumentalist, clarinet
Columbia	W265148	10-in.	10/2/1933	Jazz me blues	Joe Venuti's Blue Six		instrumentalist, clarinet
Columbia	W265149	10-in.	10/2/1933	In de ruff	Joe Venuti's Blue Six		instrumentalist, clarinet

(Results 276-300 of 382 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Goodman, Benny," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103384.

Goodman, Benny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103384.

"Goodman, Benny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.