1942

Benny Goodman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 25, 2003)
• Original Release Date: November 18, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Melodie Jazz Classic
• ASIN: B0000B0WYJ
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #871,180 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. If You Build a Better Mousetrap

2. Darktown Strutters' Ball

3. When the Roses Bloom Again

4. Jersey Bounce

5. When the Roses Bloom Again

6. A Zoot Suit (For My Sunday Gal)

7. Tangerine

8. A String of Pearls

9. My Little Cousin

10. Ramona

11. The Wang-Wang Blues

12. The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise [Sextet Version]

13. The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise [Quartet Version]

14. The Way You Look Tonight

15. St. Louis Blues

16. Before (Rachmaninoff Special)

17. I Threw a Kiss in the Ocean

18. We'll Meet Again

19. Full Moon (Noche de Luna)

20. There Won't Be a Shortage on Love

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Goodman's Peak, April 14, 2010

By 

Bop Man (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1942 (Audio CD)

Like an earlier reviewer stated, the music was great. There's alot of hit records on this disc, along with some swing classics. But the Musician's Strike was just a few months away, and it would all end. From August, 1942 to November, 1944 only non-commercial V-Discs could be recorded for the armed services only. All these selections have been released by Columbia, Sony and Mosaic, but they're not chronological and are spread out over FOURTEEN DISCS! So get this CD if you can find it!

5.0 out of 5 stars 1942 a good year for Benny Goodman, January 27, 2007

By 

Michael R. Keel - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 1942 (Audio CD)

Of the entire series, this has to be the best - Rousing music! It surely was a good year for Benny! Of particular note are selections #1, "IF YOU BUILD A BETTER MOUSETRAP"; #2, "AT THE DARKTOWN STURTER'S BALL"; #3, "JERSY BOUNCE" (the GOOD version); #6, "A ZOOT SUIT" (who else did this one so well? - a rocker); #7, TANGERINE (a fine alternative to to Jimmy Dorsey's version); #8, "A STRING OF PEARLS" (My favorite Glenn Miller song - Benny does the best alternative version I've ever heard); #9, "MY LITTLE COUSIN" - A young Peggy Lee singing one of the most alluring melodies of the era. Absolutely superb band music. I could do a Texas shag to this one all night long!; #10, "RAMONA" - Reverbarating, dancable Big Band at it's best! Perfect balance to #9. Let's Dance, y'all! #14, "THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT" - Most people probably think Frank Sinatra did this first - here's the earliest version I've ever heard. Chalk this one up for trivia!; #15, "ST. LOUIS BLUES" - A rousing version, perfectly shaggable; "BEFORE" - Gents, get ready to gently boogie to Rachmaninoff. Benny's taken a classic and turned it into a supremely dancable piece. If you can't dance to this one, CALL ME! #14, "I THREW A KISS IN THE OCEAN" - Rocker, trust me. #18, "WE'LL MEET AGAIN" - Peggy Lee with an absolutely perfect band backup. Shaggable! #20, "THERE WON"T BE a SHORTAGE OF LOVE" - Let"s shag!!! Wango! Wango!; #21, "PETER AND THE WOLF" - An absolute classic! Big Band at it's best! Saxes, trumpets, clarienets. Bouncing tune perfect for those who SHAG; what a tune!; #22, "YOU'RE SO EASY TO DANCE WITH"; Holy Cow! No wonder Fred and Ginger liked this song! Another FANTASTIC shag piece. This is one of Benny's best. #23, "ALL I NEED IS YOU" - Wipe the sweat off and grab her. Here's your chance to hold her tight with a bit of shag to not be so obvious. #25, "TAKE ME" - Holy Moley. If you can't dance to this one, dad, you're dead.

This is THE best Big Band/Swing CD I've ever brought into my collection. You Will NOT go wrong with this one,

Mike Keel