Battle of the Bands: Artie Shaw Vs. Benny Goodman

Roy Eldridge, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 16, 1998)
• Original Release Date: June 16, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000007QGG
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #424,394 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Bugle Call Rag - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra

2. Traffic Jam - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra

3. Don't Be That Way - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra

4. Begin The Beguine - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra

5. If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra

6. Any Old Time - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra

7. Goodnight My Love - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra

8. At Sundown - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra

9. Sing Sing Sing (With A Swing) - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra

10. Concerto For Clarinet (Parts I & II) - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra

11. One O'Clock Jump - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra

12. Frenesi - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra

13. And The Angels Sing - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra

14. Little Jazz - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra

15. Farewell Blues - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra

16. Everything Is Jumpin' - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Who is the better clarinetist?, January 10, 2002

By 

"clarinetmama" (Saint Cloud, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Battle of the Bands: Artie Shaw Vs. Benny Goodman (Audio CD)

A couple of months ago I asked a clarinet instructor who the better clarinetist was: Shaw or Goodman? He didn't have an answer, or was too diplomatic to offer one Apparently this is a question swing fans have asked for years. Of the pieces that help answer the question are BG's Sing, Sing, Sing and Shaw's own Clarinet Concerto. In my humble clarinet playing opinion Goodman plays a more raw, aggressive clarinet, while Shaw is smoother and refined. Buy this cd for yourself and see if you can answer the question. I am getting one for my dad (also a clarinetist) and my friend and former band director (yep, a clarinetist too).

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WANT TO START A FIGHT, August 8, 2000

By 

Raymond Leach (AUSTIN, TEXAS United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Battle of the Bands: Artie Shaw Vs. Benny Goodman (Audio CD)

IF YOU REALLY WANT GET PEOPLE OF MY PARENTS TO FIGHT, GET THE ARGUMENT STARTED ABOUT WHO IS A BETTER PLAYER ARTY OR BENNY. I DO NOT HAVE THE ALBUM BUT I KNOW EACH OF THE SONGS ON THIS ALBUM, AND MY ONLY COMMENT IS WHY IT HAS NOT BEEN THOUGHT OF SOONER. PUT THIS ONE IN YOUR POST TRAUMATIC, BAD DAY AT WORK, LOOSING YOUR MIND IN TRAFFIC, FIRST AID KIT.