Benny Goodman Orchestra: Jazz Collector Edition

Benny Goodman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 11, 1991)
• Original Release Date: October 4, 1991
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Laserlight
• ASIN: B000001VTJ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #294,039 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Jumpin' at the Woodside

2. Spring Song

3. A String of Pearls

4. I'll See You in My Dreams

5. Stompin' at the Savoy

6. King Porter Stomp

7. Seven Come Eleven

8. Great Day

9. Lonely Moments

10. Oh Baby!

11. Moon Faced and Starry Eyed

12. Mahzel (Good Luck)

13. Sing, Sing, Sing

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really swings, June 10, 2000

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opera nut (Essex Junction, VT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Benny Goodman Orchestra: Jazz Collector Edition (Audio CD)

This CD really swings. It is a collection of Benny Goodman radio recordings and recordings from other live venues. The quality of the recordings is good considering the time and place. I highly recommend this for recording to those who want a reasonably price recording that gives a taste of live swing at the height of the era!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Stand back, everybody... we're comin' atcha!", November 29, 2011

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This review is from: Benny Goodman Orchestra: Jazz Collector Edition (Audio CD)

Delta/Laserlight's "Collector" series includes discs by Armstrong, Prima, Basie, Hines, James, Les Paul Trio, Waller, Brown, Jimmy Dorsey, Miller, King Cole Trio, Ellington, Shaw, Herman, Getz, Rich, Fitzgerald, Gillespie & Vaughn.

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JAZZ COLLECTOR EDITION - BENNY GOODMAN ORCHESTRA (15 762) is a collection of radio transcription disc dubs. All have minor surface flaws (small pops or minor rasp) but no significant groove damage. All begin with announcer intros and/or those of Goodman himself. Don Wilson, (of the Jack Benny radio and TV shows) opens Track #11. Bud Collyer ("Superman/Clark Kent" on radio and in cartoons) chats with Goodman prior to Benny's own "Seven Comes Eleven."

None here are altered with fake stereo or heavy filtering. The first five songs have the fullest audio range. The rest sound only a bit tinnier.

PROGRAM--

[3:31] Jumpin' at the Woodside
[2:37] Spring Song
[3:05] A String of Pearls
[2:36] I'll See You in My Dreams - v. the Clarinades
[3:23] Stompin' at the Savoy
[3:43] King Porter Stomp
[3:14] Seven Come Eleven
[2:56] Great Day
[3:18] Lonely Moments
[4:12] Oh Baby!
[2:57] Moon Faced and Starry Eyed - v. Helen Forrest
[2:41] Mahzel (Good Luck)
[4:53] Sing, Sing, Sing

TOTAL TIME: 43:06

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sing, Sing, Sing is Fun, Fun, Fun, July 3, 2005

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Big Band Bob - See all my reviews

This review is from: Benny Goodman Orchestra: Jazz Collector Edition (Audio CD)

This is an awesome CD. It has the greatest greatest hits for a low price. I highly recommend this to someone who is looking to introduce himself to big band and swing. For those who are "experienced" Benny Goodman fans, try the CD of his 1938 Carnegie Hall concert.