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In August, 1935, the Benny Goodman Band gave one last performance at the end of a discouraging road tour. As the tall, young bandleader stood in front of a passive, disinterested audience, he pulled himself up by the bootstraps and decided that if he were going down, then he would go down swinging. He gave some quick instructions to his band to play a lively version of the familiar "Sugar Foot Stomp," which had been practiced during rehearsals, but never presented before an audience. To this adaptation was incorporated a jazzy trumpet solo to add a bit of bravado. Suddenly, the reaction of the crowd brought an eruption of cheers and jumping. The band and their leader were quite surprised and astonished. Goodman, having risen from the brink of disappointment, later described the reverberation as "one of the sweetest sounds I ever heard..." As a result of this spontaneous experiment, Benny Goodman became one of the noted bandleaders of what is now know as "the Swing Era." He developed his own unique version of "Big Band" sounds, which would be revered in the music world for many, many years. Check out the artist's website: http://www.bigbandsounds.com Track List: 1. Bugle Call Rag (Benny Goodman Version) 2. Gin Mill Blues (Bob Crosby Version) 3. Marie (Tommy Dorsey Version) 4. Clap Hands! Here Comes Charley! (Chick Webb Version) 5. Down South Camp Meetin' (Benny Goodman Version) 6. One O'Clock Jump (Count Basie Version) 7. It's Been So Long (Benny Goodman Version) 8. Toy Trumpet (Raymond Scott Version) 9. Organ Grinder's Swing (Jimmie Lunceford Version) 10. Moten Swing (Andy Kirk Version) 11. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (Tommy Dorsey Version) 12. Stompin' At The Savoy (Benny Goodman Version) 13. Topsy (Count Basie Version) 14. Moon Glow (Benny Goodman Version) 15. Parade of the Milk Bottle Caps (Jimmy Dorsey Version) 16. Royal Garden Blues (Bob Crosby Version) 17. You Turned the Tables on Me (Benny Goodman Version) 18. Song of India (Tommy Dorsey Version) 19. Remember (Red Norvo Version) 20. Swingtime In The Rockies (Benny Goodman Version) 21. Caravan (Duke Ellington Version) 22. Walkin' and Swingin' (Andy Kirk Version) 23. My Blue Heaven (Jimmie Lunceford Version) 24. Stop, Look and Listen: Part I (Tommy Dorsey Version) 25. Stop, Look and Listen: Part II (Tommy Dorsey Version) 26. Christopher Columbus (Fletcher Henderson Version) 27. Goodbye (Benny Goodman Version) 28. In a Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington Version) 29. Goody Goody (Benny Goodman Version) 30. Prisoner's Song (Bunny Berigan Version) Other Genres:
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