The Essential Benny Goodman

~ Release by Benny Goodman (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1CD: 1–10. Benny’s Big Band Arrangers / 11–20. Benny Visits Tin Pan Alley
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Let’s Dance
recording of:
Let’s Dance (Benny Goodman’s theme song)
lyricist:
Fanny May Baldridge
composer:
Joseph Bonime, Gregory Stone and Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:36
2Bugle Call Rag
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
Benny Goodman2:59
3King Porter Stomp (1992 remastered)
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Benny Goodman3:11
4Don’t Be That Way (1987 remastered)
recording of:
Don’t Be That Way
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Edgar Sampson
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation and The Songwriters Guild
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:24
5When Buddha Smiles
recording of:
When Buddha Smiles
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:13
6Sing, Sing, Sing (1987 remastered)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-07-06)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
arranger:
Jimmy Mundy
instrumental recording of:
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) (on 1937-07-06)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Prima
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) (ended) and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
recording of:
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) (on 1937-07-06)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Prima
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) (ended) and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra58:43
7Big John’s SpecialBenny Goodman3:08
8Get Happy (1991 remastered)
recording of:
Get Happy
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1929)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1929)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Remick Music Corp., S.A. Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Summer Stock
part of:
The Nine‐Fifteen Revue (1930)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:09
9Superman
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra4:35
10Oh Baby
recording of:
Oh! Baby
composer:
Owen Murphy
Benny Goodman8:46
11Goody Goody (1987 remastered)
recording of:
Goody Goody
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Malneck Music, The Johnny Mercer Foundation, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:33
12There’s a Small Hotel
recording of:
There’s a Small Hotel (from “On Your Toes”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1936)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1936)
part of:
On Your Toes
part of:
Pal Joey
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra feat. Helen Ward2:32
13You Turned the Tables on Me (1991 remastered)
recording of:
You Turned the Tables on Me
lyricist:
Sidney Mitchell
composer:
Louis Alter
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1936)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra feat. Helen Ward2:51
14Can’t Teach My Old Heart New Tricks
recording of:
Can’t Teach My Old Heart New Tricks (music by Richard A. Whiting; first performed by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Richard A. Whiting
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra feat. Martha Tilton3:06
15This Can’t Be Love
recording of:
This Can’t Be Love
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1938)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra feat. Martha Tilton2:49
16I Thought About You
recording of:
I Thought About You
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Burke & Van Heusen, Jerry Leiber Music, Lewis Music Publishing Co., Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Silver Seahorse Music LLC, Twentieth Century Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Benny Goodman2:35
17It Never Entered My Mind
recording of:
It Never Entered My Mind
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1940)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Lorenz Hart Publishing Co.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:01
18Taking a Chance on Love (rechanneled stereo version)Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:11
19Let’s Do It
recording of:
Let’s Do It (Noël Coward version)
additional lyricist:
Noël Coward
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer)
version of:
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) (Paris musical)
Benny Goodman feat. Peggy Lee2:03
20How Long Has This Been Going On
recording of:
How Long Has This Been Going On? (Funny Face, 1957 film)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1927)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Rosalie
Benny Goodman feat. Peggy Lee3:14
2CD: 1–10. Benny’s Small Groups / 11–20. Benny Live

Credits

Release

remastering:Vic Anesini
compiler:Michael Brooks (music historian, archivist, producer)
manufactured by and distributed by:Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2007)
mastered at:Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/21427855 [info]
ASIN:US: B000P46Q2C [info]

Release group

part of:The Essential (Sony/Legacy compilations) (order: 107)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/2429908 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000778851 [info]