Columbia CL 820 · 12-inch LP · 1956

CL 820

The Great Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman, His Orchestra, Quartet and Sextet

Released: 1956
Tracks: 11

Who's on it

Benny Goodman – clarinet
Ziggy Elman – trumpet
Jimmy Maxwell – trumpet
Johnny Martel – trumpet
Red Ballard – trombone
Vernon Brown – trombone
Ted Vesely – trombone
Buff Estes – sax
Bus Bassey – sax
Jerry Jerome – sax
Toots Mondello – sax
Charlie Christian – guitar
Fletcher Henderson – piano
Artie Bernstein – bass
Nick Fatool – drums
Lionel Hampton – vibes
Teddy Wilson – piano
Gene Krupa – drums
Chris Griffin – trumpet
Harry James – trumpet
Murray McEachern – trombone
Arthur Rollini – sax
George Koenig – sax
Hymie Schertzer – sax
Vido Musso – sax
Allan Reuss – guitar
Jess Stacy – piano
Harry Goodman – bass
Babe Russin – sax

The tracks

Every track in the order it was recorded.

1Let's DanceOn this track: Benny Goodman, Ziggy Elman, Jimmy Maxwell, Johnny Martel, Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, Ted Vesely, Buff Estes, Bus Bassey, Jerry Jerome, Toots Mondello, Charlie Christian, Fletcher Henderson, Artie Bernstein, Nick FatoolJanuary 16, 1938; October 24, 1939; November 22, 1939 ·
2Stompin' At The SavoyQuartet: Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, Gene KrupaJanuary 16, 1938; October 24, 1939; November 22, 1939 ·
3Memories Of YouOn this track: Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Charlie Christian, Fletcher Henderson, Artie Bernstein, Nick FatoolJanuary 16, 1938; October 24, 1939; November 22, 1939 ·
4King Porter StompOn this track: Benny Goodman, Chris Griffin, Harry James, Ziggy Elman, Murray McEachern, Red Ballard, Arthur Rollini, George Koenig, Hymie Schertzer, Vido Musso, Allan Reuss, Jess Stacy, Harry Goodman, Gene KrupaJanuary 16, 1938; October 24, 1939; November 22, 1939 ·
5Down South Camp Meetin'On this track: Benny Goodman, Chris Griffin, Harry James, Ziggy Elman, Murray McEachern, Red Ballard, Arthur Rollini, George Koenig, Hymie Schertzer, Vido Musso, Allan Reuss, Jess Stacy, Harry Goodman, Gene KrupaJanuary 16, 1938; October 24, 1939; November 22, 1939 ·
6One O'Clock JumpOn this track: Benny Goodman, Chris Griffin, Harry James, Ziggy Elman, Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, Arthur Rollini, Babe Russin, George Koenig, Hymie Schertzer, Allan Reuss, Jess Stacy, Harry GoodmanJanuary 16, 1938; October 24, 1939; November 22, 1939 ·
7AvalonQuartet: Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, Gene KrupaJanuary 16, 1938; October 24, 1939; November 22, 1939 ·
8Bugle Call RagOn this track: Benny Goodman, Chris Griffin, Harry James, Ziggy Elman, Murray McEachern, Red Ballard, Arthur Rollini, George Koenig, Hymie Schertzer, Vido Musso, Allan Reuss, Jess Stacy, Harry Goodman, Gene KrupaJanuary 16, 1938; October 24, 1939; November 22, 1939 ·
9Don't Be That WayOn this track: Benny Goodman, Chris Griffin, Harry James, Ziggy Elman, Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, Arthur Rollini, Babe Russin, George Koenig, Hymie Schertzer, Allan Reuss, Jess Stacy, Harry GoodmanJanuary 16, 1938; October 24, 1939; November 22, 1939 ·
10MoonglowQuartet: Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, Gene KrupaJanuary 16, 1938; October 24, 1939; November 22, 1939 ·
11Sing Sing SingOn this track: Benny Goodman, Chris Griffin, Harry James, Ziggy Elman, Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, Arthur Rollini, Babe Russin, George Koenig, Hymie Schertzer, Allan Reuss, Jess Stacy, Harry GoodmanJanuary 16, 1938; October 24, 1939; November 22, 1939 ·

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The session

January 16, 1938; October 24, 1939; November 22, 19391937 during radio broadcastsBenny Goodman, His Orchestra, Quartet and Sextet
- Benny Goodman – clarinet
- Chris Griffin – trumpet
- Harry James – trumpet
- Ziggy Elman – trumpet
- Jimmy Maxwell – trumpet
- Johnny Martel – trumpet
- Murray McEachern – trombone
- Red Ballard – trombone
- Vernon Brown – trombone
- Ted Vesely – trombone
- Arthur Rollini – sax
- Babe Russin – sax
- George Koenig – sax
- Hymie Schertzer – sax
- Vido Musso – sax
- Buff Estes – sax
- Bus Bassey – sax
- Jerry Jerome – sax
- Toots Mondello – sax
- Lionel Hampton – vibes
- Allan Reuss – guitar
- Charlie Christian – guitar
- Jess Stacy – piano
- Teddy Wilson – piano
- Fletcher Henderson – piano
- Harry Goodman – bass
- Artie Bernstein – bass
- Gene Krupa – drums
- Nick Fatool – drums
11 tracks on this record · 11 takes that dayOpen the session →

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

22 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	V-8582	The Essential Benny Goodman	Benny Goodman Quartet	1964	Benny Goodman, Ziggy Elman, Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, Jerry Jerome, Charlie Christian, Fletcher Henderson, Artie Bernstein, Nick Fatool, Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa, Chris Griffin, Harry James, Murray McEachern, George Koenig, Hymie Schertzer, Vido Musso, Allan Reuss, Jess Stacy, Harry Goodman, Babe Russin

17 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	CL 524	Fletcher Henderson Arrangements	Benny Goodman	1953	Benny Goodman, Ziggy Elman, Jimmy Maxwell, Johnny Martel, Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, Ted Vesely, Buff Estes, Bus Bassey, Jerry Jerome, Toots Mondello, Charlie Christian, Fletcher Henderson, Artie Bernstein, Nick Fatool, Chris Griffin, Hymie Schertzer
	CL 818	The King Of Swing Vol. 2	Benny Goodman And His Orchestra	1956	Benny Goodman, Ziggy Elman, Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, Lionel Hampton, Gene Krupa, Chris Griffin, Harry James, Murray McEachern, Arthur Rollini, George Koenig, Hymie Schertzer, Vido Musso, Allan Reuss, Jess Stacy, Harry Goodman, Babe Russin

16 of them 4 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 814	The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert - Vol. 1	Benny Goodman	1956	Benny Goodman, Ziggy Elman, Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa, Chris Griffin, Harry James, Arthur Rollini, George Koenig, Hymie Schertzer, Allan Reuss, Jess Stacy, Harry Goodman, Babe Russin
CL 816	The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert Vol.3	Benny Goodman	1956	Benny Goodman, Ziggy Elman, Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa, Chris Griffin, Harry James, Arthur Rollini, George Koenig, Hymie Schertzer, Allan Reuss, Jess Stacy, Harry Goodman, Babe Russin
CL 817	The King Of Swing Vol. 1 (1937-38 Jazz Concert No. 2)	Benny Goodman	1956	Benny Goodman, Ziggy Elman, Red Ballard, Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa, Chris Griffin, Harry James, Murray McEachern, Arthur Rollini, George Koenig, Hymie Schertzer, Vido Musso, Allan Reuss, Jess Stacy, Harry Goodman
CL 819	1937-38 Jazz Concert No. 2 - The King Of Swing Vol. 3	Benny Goodman And His Original Orchestra And Quartet	1956	Benny Goodman, Ziggy Elman, Red Ballard, Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa, Chris Griffin, Harry James, Murray McEachern, Arthur Rollini, George Koenig, Hymie Schertzer, Vido Musso, Allan Reuss, Jess Stacy, Harry Goodman

9 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	CL 821	The Vintage Goodman	Benny Goodman	1956	Benny Goodman, Red Ballard, Toots Mondello, Artie Bernstein, Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa, Arthur Rollini, Hymie Schertzer, Harry Goodman

8 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	LP 1225	Tribute To Benny Goodman	Jess Stacy & The Famous Sidemen	1956	Ziggy Elman, Ted Vesely, Nick Fatool, Murray McEachern, Vido Musso, Allan Reuss, Jess Stacy, Babe Russin

7 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	CL 500	Benny Goodman Combos (Quintet, Sextet, Septet)	Benny Goodman	1951	Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian, Fletcher Henderson, Artie Bernstein, Nick Fatool, Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson

5 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PR 7644	Benny Goodman And His Orchestra · not on the site yet	Benny Goodman And His Orchestra	1933	Benny Goodman, Artie Bernstein, Gene Krupa, Allan Reuss, Jess Stacy
	MG-36018	Alto Altitude	Various Artists	1955	Artie Bernstein, Nick Fatool, Murray McEachern, Allan Reuss, Babe Russin

4 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG 15018	The Golden Era Of Jazz Vol. 2	Various Artists	1953	Ziggy Elman, Jerry Jerome, Toots Mondello, Nick Fatool
MG-36017	Trumpet Interlude	Various Artists	1955	Artie Bernstein, Nick Fatool, Murray McEachern, Babe Russin
V-8594	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Gene Krupa	1964	Toots Mondello, Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa

3 of them 7 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 516	Plays For The Fletcher Henderson Fund	The Benny Goodman Trio	1951	Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa
MGC-681	Gene Krupa-Lionel Hampton-Teddy Wilson Playing Some Of The Selections They Played In The Benny Goodman Movie	Gene Krupa - Teddy Wilson - Lionel Hampton Quartet	1955	Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa
CL 683	Twelve Shades Of Blue	Woody Herman And His Orchestra	1955	Red Ballard, Murray McEachern, Babe Russin
MG-26029	Holiday In Piano	Arnold Ross, Lennie Tristano	1955	Artie Bernstein, Nick Fatool, Allan Reuss
MGV-8215	The Genius Of Lionel Hampton	Gene Krupa - Teddy Wilson - Lionel Hampton Quartet	1957	Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa
V-8414	Percussion King	Gene Krupa	1961	Jimmy Maxwell, Toots Mondello, Gene Krupa
V-8571	The Essential Gene Krupa	Gene Krupa Trio At JATP	1963	Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa

2 of them 24 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7646	Jess Stacy Trio · not on the site yet	Jess Stacy Trio	1935	Gene Krupa, Jess Stacy
CL 1579	Benny Goodman Swings Again	Benny Goodman	1960	Benny Goodman, Murray McEachern
MGV-8000	The Charlie Parker Story #1	Machito And His Orchestra	1956+	Toots Mondello, Chris Griffin
MG-26026	Holiday In Sax	Various Artists	1945	Nick Fatool, Allan Reuss
CL 6040	Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra Featuring Billie Holiday	Teddy Wilson	1949	Artie Bernstein, Teddy Wilson
CL 6052	Benny Goodman Sextet Session	Benny Goodman Sextet	1949	Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson
CL 6147	Piano Moods	Jess Stacy	1950	Nick Fatool, Jess Stacy
MGC-147	The Gene Krupa Sextet #1	The Gene Krupa Sextet	1954	Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa
MGC-152	The Gene Krupa Sextet #2	The Gene Krupa Sextet	1954	Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa
CL 552	The New Benny Goodman Sextet	Benny Goodman Sextet	1954	Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson
MGC-631	The Gene Krupa Sextet Album #3	The Gene Krupa Sextet	1954	Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa
MG-26000	Relaxing After Hours	Willie Smith And His Friends	1954	Nick Fatool, Murray McEachern
CL 641	Gene Krupa's Sidekicks	Gene Krupa	1955	Gene Krupa, Vido Musso
CL 660	After Hours	Sarah Vaughan	1955	Jimmy Maxwell, Chris Griffin
CL 669	Jazz Session	Harry James And His Orchestra	1955	Harry James, Allan Reuss
MGC-687	The Exciting Gene Krupa	The Gene Krupa Sextet	1955	Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa
MG-36023	Battle Of The Saxes	Various Artists	1955	Nick Fatool, Allan Reuss
MG-36038	Boning Up The 'Bones	Various Artists	1955	Nick Fatool, Babe Russin
MGC-703	Drum Boogie	Gene Krupa His Trio And Sextet	1956	Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa
CL 2564	The B.G. Six	The Benny Goodman Sextet	1956	Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson
MG-36051	Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part II	Various Artists	1956	Nick Fatool, Murray McEachern
CL 1247	Benny In Brussels Volume 1	Benny Goodman And His Orchestra	1958	Benny Goodman, Vernon Brown
CL 1248	Benny In Brussels Volume 2	Benny Goodman And His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing	1958	Benny Goodman, Vernon Brown
CL 637	Lady Day	Billie Holiday	1961	Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson

Sources

Discogs (tracks, credits, recording date)

In the CL series

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