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Classic Columbia and Okeh Benny Goodman Orchestra Sessions (1939–1958)

Benny Goodman · Ziggy Elman · Cootie Williams · Felix Slatkin · Fletcher Henderson · Harry Bluestone · Skip Martin · Slam Stewart · Al Epstein · Danny Bank

Mosaic Records2008Cat. MD7-24031m11 tracks

Classic Columbia and Okeh Benny Goodman Orchestra Sessions (1939–1958) (2008), CD, on Mosaic Records. Music by George Gershwin, Charles Warfield, Grigoraș Dinicu, Maurice Ravel, performed by Benny Goodman, Ziggy Elman, Cootie Williams, Felix Slatkin; 11 tracks.

Composers

George Gershwin6 Charles Warfield1 Grigoraș Dinicu1 Maurice Ravel1 Niccolò Paganini1 Raymond Hubbell1

Tracklist

Disc 1

04

Maurice Ravel - Boléro

Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson, Ziggy Elman

2:30

Disc 2

03

Who Cares? (So Long as You Care for Me)

George Gershwin - Who Cares?

Benny Goodman, Ziggy Elman, Charlie Christian

2:50

15

Who Cares (So Long as You Care for Me) (alternate take 5)

George Gershwin - Who Cares?

Benny Goodman, Ziggy Elman, Charlie Christian

2:50

Disc 4

05

Caprice XXIV Paganini

Niccolò Paganini - Caprice XXIV

Benny Goodman, Cootie Williams, Skip Martin

2:49

Disc 5

10

George Gershwin - Love Walked In

Benny Goodman, Aaron Sachs, Al Epstein

3:05

27

Love Walked In (alternate take 1)

George Gershwin - Love Walked In

Benny Goodman, Aaron Sachs, Al Epstein

3:11

Disc 6

03

Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home

Charles Warfield - Baby Won’t You Please Come Home

Benny Goodman, Slam Stewart, Al Epstein

2:48

06

Fascinating Rhythm

George Gershwin - Fascinatin’ Rhythm

2:59

Disc 7

18

Grigoraș Dinicu - Hora staccato

2:39

19

Raymond Hubbell - Poor Butterfly

3:23

25

Embraceable You

George Gershwin - Embraceable You

Benny Goodman, Felix Slatkin, Harry Bluestone

2:35