Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Don't Be That Way
2. Sometimes I'm Happy
3. One O'Clock Jump
4. Sensation Rag
5. I'm Coming Virginia
6. When My Baby Smiles At Me
7. Shine
8. Blue Reverie
9. Life Goes To A Party
10. JAM SESSION - Honeysuckle Rose: Part 1 - Ensemble
11. JAM SESSION: Part 2 - Lester Young Solo
12. JAM SESSION: Part 3 - Count Basie Solo
13. JAM SESSION: Part 4 - Buck Clayton Solo
14. JAM SESSION: Part 5 - Johnny Hodges Solo
15. JAM SESSION: Part 6 - Rhythm Section
16. JAM SESSION: Part 7 - Harry Carney Solo
17. JAM SESSION: Part 8 - Benny Goodman Solo
18. JAM SESSION: Part 9 - Freddie Green Solo
19. JAM SESSION: Part 10 - Harry James Solo into Jam
20. Body And Soul
21. Avalon
22. The Man I Love
23. I Got Rhythm
24. Blue Skies
25. Loch Lomond
26. The Blue Room
27. Swingtime In The Rockies
28. Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen

Disc 2:

1. China Boy
2. Stompin' At The Savoy
3. Dizzy Spells
4. Sing, Sing, Sing - Part 1
5. Sing, Sing, Sing - Part 2
6. Sing, Sing, Sing - Part 3
7. If Dreams Come True
8. Big John's Special
9. Air Mail Special
10. Get Happy
11. Jersey Bounce
12. When I Grow Too Old To Dream
13. You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me
14. Blue Lou
15. Jumpin' At The Woodside
16. Stompin' At The Savoy
17. Sent For You Yesterday And Here You Come Today
18. What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry
19. Rock Rimmon
20. You're A Sweetheart
21. Somebody Stole My Gal

Disc 3:

1. Let's Dance
2. Big John's Special
3. Down South Camp Meetin'
4. And The Angels Sing
5. Goodbye
6. Sing, Sing, Sing
7. Bugle Call Rag
8. Shine
9. One O'Clock Jump
10. Don't Be That Way
11. It's Been So Long
12. Sometimes I'm Happy
13. Goody Goody
14. Avalon
15. Moonglow
16. Memories Of You
17. China Boy
18. It's Bad For Me
19. Goodbye
20. That's A Plenty
21. Memories Of You
22. Can't We Talk It Over
23. A Fine Romance

Disc 4:

1. Let's Dance
2. Down South Camp Meetin'
3. King Porter Stomp
4. It's Been So Long
5. Roll `Em
6. Bugle Call Rag
7. Don't Be That Way
8. You Turned The Tables On Me
9. Goody Goody
10. Slipped Disc
11. Stompin' At The Savoy
12. One O'Clock Jump
13. Memories Of You
14. China Boy
15. Moonglow
16. Avalon
17. And The Angels Sing
18. Jersey Bounce
19. Sometimes I'm Happy
20. Shine
21. Sing, Sing, Sing

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3069 in Music
• Released on: 2006-10-16
• Number of discs: 4
• Formats: Box set, Live

Album Description
AVID Entertainment are proud to present a new re-mastering of the truly legendary 1938 Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall Concert in stunning sound quality for a recording of this vintage, helped no little by the wonderful acoustics of the theatre: sections that remained unissued for over 50 years are included. In addition, new re-masterings of classic mid-50's albums in great sound including, for the first time on CD, the complete set of recordings for the soundtrack of the film `The Benny Goodman Story' and a scarce 10" LP `Date With the King'. Sidemen featured on this boxset include: Stan Getz, Buck Clayton, Urbie Green, Charlie Shavers, Ruby Braff, Dick Hyman, Harry James, Mel Powell, Teddy Wilson, Claude Thornhill, Lionel Hampton, Gene Krupa & Jo Jones

Customer Reviews

Superb Swing
This is, in my opinion, the best transfer we have yet had of the Carnegie Hall concert of 1938. It s also complete in that the sections that surfaced on the recent Sony issue are included. In addition, this issue includes some of the very best of Goodman's recordings in the 1950's. These include most of the Capitol albums 'BG in Hi Fi' and 'Mr Benny Goodman' and a beautiful small group session 'Date with the King' recorded for Columbia in 1955 with Buck Clayton and Rosemary Clooney. The four disc set concludes with the complete soundtrack recordings made for 'The Benny Goodman Story'. Although the original arrangements are used, solo spots are not copies of the old routine. It is fascinating to hear Stan Getz's tribute to Lester Young in the tenor solo in 'One O'Clock Jump' and Goodman is continually stimulating both in big band and small group settings. The old quarted is reunited and Hampton, Wilson, and Krupa sound splendid together. Teddy Wilson also is band pianist throughout as Jess Stacy didn't take part in the sessions.

A splendid reissue.

Complete, and then some!
Benny Goodman's Carnegie Hall Concert was a major event, not least for the prestigious nature of the venue, but it was recorded almost as an afterthought, and first saw the light of day over a decade later. It was reissued by Avid in their Gold Remasters series, and is now repackaged as part of a 4-CD set, with a total running time of over 5 hours. The quality of the remastering is quite superb, with a degree of clarity and a spacious acoustic which makes prolonged listening effortless. Hearing these performances again, I was struck by the sense of occasion that is conveyed by the presence of the very appreciative audience. The Concert now includes the full-length jam session on "Honeysuckle Rose", and "Sometimes I'm Happy" together with "If Dreams Come True" have been restored to their rightful place.

The package has been topped up by recordings from the mid-50s, and my only minor cavil is the duplication of material from the soundtrack of "The Benny Goodman Story" on discs 3 & 4, albeit by a different line-up on each. That will not matter to fans of "The King Of Swing", and nor should it deter would-be purchasers because the set represents superb value for money.

benny Gooddman at Carnegie Hall
I have the LP's of this concert but the remastered CD's are something else! There are instruments unheard before and the balance between back and front line is amazing. Congratulations a superb re-release