AVID Jazz here presents three classic Benny Goodman albums plus, including original LP liner notes on a finely re-mastered and low priced double CD.
Benny In Brussels Vol 1, Benny In Brussels Vol 2 and Plays World Favourites In High Fidelity.
The Plus’s come thick and fast on this particular release from AVID Jazz, we include for your delight as extras, the following musical moments all from 1958 From the album The Playboy Jazz All Stars Vol 2 the only BG track on the 2LP set, The King And Me specially commissioned from arranger/conductor Andre Previn! From 1958 sessions in New York Back In Your Own Backyard and Swing Into Spring. No less than seven tracks from the album Salute Benny Goodman and we conclude with three radio broadcasts from London in 1949.
Among the many star names helping Benny along on these classic albums and extras we feature, Jimmy Rushing, Zoot Sims, Gene Allen, Billy Bauer, Roland Hanna, Buddy Tate, Buck Clayton, Jimmy Rowles and of course many, many more jazz greats.
All three albums plus, have been digitally re-mastered for probably the finest sound quality ever!
CD1
1-9: ‘Benny In Brussels Vol 1’
1. Let’s Dance
2. Don’t Be That Way
3. Hallelujah
4. Obsession
5. Brussels Blues (vocal Jimmy Rushing)
6. More Than You Know
7. The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
8. Jubilee
9. Roll ‘Em
10-18: ‘Benny In Brussels Vol 2’
10. Stealin’ Apples
11. Memories Of You
12. Balkan Mixed Grill
13. Gershwin Medley: The Man I Love / Oh, Lady Be Good / Somebody Loves Me / I Got Rhythm
14. St. Louis Blues
15. Mr. Five By Five (vocal Jimmy Rushing)
16. March Of The Belgian Paratroops
17. One O' Clock Jump
18. Goodbye
19-20: ‘Plays World Favourites In High-Fidelity’
19. Balkan Mixed Grill
20. Avalon
CD2
1-7: ‘Plays World Favorites In High-Fidelity’
1. Poor Butterfly
2. You’re Driving Me Crazy
3. Bugle Call Rag
4. Mean To Me
5. King Porter Stomp
6. Sing Sing Sing (Part One)
7. Sing Sing Sing (Part Two)
8. The King And Me from ‘The Playboy Jazz All Stars Vol 2’
9. Back In Your Own Backyard from session of 25th February 1958
10. Swing Into Spring from session of 25th February 1958
11-17: ‘Salute Benny Goodman’
11. Bugle Call Rag
12. King Porter Stomp
13. Sing Sing Sing (Part One)
14. Sing Sing Sing (Part Two)
15. Jumpin’ At The Woodside
16. Loch Lomond
17. East Side, West Side
18. The World Is Waiting For The Sunise from 1949 London Radio Broadcasts
19. Interview with Benny Goodman from 1949 London Radio Broadcasts
20. After You’ve Gone from 1949 London Radio Broadcasts
