Friday, May 22, 2026

FRIDAY MUSIC: Benny Goodman and Swing, by JD

 “Creativity grows out of two things; curiosity and imagination”

- Benny Goodman.

Benjamin David Goodman was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader, known as the “King of Swing”. His orchestra did well commercially. From 1935 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Benny-Goodman
https://www.bennygoodman.com/

Lionel Hampton and Benny Goodman - Stealing Apples (high quality)

Benny Goodman Quartet - Moonglow

King Porter Stomp - Benny Goodman 1985

Benny Goodman Trio (China Boy and Sheik of Araby)

12-min version of “Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)” live @ Carnegie Hall, 1938

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