Person · clarinetist and bandleader
Benny Goodman
Albums
679
Members
19
Active
1909–1986
Origin
United States
Biography
Benjamin David "Benny" Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American jazz and swing musician, clarinetist and bandleader; known as the "King of Swing". In the mid-1930s, Benny Goodman led one of the most popular musical groups in America. His January 16, 1938 concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City is described by critic Bruce Eder as "the single most important jazz or popular music concert in history: jazz's 'coming out' party to the world of 'respectable' music." Goodman's bands launched the careers of many major names in jazz, and during an era of segregation, he also led one of the first well-known racially integrated jazz groups. Goodman continued to perform to nearly the end of his life, while exploring an interest in classical music.
Discography
Clarinetitis / That's A Plenty
A Swing Session With Benny Goodman
A Swing Session With Benny Goodman
Hot Jazz
Benny Goodman Rides Again
Mostly Sextets
Session for Six
Session For Six
The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert - Volume I
Concerto For Clarinet And String Orchestra / Quartet for Piano And Strings
Let's Hear The Melody
Easy Does It!
Easy Does It!
On the Air (1937-38)
Benny Goodman Presents Fletcher Henderson Arrangements
Hunka Dola / The Jumpin' Jive
Session For Six & Easy Does It!
The Goodman Touch
B.G. in Hi-Fi
B.G. In Hi-Fi (Part 3)
Classics In Jazz
Classics In Jazz
The Sheik Of Araby / Everybody Loves My Baby
2 For The Record
Benny Goodman Combos
B.G. In Hi-Fi (Parts 3 And 4)
The Benny Goodman Story, Vol. 1
Benny Goodman Plays Selections From The Benny Goodman Story
Benny Goodman Plays Selections From The Benny Goodman Story - Part 1
Classics In Jazz (Part 2)
Combos
Don't Be That Way / And The Angels Sing
Il Re Del Jazz
Makes History
Plays Selections Featured In The Benny Goodman Story (Part 1)
Plays Selections Featured In The Benny Goodman Story (Part 2)
Plays Selections Featured In The Benny Goodman Story (Part 4) / Selecciones De La Pelicula La Historia De Benny Goodman
The Benny Goodman Story Part 2
The Benny Goodman Story, Vol. 2
The Benny Goodman Story Volume 2
The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert Vol.3
The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert Vol.3
The Golden Age Of Benny Goodman
The Golden Age Of Swing
The Great Benny Goodman
The Great Benny Goodman
The Great Benny Goodman
The Great Benny Goodman
The King Of Swing Vol. 1 (1937-38 Jazz Concert No. 2)
The Vintage Goodman
Clarinetitis - Benny Goodman 1928-1929
Joue Fletcher Henderson
Sometimes I'm Happy
Benny Goodman Plays World Favorites
Benny Goodman Plays World Favorites In High-Fidelity
Benny in Brussels Volume 1
Benny In Brussels Volume 2
Benny Rides Again!
Sing, Sing, Sing
Credits
The Benny Goodman Band (Part 2)
The Benny Goodman Camel Caravans Exactly as broadcast on CBS Radio in 1939
The Benny Goodman Quintet / Teddy Wilson Piano Solos
The Benny Goodman Story
The Benny Goodman Story
The Benny Goodman Story
The Benny Goodman Story
The Benny Goodman Story
The Benny Goodman Story
The Benny Goodman Story Vol. 1
The Benny Goodman Story, Volume 1, Part 3
The Benny Goodman Story Volume 2
The Benny Goodman Treasure Chest
The Benny Goodman Yale Archives, Volume 1
The Benny Goodman Yale Archives • Volume 3 (Big Band In Europe)
The Bessie Smith Story - Volume 2
The Best of Benny Goodman: The Capitol Years
The Best Of Newhouse: Jerry Newhouse Presents Benny Goodman, His Orchestra, Trio & Quartet 1938-39
The Best Of Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman
The Best Of The Big Bands Vol 1
The Billie Holiday Selection Vol. 1
The Billie Holiday Story Volume I
The Birth Of Swing (1935-1936)
The Bix Beiderbecke Legend Volume 3
The Blues In Your Flat / The Blues In My Flat
The Blue Six
The Collection
The Complete 1937 Madhattan Room Broadcasts-Volume 1: Satan Takes A Holiday
The Complete 1937 Madhattan Room Broadcasts-Volume 2:One O'Clock Jump
The Complete 1937 Madhattan Room Broadcasts Volume 5: Swingtime In The Rockies
The Complete 1937 Madhattan Room Broadcasts-Volume 6:Rockin' The Town
The Complete Blue Note And Capitol Recordings Of Fats Navarro And Tadd Dameron
The Complete Capitol Small Group Recordings Of Benny Goodman 1944-1955
The Complete Capitol Trios
The Complete Goodman, Vol. 1 - 1935
The Complete RCA Victor Small Group Recordings
"The Complete Small Combinations" Vol.1 & 2 (1935-1937)
The Earl / Let's Do It
The Essential Benny Goodman
The Essential Igor Stravinsky
The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert Vol.3
The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert - Volume I
The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert - Volume II
The Famous Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
The Famous Quartet
The Fats Navarro Story
The Gene Krupa Story
The Genius Of The Electric Guitar
The Golden Age Of Benny Goodman
The Golden Age Of Swing
The Golden Age Of The Dance Bands
The Golden Era Of Jazz 4. - Live And Rare
The Golden Horn Of Jack Teagarden
The Golden Years
The Goodman Touch
The Goodman Touch (Part 1)
The Goodman Touch (Part 2)
The Great American Tourist / Sing-SIng Isn't Prison Any More
The Great Benny Goodman
The Harry James Years, Volume 1