78rpm: Smoke House - Benny Goodman and his Orchestra, 1938 - Victor 26107

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  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024

Комментарии • 7

  • @mcareyop
    @mcareyop 5 лет назад +3

    One of my favorite BG sides.

  • @Trombonology
    @Trombonology 6 лет назад +4

    You managed to extract some terrific sound from those worn grooves! ... It always seems to me that the drummer is the single most defining element of an orchestra's sound -- and I notice this with the Goodman crew more than any other. Hamp swings the band in his own unique way on this one.

    • @SwingMan1938
      @SwingMan1938  6 лет назад +5

      Thanks - I spent over an hour physically cleaning this record alone. And yet, I was caught completely off guard at what exploded out of grooves that looked nearly worn smooth - poor thing has **no** shine whatsoever on the playing surface. It looks like it was, literally either sand blasted or caught the entire brunt of a desert dust storm. I've had this one for 4 years, constantly dreading trying to do anything with it because it looked like it was going to be an exercise in complete futility - but both tunes on this record are so damn hot that I took a long shot with it.
      And it paid off in spades - the flip side, BG's version of "Topsy", is even a little better!
      But yeah - **everyone** in this recording is right in the pocket. Not one note out of place, yet the flavor and soul just bursts right through. Rarely have I heard Harry James so expressive and emotive - like the fever was boiling inside him.

    • @bacobill
      @bacobill 5 лет назад +3

      @@SwingMan1938 It was worth the effort thank you

  • @bacobill
    @bacobill 5 лет назад +2

    This is an awesome piece and at first thought Dave Tough but nope.. it's Lionel Hampton according to the label.. sounding great.. TY

    • @SwingMan1938
      @SwingMan1938  5 лет назад +3

      Thanks. :)
      Yeah, Dave Tough was gone by this time - this was between the transition to Buddy Schutz on drums.

    • @phredl
      @phredl 5 лет назад +2

      @@SwingMan1938 Would have been a lot more cymbal if this was Tough.