BENNY GOODMAN QUINTET on TV 1950/1951

The Benny Goodman Quintet was featured on the DuMont TV network hour-long variety show, Star Time. Appearing in a weekly segment called "Club Goodman," the Goodman ensemble performed two jazz classic each time. In this typical appearance, Goodman offers "Stompin' at the Savoy" and "I Want to Be Happy." In the Quintet are Goodman, Terry Gibbs, and Teddy Wilson. Wilson was the first African-American to appear regularly in a nationally-telecast, sponsored TV series. Thanks to viewer Jim Davidson, this appearance is datable to November 28, 1950.