After quite a bit of research, I now know this was first broadcast (live?) In June 1972. I had to check because l clearly remember my Dad and (Polish) Mom telling me ALL ABOUT Gene Krupa and then bringing out the records. I was 11 years-old... Thank you for letting me see this again 54 years later. David. 6/20/24.
When Benny passed on I felt very sad. He and his boys had been doin' it for me since I "found them" in 1950. But he and the original Swing guys of the 30's and 40's gave us music that (if you dig it and you have a pulse) just continues to lay me out. I'm old and in the way now but you put that music near me anytime and the bottom of my shoes are wearin' out what's ever underneath. One amazing thing about Benny, no matter who played with him the sound was the same. He elevated their game.
My grandfather loved Benny. Had two copies of his CDs. One in his corvette and jeep. After my grandfather passed away - I hear him and know he dancing in heaven to Benny. I love how music helps you live on snd remember your loved ones. I played this one tonight in honor or my grandfather!
Here is one of America's best quartet's ever! And at this point in their careers they were more or less semi-retired. At the height of their game, they were untouchable. Krupa was one of my inspirations to study drums and fall in love with jazz. Thanks for the upload.
Great to hear these guys swinging and having fun together 30 - 40 years after they first got together with the original BG trio and quartet. Adding George Duvivier on bass made it even better. It's also noteworthy that presenting an integrated band in the thirties was unheard of and groundbreaking.
This is my favorite kind of music and they are my favorite small group of all time. I met Benny once in NYC and he was kind and courteous to a young fan bugging him for an autograph, which he gave with a smile.
Benny Goodman et ses " all stars " Ils étaient terriblement bons, ces 4 complices-là !!! Cette complicité, on la voyait très bien parce que, en pleine action, Goodman restait constamment en contact avec ses musiciens : ils étaient également ses amis : ce groupe jouait avec des personnes parfaitement soudées : une machine extrêmement bien huilée et qui semblait tourner toute seule : résultat d'une entente exceptionnelle entre ces hommes, à leur top niveau depuis déjà trés longtemps. Ce n'est pas pour demain qu'on fera aussi bien !!! Quelle chance formidable d'avoir tous ces enregistrements !!! Ils ne mourrons jamais ces gars-là !!!
Wow, I'm embarrassed to say, I've just discovered these guys. Watching Ken Burns "Jazz" and I got to the Goodman quartet part and loved---so great to see they did it in their sixties too! This and Satchmo are my favs. Wonderfull music.
It really does not get any better than this; if you play the clarinet, you have to marvel at Benny Goodman's dexterity and his ability to move his fingers so effortlessly; if you play the piano, you have to love Teddy Wilson's interpretation of how the base should be played; Lionel Hampton is in a class by himself; Gene Krupa appears to be in a world of his own. This is truly a treasure to be passed down.. Roger Plafkin--Plafkin Farms, Ada, Michigan
Lionel Hampton is the ultimate boss of the vibraphones. Also as you know, Hampton was one hell of a drummer too, and he just happened to invent the 2 finger piano technique as well 🤣 I love these old masters so much that i can't even express it. They were tapped into some musical truth that the rest have never found, or they forgotten how to find it too.
The great Quartet,masters all, Goodman, Wilson Hampton and Krupa.Even with Gene close to the end of his life and ill, the vibrant swing sound is still there with all the excitement. Say as you wish,these had no equal. Don
Steve, Good on you for your obvious appreciation of Benny, Lionel, Gene, Teddy and their new fifth man, George (whose bass adds a LOT to the sound here!). I think God blessed us with allowing our hearing of such musicianship!.
'Makes you want to jump! And I love that bass...even sounds good on computer speakers. Those old Radio Kings never sounded or looked better, either. I just wish my ride cymbal sounded as good as Krupa's! The Benny Goodman quartet was the absolute pinnacle of swing...may it live forever! Thanks for the video.
He's right Jerome. You are looking at the original B.G. quartet. Gene left Benny and went out on his own as did Hamp. But now and again they got together over the years to weave their magic. We will never see their likes again.
I love this man. He looks like a real King. He was and is ( becouse people like him are immortal) the best clarinetist I ever heard ever, and any place.
This is one of many quartet's that I listen to, over and over. Gene Krupa is one outlandish drummer and so sexy, love Lionel playing the vibes, Teddy is such a wonderful jazz piano player and of course, the great Benny Goodman on clarinet. They surely needed George Duvivier on bass to make it complete! SYLVIA!
I saw the PBS broadcast of this concert in 1980. The BG Quartet TV segment was a 3 song set. The other two songs are found on RUclips at: Benny Goodman Quartet Moonglow Great to see these guys, in their mid-60s, still rockin' and not lost their edge. The TV broadcast also featured Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington. I Wish PBS would broadcast it again. But the performance rights issues would make it a nightmare to accomplish.
Just love these guys, first and foremost Gene Krupa. Just look at him from 4:50 on how much fun he has and projects, like every single beat is special and matters. May heaven swing to the sound of those four giants!
This is a master craftsman on the instrument. He sings the drums and fits the different rhythmic combinations in just the right spots with the right softness or accents. His dynamics and melodic sense and pocket made him one of the best to ever play the kit. Add to this his showmanship and you've a show stopping entertainer. My one regret is that I never got to meet the man. Saw Buddy many times.
I don't know if i commented here before but anyways it deserves twice...lol The most amazing musical group of all times.. Krupa, Hampton, Wilson and Goodman!!! With the participation of Duvivier.. another great musician..Geez THIS IS GOOD STUFF!!!
Es ist grossartig wie Mr.Goodman mit seinem Instrument-singen- kann. Mit wunderbaren Begleitern ( Hampton,Krupa,Wilson) die selbst herausragende Solisten sind. Vier Herren der Spitzenklasse
Love the comment by 'thedarkness97'! Probably true but I am not a Star Wars expert. Benny had a swinging, distinctive sound. Bluesy yet almost classical. This is from a PBS special from 1980 (?) or around there. Sinatra appeared and spoke, but did not sing. Hampton and Krupa rip it up. I was around 30 then and it was my parents' music but to hear them do this live revived me and my friends to listen to jazz like this. God bless them.
when i was a kid i worked at the jones beach & after the show (mardis gras) they had dancing to 'guy lombardo & his royal canadians' and 'louis armstrong and his all stars'. a kid asked louis to play 'i wanna hold your hand' by the beatles...his piano man & trombone man nodded-they knew it so the band played it dixieland style & louis himself did his own lyrics-talk about breaking the place up!wish i had a tape recorder for that one-wish i would have taped them an a regular night-they were great!!
I've always felt that George Duvivier was one of a kind. He mastered swing, bop, cool and even Eric Dolphy! He was a giant on stringed bass! "Duvivier studied violin at the Conservatory of Music and Art in New York and became assistant concertmaster of The Central Manhattan Symphony Orchestra at 16!!! "
Moving to see thoses old Giants. It maybe seems old fashioned music for many people; not for me; at the top of their career, they played the most trendy pop music all over the world !
Es ist grossartig wie Mr.Goodman mit seinem Instrument-singen- kann. Mit wunderbaren Begleitern ( Hampton,Krupa,Wilson) die selbst herausragende Solisten sind
Just been getting into this stuff lately. My pop used to listen to Benny Goodman. I like them better when they got a little older and slowed down a bit. That stuff from the 30s is stupid fast. Like ole Chuck Berry said, "I got no kick against modern jazz, unless they try to play it too darn fast, and lose the beauty of the melody. Oh yeah, and Gene Krupa is the MAN.
Actually the Beatles stole a lot of there music from lots of African American musicians who didn't man it big due to racism. Tbh the beatles were a joke.
I was referring to their popularity during the swing era. BG was the recipient of a huge amount of fan mail, as were the Beatles. Personally they are my favorite combos of their generations. They were also one of the 1st bands to include black musicians
There is a quartet in Berlin, Germany: The Andreas Hofschneider Quartet (called the Berlin Benny Goodman), an excellent clarinet Player, also acting sometimes as a quintet with additional vibes. Wonderful weekly sessions in the Hotel Residenz in the western City. Well, the cast in the here presented Performance is forever unequalled. I love it!
No Gene Krupa was not as fast as Buddy Rich but DAMN! the man was musical. Check out how he accents and supports the music with his left hand and right foot.
Just a side note: You have to remember the moniker "The King of Swing" was a tag given by his publicists. Much in the same way back then, Artie Shaw was known as "The King of the Clarinet". Now, in my estimation, both were fantastic musicians; however, Goodman certainly DID swing better than Artie Shaw; most fans won't refute that. Shaw, on the other hand, had a slightly better tone (he was great on ballads because of that) and invented new fingering on his instrument for reaching the highest notes possible. They were BOTH virtuosos on that instrument! Goodman could really swing, worked with other musicians who likewise could swing. Shaw was more intellectual and artistic in his playing and arrangements. But as mentioned below there were so many great swing stars back then--perhaps we should call each of them "the king of swing"!
I wonder whether your point that Artie Shaw had a better tone than Benny Goodman is because Shaw rarely if ever played at the tempi at which Goodman regularely performed. Was Goodman's tone lacking on Moonglow ? I think Goodman was streets ahead of Shaw. I think the best JAZZ musician on display hear is Lionel Hampton. Possibly the least musically schooled, not sure. The problem is: what is jazz.
Michael Klein re Shaw and tempo. Perhaps you could point me to an example of Shaw playing at a tempo that Goodman regularly reached. His Carnegie hall performance of Avalon was completely controlled and at approachng 25% faster than this. See also: After you've gone/I got rthym and many many others. The base player here is pretty good IMO.
***** I'm not clear what were 'the obvious reasons' for his attainment other than the fact that Goodman was a gifted musician.I do not intend to knock any musician on this vid or Artie Shaw or even Woody Herman.It just seems fairly obvious to me that Goodman led the way in playing a style of music that still has appeal today.Be bop and the following avant garde interpretations have not had such lasting success.I do like many bebop themes.It's the improvisation that leaves me cold.
It's not axactly what I believe. Well they are different without doubt and, that's the reason I wouldn't compare these two "Kings of Swing or Clarinet".Remember that Goodman presented the Mozart Clarinet Contert as well.Both are great musicians and I like them both. - What about Teddy Stauffer?
Puedo entender que haya solo 1737 "me gusta" porque muchos habrán entrado sin saber que se trataba de jazz (y del bueno) pero que 36 personas hayan puesto el "no me gusta " es para hacérselo mirar. Picasso aunque solo diera una pincelada sobre un lienzo, siempre sería una pincelada de un genio y aquí, tocando música por simple que parezca, hay cinco genios-
HI, I'll go back and take another look. Maybe I was looking at a different video than that's what you're referring to. I was watching the Danny Kaye video with Louis, Hampton, Dorsey, and who is definitely Mel Powell on piano. Ted
The best music ever, bring it back
The King of Swing, baby. Still loving jazz in 2024.
After quite a bit of research, I now know this was first broadcast (live?) In June 1972. I had to check because l clearly remember my Dad and (Polish) Mom telling me ALL ABOUT Gene Krupa and then bringing out the records. I was 11 years-old... Thank you for letting me see this again 54 years later. David. 6/20/24.
When Benny passed on I felt very sad.
He and his boys had been doin' it for me since I "found them" in 1950. But he and
the original Swing guys of the 30's and
40's gave us music that (if you dig it and you have a pulse) just continues to lay me out. I'm old and in the way now but you put that music near me anytime and the bottom of my shoes are wearin' out
what's ever underneath. One amazing thing about Benny, no matter who played with him the sound was the same. He elevated their game.
My grandfather loved Benny. Had two copies of his CDs. One in his corvette and jeep. After my grandfather passed away - I hear him and know he dancing in heaven to Benny. I love how music helps you live on snd remember your loved ones. I played this one tonight in honor or my grandfather!
Can you tell us what year this event occured? Thx
Just the best-----ever.........and when this was filmed they were all in their 70's.......
When I listen Goodman & co.,I feel better!!!
Here is one of America's best quartet's ever! And at this point in their careers they were more or less semi-retired. At the height of their game, they were untouchable. Krupa was one of my inspirations to study drums and fall in love with jazz. Thanks for the upload.
Great to hear these guys swinging and having fun together 30 - 40 years after they first got together with the original BG trio and quartet. Adding George Duvivier on bass made it even better. It's also noteworthy that presenting an integrated band in the thirties was unheard of and groundbreaking.
This is my favorite kind of music and they are my favorite small group of all time. I met Benny once in NYC and he was kind and courteous to a young fan bugging him for an autograph, which he gave with a smile.
George Duvivier remains unnamed - one of jazz's finest bass players.
He was great, but he simply wasn't mentioned because he wasn't a part of the original BG quartet, that's all.
@@1000vox Correct.
and man, thats why he was there for sure.
His sound stands out immediately! Commanding yet supportive
IL DISCO KE FECE CON BUD POWELL UN CAPOLAVORO amazing bud powell vol 2...BUD P. GEORGE DIVIVIER, ARTHUR TAYLOR
That quartet may be one of the greatest line up ever. These guys fits together like no one else. R.I.P. The Benny Goodman quartet is jamming in heaven
Saw them all many times as a young girl at the Warners Strand in New York City. There will never be anything like it again ever!!!
Benny Goodman et ses " all stars " Ils étaient terriblement bons, ces 4 complices-là !!! Cette complicité, on la voyait très bien parce que, en pleine action, Goodman restait constamment en contact avec ses musiciens : ils
étaient également ses amis : ce groupe jouait avec des personnes parfaitement soudées : une machine extrêmement bien huilée et qui semblait tourner toute seule : résultat d'une entente exceptionnelle entre ces hommes, à leur top niveau depuis déjà trés longtemps. Ce n'est pas pour demain qu'on fera aussi bien !!! Quelle chance formidable d'avoir tous ces enregistrements !!! Ils ne mourrons jamais ces gars-là !!!
Wonderful...great players all who personified swing. Miss you Benny, miss you Gene.
Crewing for the Lionel Hampton Band was my first paid job in ‘show business’. I was still in high school. I loved it then, I love it still. Heaven.
besides making great music they're having FUN!!they've played these tunes so many times & they are never stale-something always new & different!
Exactly, these guys are having fun, and the by*product of that fun is this fantastic music.
Wow, I'm embarrassed to say, I've just discovered these guys. Watching Ken Burns "Jazz" and I got to the Goodman quartet part and loved---so great to see they did it in their sixties too! This and Satchmo are my favs.
Wonderfull music.
Hey man, no need to be embarrassed, not everyone finds the same things at the same time. We will always be beginners in music anyway, until we die🖖
glad i lived long enough to hear this. thanks boys.
The best Swing Benny Goodman all Time
It really does not get any better than this; if you play the clarinet, you have to marvel at Benny Goodman's dexterity and his ability to move his fingers so effortlessly; if you play the piano, you have to love Teddy Wilson's interpretation of how the base should be played; Lionel Hampton is in a class by himself; Gene Krupa appears to be in a world of his own. This is truly a treasure to be passed down..
Roger Plafkin--Plafkin Farms, Ada, Michigan
Roger, very well put! Thank you!
Great Music by some of the greatest musicians ever. Lionel is one of the greatest vib musicians ever.
Lionel Hampton is the ultimate boss of the vibraphones. Also as you know, Hampton was one hell of a drummer too, and he just happened to invent the 2 finger piano technique as well 🤣
I love these old masters so much that i can't even express it. They were tapped into some musical truth that the rest have never found, or they forgotten how to find it too.
Saw Goodman live twice and GKGseveral times .Wonderful times.
Doesn't get any better. Takes me back to my teens in the early 40's.
Gene Krupa is just incredible
Yep, they don't make drummers like this anymore.
Heard this first when I was a little guy in the 50's. Still rings true with me.
Four old men playing marvellously young and fine!!!!!!!
Teddy Wilson is soo cooool! Gene Krupa can really bang those toms!
The great Quartet,masters all, Goodman, Wilson Hampton and Krupa.Even with Gene close to the end of his life and ill, the vibrant swing sound is still there with all
the excitement. Say as you wish,these had no equal. Don
🤓
Steve, Good on you for your obvious appreciation of Benny, Lionel, Gene, Teddy and their new fifth man, George (whose bass adds a LOT to the sound here!). I think God blessed us with allowing our hearing of such musicianship!.
this Man is the God of Swing era!
'Makes you want to jump! And I love that bass...even sounds good on computer speakers. Those old Radio Kings never sounded or looked better, either. I just wish my ride cymbal sounded as good as Krupa's! The Benny Goodman quartet was the absolute pinnacle of swing...may it live forever! Thanks for the video.
Love his quartet! Saw him live in SanDiego "Jazz At The Philharmonic " !!! One of the highlights of my life!
You are so lucky!
Oh man! All my Christmases have come at once here. Unbelievable.
He's right Jerome. You are looking at the original B.G. quartet. Gene left Benny and went out on his own as did Hamp. But now and again they got together over the years to weave their magic. We will never see their likes again.
EVERY DAY THE KING PLAYS BETTER. ONLY BENNY GOODMAN CAN DO THAT
I love this man. He looks like a real King. He was and is ( becouse people like him are immortal) the best clarinetist I ever heard ever, and any place.
Great Thanks - WILSON SWINGING AWAY LIKE MAD
What an all star quintet. Each one worth the price of admission. Each a band leader at one time or another. Like that change up towards the end
You caugth that change up too, eh? So did I, and it is TASTY!
This is one of many quartet's that I listen to, over and over. Gene Krupa is one outlandish drummer and so sexy, love Lionel playing the vibes, Teddy is such a wonderful jazz piano player and of course, the great Benny Goodman on clarinet. They surely needed George Duvivier on bass to make it complete! SYLVIA!
Never tire of hearing that one!
Thanks for this upload ! what a great performance by four of the greatest Jazz musicians really enjoyed it!
Thats REAL music..........This is from a special called the "All Star Swing Festival". The entire special is this good!
i am a drummer . and a like so much the way gene krupa comping ... specially the hampton solo..
correct--this groove is unique..trhe best ever (I am also a drummer...yeah)
Csodálatos klarinét király ahogy együttesen mind mindég öröm hallgatni őket.
This is smokin' hot! Benny was and will always be the king of Swing!
They sure love that Jazz Music. Brilliant !!
I feel good to be a clarinet player after watching this.
Yeah man, if Benny Goodman is someone you look up to as a musician, you are already winning.
I saw the PBS broadcast of this concert in 1980. The BG Quartet TV segment was a 3 song set. The other two songs are found on RUclips at: Benny Goodman Quartet Moonglow
Great to see these guys, in their mid-60s, still rockin' and not lost their edge. The TV broadcast also featured Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington. I Wish PBS would broadcast it again. But the performance rights issues would make it a nightmare to accomplish.
It don't get no better than this.
Just love these guys, first and foremost Gene Krupa. Just look at him from 4:50 on how much fun he has and projects, like every single beat is special and matters. May heaven swing to the sound of those four giants!
This is a master craftsman on the instrument. He sings the drums and fits the different rhythmic combinations in just the right spots with the right softness or accents. His dynamics and melodic sense and pocket made him one of the best to ever play the kit. Add to this his showmanship and you've a show stopping entertainer. My one regret is that I never got to meet the man. Saw Buddy many times.
@@coltranestephens9268 You said it man. Gene loved the drums, the beats and rhythms in general. He has the feel that will never ever be replicated.
What a fantastic group! Exiting performance.
Antonio B.
even in 2011 people are talking about this music. awesome :)
Un trio de virtuoses, Goodman, Krupa et Hampton chacun, pas avec mais dans son instrument.
C'est un vrai régal.
I don't know if i commented here before but anyways it deserves twice...lol
The most amazing musical group of all times.. Krupa, Hampton, Wilson and Goodman!!! With the participation of Duvivier.. another great musician..Geez THIS IS GOOD STUFF!!!
Es ist grossartig wie Mr.Goodman mit seinem Instrument-singen- kann. Mit wunderbaren Begleitern ( Hampton,Krupa,Wilson) die selbst herausragende Solisten sind. Vier Herren der Spitzenklasse
Great music - wonderful tune
Shame on Doc Severinsen not to acknowledge the great George Duvivier on bass.
vova47 But you did... Thank you so much
Doc was introducing "The Original Benny Goodman Quartet", which did not include bass.
But, ooops. BIG oops!
Fabulous! Just fab! Unsurpassed.
Thank you so much for renewing the memories of sight and sound.
Mervyn RUclips 691
Oh My..Go Benny and the boys!! thank you Bob Hardy, for uploading!!
My father's favorite band of all of them
Gigi
This was the #1 song the year I was born.
Wow!
these guys had fun!!! :-)
and me too!!!
the original best bop group before swing consumed them!
Love the comment by 'thedarkness97'! Probably true but I am not a Star Wars expert. Benny had a swinging, distinctive sound. Bluesy yet almost classical. This is from a PBS special from 1980 (?) or around there. Sinatra appeared and spoke, but did not sing. Hampton and Krupa rip it up. I was around 30 then and it was my parents' music but to hear them do this live revived me and my friends to listen to jazz like this. God bless them.
Krupa is freakin amazing!
when i was a kid i worked at the jones beach & after the show (mardis gras) they had dancing to 'guy lombardo & his royal canadians' and 'louis armstrong and his all stars'. a kid asked louis to play 'i wanna hold your hand' by the beatles...his piano man & trombone man nodded-they knew it so the band played it dixieland style & louis himself did his own lyrics-talk about breaking the place up!wish i had a tape recorder for that one-wish i would have taped them an a regular night-they were great!!
I've always felt that George Duvivier was one of a kind. He mastered swing, bop, cool and even Eric Dolphy! He was a giant on stringed bass!
"Duvivier studied violin at the Conservatory of Music and Art in New York and became assistant concertmaster of The Central Manhattan Symphony Orchestra at 16!!! "
George played a lot with Tom Waits!!!!
Pure magic!
The only thing that isn't timeless about this wonderful video is Doc Severinsen's ridiculous outfit.
Genius.......I can´t stand my heart thrill ........
Moving to see thoses old Giants. It maybe seems old fashioned music for many people; not for me; at the top of their career, they played the most trendy pop music all over the world !
Einfach fantastisch diese Zusammensetzung. Weiss jemand mehr über den Superbassisten Duvivier.
Es ist grossartig wie Mr.Goodman mit seinem Instrument-singen- kann. Mit wunderbaren Begleitern ( Hampton,Krupa,Wilson) die selbst herausragende Solisten sind
Just been getting into this stuff lately. My pop used to listen to Benny Goodman. I like them better when they got a little older and slowed down a bit. That stuff from the 30s is stupid fast. Like ole Chuck Berry said, "I got no kick against modern jazz, unless they try to play it too darn fast, and lose the beauty of the melody. Oh yeah, and Gene Krupa is the MAN.
The Beatles of their day (though they were not composers)
Actually the Beatles stole a lot of there music from lots of African American musicians who didn't man it big due to racism. Tbh the beatles were a joke.
I was referring to their popularity during the swing era. BG was the recipient of a huge amount of fan mail, as were the Beatles. Personally they are my favorite combos of their generations. They were also one of the 1st bands to include black musicians
Monsters here. !!!!! unforgettable.........
There is a quartet in Berlin, Germany: The Andreas Hofschneider Quartet (called the Berlin Benny Goodman), an excellent clarinet Player, also acting sometimes as a quintet with additional vibes. Wonderful weekly sessions in the Hotel Residenz in the western City. Well, the cast in the here presented Performance is forever unequalled. I love it!
S-m-o-o-t-h, by the best small group ever!! Thanks Bobjazz 11.
they didn't call him the KING OF SWING for nothing. AMAZING.
No Gene Krupa was not as fast as Buddy Rich but DAMN! the man was musical. Check out how he accents and supports the music with his left hand and right foot.
What the rest of lineup can do, we already know from decades back!
wonderful...........................
WOW, the original Quartet, they still had it!!!! and P..S. it is Teddy Wilson on the piano
Benny and Teddy Wilson were the best !!
The First Pick, of the First Round in Swing Jazz is .... Gene Krupa!
Great comment
Just masters of there instruments just wonderful musicions
Such a sweet tune!!
Benny's tone is great
Very great musicians
Merveilleux !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i met Teddy Wilson.....so honored.
greatest band ever
Just a side note: You have to remember the moniker "The King of Swing" was a tag given by his publicists. Much in the same way back then, Artie Shaw was known as "The King of the Clarinet". Now, in my estimation, both were fantastic musicians; however, Goodman certainly DID swing better than Artie Shaw; most fans won't refute that. Shaw, on the other hand, had a slightly better tone (he was great on ballads because of that) and invented new fingering on his instrument for reaching the highest notes possible. They were BOTH virtuosos on that instrument! Goodman could really swing, worked with other musicians who likewise could swing. Shaw was more intellectual and artistic in his playing and arrangements. But as mentioned below there were so many great swing stars back then--perhaps we should call each of them "the king of swing"!
I wonder whether your point that Artie Shaw had a better tone than Benny Goodman is because Shaw rarely if ever played at the tempi at which Goodman regularely performed.
Was Goodman's tone lacking on Moonglow ?
I think Goodman was streets ahead of Shaw.
I think the best JAZZ musician on display hear is Lionel Hampton.
Possibly the least musically schooled, not sure.
The problem is: what is jazz.
As for tempo, you've not listened to many Artie Shaw records have you?
Michael Klein
re Shaw and tempo.
Perhaps you could point me to an example of Shaw playing at a tempo that Goodman regularly reached.
His Carnegie hall performance of Avalon was completely controlled and at approachng 25% faster than this.
See also: After you've gone/I got rthym and many many others.
The base player here is pretty good IMO.
***** I'm not clear what were 'the obvious reasons' for his attainment other than the fact that Goodman was a gifted musician.I do not intend to knock any musician on this vid or Artie Shaw or even Woody Herman.It just seems fairly obvious to me that Goodman led the way in playing a style of music that still has appeal today.Be bop and the following avant garde interpretations have not had such lasting success.I do like many bebop themes.It's the improvisation that leaves me cold.
It's not axactly what I believe. Well they are different without doubt and, that's the reason I wouldn't compare these two "Kings of Swing or Clarinet".Remember that Goodman presented the Mozart Clarinet Contert as well.Both are great musicians and I like them both. - What about Teddy Stauffer?
man thats a bright piano... it almost sounds like the vibes
Big Hugs for you thanks for post
Puedo entender que haya solo 1737 "me gusta" porque muchos habrán entrado sin saber que se trataba de jazz (y del bueno) pero que 36 personas hayan puesto el "no me gusta " es para hacérselo mirar. Picasso aunque solo diera una pincelada sobre un lienzo, siempre sería una pincelada de un genio y aquí, tocando música por simple que parezca, hay cinco genios-
Hi Ted
Yes it certainly is - and it's a great movie
Best
Bob
You are correct. I researched my own mistake and you are correct. BG, Krupa, Teddy Wilson on Piano and Lionel Hampton on Vibes. Mea culpa.
THANK YOU
HI,
I'll go back and take another look. Maybe I was looking at a different video than that's what you're referring to. I was watching the Danny Kaye video with Louis, Hampton, Dorsey, and who is definitely Mel Powell on piano.
Ted