Benny Goodman's Sextet is a studio album by Benny Goodman released by Columbia Records in 1944.[1][2][3][4][5]
Release
The album was released as a set of four 10-inch 78-rpm phonograph records (cat. no. C-102), with eight tracks across eight sides.[5][6]
Background
According to The Nation, the "eight performances [were] chosen by Goodman himself from all that he recorded with various six-man combinations".[4]
Reception
Coin Machine Journal wrote upon the album's release: "It's full of the kind of hot music that really draws today's crowds".[3]
Track listing
Set of four 10-inch 78-rpm records (Columbia set C-102)[6]
All the tracks are marked as "fox trot".
Side 1| Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) |
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| 1. | "Rose Room (In Sunny Roseland)" | Williams–Hickman | Benny Goodman Sextet | |
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Side 2| Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) |
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| 1. | "Air Mail Special" | Benny Goodman | Benny Goodman and his Sextet | |
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Side 3| Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) |
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| 1. | "Flying Home" | De Lange–Goodman–Hampton | Benny Goodman Sextet | |
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Side 4| Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) |
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| 1. | "I Found a New Baby" | S. Williams–Palmer | Benny Goodman and his Sextet | |
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Side 5| Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) |
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| 1. | "Poor Butterfly" | Golden Hubbell | Benny Goodman Sextet | |
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Side 6| Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) |
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| 1. | "Grand Slam" | Goodman | Benny Goodman Sextet | |
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Side 7| Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) |
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| 1. | "The Wang Wang Blues" | Busse–Johnson–Mueller | Benny Goodman Sextet | |
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Side 8| Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) |
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| 1. | "As Long As I Live" | Koehler–Arlen | Benny Goodman and his Sextet | |
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References
- ^ Jazz styles & analysis, guitar: A history of the jazz guitar via recorded solos, transcribed and annotated. Maher Publications. 1979.
C-102, includes the chief musical kicks for the such outstanding platters as month. The leader of the group Rose ... Benny Goodman Sextet Album featuring: Flying Home, Rose Room, I Found A New Baby, Grand Slam, etc ...
- ^ The Billboard, Volume 56. R.S. Littleford, Jr., W.D. Littleford. 1944.
... C-102 Benny Goodman Sextet, in response to the huge demand for records by the Benny Goodman Sextet!
- ^ a b Coin Machine Journal: World's Authority on Production, Marketing, Maintenance of Coin Operated Vending, Amusement and Service Equipment. Coin Machine Journal, Incorporated. 1935.
... Benny Goodman Sextet" is the name of another album, Columbia Set C-102; and it's full of the kind of hot music that really draws today's crowds. The sextet is made up of several combinations of musicians to give individuality to ...
- ^ a b The Nation. J.H. Richards. 1944.
... Benny Goodman Sextet" (C-102; $2.50), eight performances chosen by Goodman himself from all that he recorded with various six-man combinations. They are "Rose Room," "Air Mail Special," "Flying Home," "I Found a ..
- ^ a b "Billboard". June 24, 1944.
- ^ a b "Benny Goodman Sextet – Benny Goodman Sextet – 4 x Shellac (10-, 78 RPM + 2 more), 1944". 1944 – via Discogs.
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