''Benny Goodman Today'' is a jazz compilation album by
Benny Goodman
Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader known as the "King of Swing".
From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States. His conc ...
. It was released in 1970 and features big band and small group selections recorded during a concert in
Stockholm
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, Sweden. It was released in the United States on the London Records label (London SPB 21, 2-LP set)
[Sleeve notes Verve Jazz Masters 33 Benny Goodman (Verve CD 844 410-2)] as a "phase 4 stereo spectacular".
The album, as issued, has a few shortcomings, among them a failure to list the band personnel, despite a double gatefold album with an included booklet full of band photos. And some of the band arrangements are new, and rather uncharacteristic of Goodman's classic style.
Personnel
(Source Roy Willox)
* Bass:
Lennie Bush
* Drums:
Bobby Orr
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* Guitar:
Louis Stewart Bucky Pizzarelli
John Paul "Bucky" Pizzarelli (January 9, 1926 – April 1, 2020) was an American jazz guitarist.
He was the father of jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli and double bassist Martin Pizzarelli. He worked for NBC as a staffman for Dick Cavett (1971) ...
* Piano:
Bill McGuffie
* Saxophone: Bob Burns, Don Honeywell, Bob Efford, Frank Reidy, Dave Willis
* Trombone:
Nat Peck,
Keith Christie, Jim Wilson
* Trumpet:
Derek Watkins,
Greg Bowen
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, John Maclevy
References
1970 compilation albums
Benny Goodman albums
London Records albums
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