Swing Is In The Air
Sunday January 19th, 2025 with Paul Campbell
Benny Goodman : 1938 Carnegie Hall

Recorded January 16, 1938 the Famous Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert is a landmark recording which has been described as "the single most important jazz or popular music concert in history: jazz's 'coming out' party to the world of 'respectable' music." - Bruce Eder Among Jazz's first double albums, first live recordings, and was the first to sell over a million copies. The performance features: The Benny Goodman Orchestra Benny Goodman, clarinet, vocal, and leader Chris Griffin, Ziggy Elman, Harry James, trumpets Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, trombones George Koenig, Art Rollini, Babe Russin, Hymie Schertzer, reed instruments Jess Stacy, piano Teddy Wilson, piano (BG trio and quartet only) Lionel Hampton, vibraphone (BG quartet only) Allan Reuss, guitar Harry Goodman, bass Gene Krupa, drums Martha Tilton, vocal Additional performers Buck Clayton, trumpet Bobby Hackett, cornet Cootie Williams, trumpet Harry Carney, baritone saxophone Johnny Hodges, soprano and alto saxophones Lester Young, tenor saxophone Count Basie, piano Freddie Green, guitar Walter Page, bass