Vol. 3-Golden Era-More Camel C

Artist: Benny Goodman
Label: Phontastic
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 2
EAN: 7320470000311
ASIN: B00000175M

Release Date: 2000-06-29

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Tracks:

Let's Dance
Russian Lullaby
I've Got A Pocketful Of Dreams
Don't Let That Moon Get Away
Moten Swing
Oh, Lady Be Good
Margie
Star Dust
Chinatown, My Chinatown
Bumble Bee Stomp
Good-Bye
Let's Dance
Rose Of The Rio Grande
Lullaby In Rhythm
The Yam
You're Blase
Ciribiribin
The Sheik Of Araby
Sometimes I'm Happy
One O'Clock Jump
Good-Bye

Tracks:

Let's Dance
If I Could Be With You
Day In, Day Out
Star Dust
The Jumpin' Jive
Sent For You Yesterday
Boy Meets Horn
I've Been There Before
Pick-A-Rib
Good-Bye
Let's Dance
Spring Song
Over The Rainbow
Jumpin' At The Woodside
Moonlight Serenade
Flying Home
Put That Down In Writing
Mozart Matriculates
Stealin' Apples
Good-Bye

Customer Reviews:

Benny as he sounded on a typical 1937 evening...spectacular!.......2007-03-28

Wow! Imagine tuning in the radio the mid-to-late 30s and hearing music like this. Well, you don't have to imagine, because that's what this set is--four sequential broadcasts of Goodman's Tuesday night Camel Caravan show on CBS, complete with announcer intro and patter from Goodman and some lightweight comedians. Most of the music is quite fine, although the sponsors felt they had to break up the swing numbers with some silly novelty routines. These never get as silly as the kind of music, say, Kay Kaiser indulged in, but they are forgettable and bring down the musical content somewhat. On the other hand, lovers of kitch may enjoy such items as a Russian comedian who brings swing to the Stepps, or a goofy comic team learning what swing is all about. Then there's an interesting attempt at a singing commercial worked into the program, and since the sponsor was Camel cigarettes we get a number about the pleasures and romance of cigarette smoking among college students. (Back then, even the Surgeon General wouldn't have complained.) It's noteworthy that the female chorus member who acted out this skit was by the following week out of the Camel Chorus and in the Goodman band as the regular girl singer. Her name: Martha Tilton.

But the real highlights here are the hot numbers, which at that time no one could quite do like Benny (and even subsequently it was hard to find equals to that band). On numbers such as Caravan, House Hop, Roll 'Em and Minnie The Moocher's Wedding Day, the sidemen blow the roof down and the band plays with a spit-and-polish that's all the more remarkable because it came in an era before tape splicing, yet they can outdo any ensemble today. With musicians like that, you didn't need to splice. Oh, and let's not forget the exciting Trio and Quartet, with Lionel Hampton and Teddy Wilson on several memorable numbers playing what was at that time cutting-edge jazz. (A vibraharp? What was that?!?)

Sound is what you'd expect for the period, a bit tinny but overall not bad. It's certainly more listenable than the Phil Schapp version of the Carnegie Hall concert, so if that recording has you frightened off of '30s BG, be frightened no more. This is a great collection of live airchecks that belongs in any swing-lover's collection. It should also be interesting to students of the period who want to relieve a typical night at home in front of the ol' RCA radio.

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