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Benny Goodman - Roll 'Em (1942)

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This clip comes from "The Powers Girl" (1942). The arrangement appears to be the Jimmy Mundy revision Benny commissioned in 1941 of the Mary Lou Williams classic, originally immortalized by BG's '37 band. Decimated by the WWII draft, this transitional ensemble was trashed by critics as one of Goodman's weakest...but six decades later, Benny and the band sound awfully good indeed! Bonus: Watch for George Murphy and Dennis Day. ("The Powers Girl" also gave moviegoers a relatively rare opportunity to see Benny sans specs.)

Channel: Music
Uploaded: May 2, 2006 at 2:17 am
Author: WhenSwingWasKing

Length: 02:57
Rating: 4.81
Views: 141129

Tags: band  benny  big  clarinet  goodman  jazz  jitterbug  swing  

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MyTaiwan (September 18, 2008 at 12:19 pm)
Benny Goodman,The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient of 1986.
chaocrazy (August 29, 2008 at 8:35 pm)
HERE I AM FOLKS THE NEW KING OF SWING WITH MY CLARINET I CAN MAKE THIS TOWN SING BENNY GOODMANS THE NAME ITS GOTTA MIGHTY FINE RING BUT IT DONT MEAN A THING IF IT AINT GOT THAT SWING! i play the clarinet in band and benny goodmans awesome!
vickileroy (August 12, 2008 at 2:31 am)
Lots of jitterbuggin' going on!! Benny Goodman can rock it!!!
classicallyanne (August 10, 2008 at 9:10 pm)
I believe the drummer in this video is Dave Tough...
hawkssens (August 10, 2008 at 12:34 pm)
I don't think so... The guy on drums in this video doesn't look like Gene Krupa...
MJFAN4ever566 (August 7, 2008 at 3:53 pm)
I have played the clarinet for 11 years and i wish i could play as good as benny Goodman. he is amazing
TheSwingShift (July 31, 2008 at 6:36 pm)
No, it's Howard "Hud" Davies on drums. His grandson confirmed this. Krupa had been leading his own band for several years at this point.
TheChoada (July 30, 2008 at 11:18 pm)
people often make fun of me for listening to swing... Until they hear it. Its so happy and energetic. Friggin infectious.
bigbandbass57 (July 30, 2008 at 10:44 pm)
That is not Gene Krupa on drums. By this time he already had his own band. A very young Louie Belson played with Goodman during this time period but that does not look like him either.By Benny's own admission he went thru a lot of drummers after Krupa.
chopped50ford (July 28, 2008 at 4:21 am)
Great music and Benny Goodman is one of my favorites as well...almost as good as Glenn Miller! (wink)

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