The Complete RCA Victor Small Group Recordings
Benny Goodman · 1997
209 min · 67 tracks · jazz · swing · big band music
A vibrant collection of classic swing and jazz, showcasing intricate melodies and improvisational brilliance.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- joyful improvisation that engages
- short bursts of melodic delight
- vibrant energy for social gatherings
- nostalgic charm in every note
- playful rhythms inviting movement
Maybe skip if you want
- prefer lengthy, cohesive narratives
- seek modern production techniques
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in 1997, this compilation highlights Benny Goodman's pivotal role in popularizing swing music during the 1930s and 1940s. By this time, Goodman had already established himself as a leading figure in jazz, having achieved commercial success with hits like 'Sing, Sing, Sing' and his historic Carnegie Hall concert in 1938.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Glenn Miller· Count Basie· Tommy Dorsey
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 After You've Gone (take 1) 2:47
- 2 After You've Gone (take 2) 2:47
- 3 Body and Soul (take 1) 3:29
- 4 Body and Soul (take 2) 3:24
- 5 Who? 3:13
- 6 Someday, Sweetheart 2:48
- 7 China Boy 2:32
- 8 More Than You Know 3:14
- 9 All My Life 3:13
- 10 Oh, Lady Be Good 3:01
- 11 Nobody's Sweetheart 2:46
- 12 Too Good to Be True 3:30
- 13 Moonglow (take 1) 3:24
- 14 Moonglow (take 2) 3:12
- 15 Dinah 2:41
- 16 Exactly Like You 3:18
- 17 Vibraphone Blues 3:22
- 18 Sweet Sue - Just You (take 1) 3:18
- 19 Sweet Sue - Just You (take 2) 3:26
- 20 My Melancholy Baby 3:25
- 21 Tiger Rag (take 1) 2:59
Disc 2
- 1 Stompin' at the Savoy (take 1) 3:19
- 2 Stompin' at the Savoy (take 2) 2:49
- 3 Whispering 3:22
- 4 Tiger Rag (take 2) 3:23
- 5 Tiger Rag (take 3) 3:20
- 6 Ida! Sweet as Apple Cider 3:47
- 7 Tea for Two 3:07
- 8 Runnin' Wild 2:38
- 9 Avalon (take 1) 2:52
- 10 Avalon (take 2) 2:46
- 11 Handful of Keys (take 1) 2:22
- 12 Handful of Keys (take 2) 2:28
- 13 The Man I Love 3:28
- 14 Smiles 3:01
- 15 Liza (All the Clouds 'll Roll Away) 3:24
- 16 Where or When 3:24
- 17 Silhouetted in the Moonlight 2:57
- 18 Vieni, Vieni, Vieni (take 1) 2:53
- 19 Vieni, Vieni, Vieni (take 2) 2:51
- 20 I'm a Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas) (take 1) 2:44
- 21 I'm a Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas) (take 2) 2:41
- 22 Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen, Part 1 (take 2) 3:22
- 23 Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen, Part 1 (take 1) 3:26
- 24 Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen, Part 2 (take 1) 3:23
Disc 3
- 1 Sweet Lorraine 3:51
- 2 The Blues in Your Flat (take 1) 2:34
- 3 The Blues in Your Flat (take 2) 2:33
- 4 The Blues in My Flat 3:25
- 5 Sugar (That Sugar Baby of Mine) (take 1) 3:49
- 6 Sugar (take 2) 3:34
- 7 Dizzy Spells 3:18
- 8 Opus 1/2 3:23
- 9 I Must Have That Man 3:24
- 10 Sweet Georgia Brown 3:06
- 11 'S Wonderful (take 1) 3:25
- 12 'S Wonderful (take 2) 3:28
- 13 Pick-A-Rib, Part 1 (take 1) 2:55
- 14 Pick-A-Rib, Part 2 (take 1) 2:56
- 15 Pick-A-Rib, Part 1 (take 2) 2:58
- 16 Pick-A-Rib, Part 2 (take 2) 2:08
- 17 I Cried for You (Now It's Your Turn to Cry Over Me) (take 1) 3:18
- 18 I Cried for You (take 2) 3:22
- 19 I Know That You Know (take 1) 3:01
- 20 I Know That You Know (take 2) 3:03
- 21 Opus 3/4 (take 1) 2:55
- 22 Opus 3/4 (take 2) 2:59
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