Well, as promised last week, today represents the final edition of Transcription Tuesday But On A Wednesday! Boo hoo! That’s right, after this there will be no more. Transcriptions, that is – I assume Wednesdays will still continue as planned. To celebrate, and in order to completely undermine my plan of finishing on a nice …
This week on TTBOAW, I present to you a mildly disappointing rendition of ‘On the Sunny Side of the Street’, as performed by Benny Goodman and friends as part of a fundraising concert for arranger extraordinaire Fletcher Henderson. Disappointing in terms of quantity, that is, for our fine ten-fingered friend only solos for half a …
Oh you Benny Benny Goodman, Benny Benny Goodman we love you. And, with Benny Benny Goodman Benny Benny Goodman what we’ll do. All set with a clarinet, oh what a happy time we’ll spend. Goodman Benny Benny Goodman, our fine ten-fingered friend. Goodman Benny Benny Goodman, our fine ten-fingered friend. Anyway… ‘Dinah’, Benny …
Now here’s a song that I’ve played once or twice in the past, as anyone who’s been stalking me in recent years will already be aware! But today it’s not me playing it – oh no it’s not. I get a guest musician every week. And this week it’s… Benny Goodman! Here he is playing …
This week’s edition of TTBOAW(BOAT) sees me sticking with the undisputed greatest piece of art ever created, and taking a look/listen at/to a 1939 radio performance of Clarinet Marmalade, by Benny Goodman and his eponymous orchestra. As is often the case with big band arrangements, there’s not a huge amount of actual soloing in this. …
This week on TTBOAW(BOAT) I have been listening to a clarionet showpiece that was composed by Mel Powell especially for Benny Goodman. It’s written in the unusual keys of D and E, which are not the most conducive to fluid clarinet technique and make the piece challenging to play as well as impressive to listen …
This week in TTBOAW, I bring you one of many recordings of Sweet Georgia Brown. This particular one was made by Benny Goodman and his sextet, although sadly I can’t find out much more about it (not even the year it was produced). That does nothing, however, to diminish the beauty of the notes you …
