Annotation

Notes

This is the reference collection for serious Goodman completists.
It contains the first Goodman period (mainly Vocalion and Brunswick stuff, small formations). The second part contains big band stuff.
Note the two "Goodman only" tracks are in fact from a trio, though almost a decade before the classic Goodman Trio emerged.

Annotation last modified on 2008-02-23 22:14 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1What Have We Got to Do Tonight (but Dance)
drums (drum set):
Ray Bauduc (on 1931-03-18)
guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1931-03-18)
reeds:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1931-03-18)
trombone:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) (on 1931-03-18)
trumpet:
Charlie Teagarden (on 1931-03-18)
vocals:
Paul Small (on 1931-03-18)
recording of:
What Have We Got to Do Tonight (but Dance) (on 1931-03-18)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Ted Fio Rito
3:04
2Little Joe
drums (drum set):
Ray Bauduc (on 1931-03-18)
guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1931-03-18)
reeds:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1931-03-18)
trombone:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) (on 1931-03-18)
trumpet:
Charlie Teagarden (on 1931-03-18)
vocals:
Dick Robertson (US jazz vocalist, 1920s-1940s) (on 1931-03-18)
3:03
3It Looks Like Love?
drums (drum set):
Ray Bauduc (on 1931-03-18)
guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1931-03-18)
reeds:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1931-03-18)
trombone:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) (on 1931-03-18)
trumpet:
Charlie Teagarden (on 1931-03-18)
vocals:
Paul Small (on 1931-03-18)
2:44
4I Wanna Be Around My Baby All the Time
drums (drum set):
Ray Bauduc (on 1931-03-18)
guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1931-03-18)
reeds:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1931-03-18)
trombone:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) (on 1931-03-18)
trumpet:
Charlie Teagarden (on 1931-03-18)
vocals:
Paul Small (on 1931-03-18)
3:15
5Slow but Sure
alto saxophone:
Sid Stoneburn (on 1931-06-20)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1931-06-20)
reeds:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1931-06-20)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1931-06-20)
trumpet:
Bunny Berigan (on 1931-06-20) and Manny Klein (on 1931-06-20)
woodwind:
Larry Binyon (on 1931-06-20)
2:57
6Pardon Me, Pretty Baby (Don't I Look Familiar to You?)
alto saxophone:
Sid Stoneburn (on 1931-06-20)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1931-06-20)
reeds:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1931-06-20)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1931-06-20)
trumpet:
Bunny Berigan (on 1931-06-20) and Manny Klein (on 1931-06-20)
woodwind:
Larry Binyon (on 1931-06-20)
2:37
7What Am I Gonna Do for Lovin?
alto saxophone:
Sid Stoneburn (on 1931-06-20)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1931-06-20)
reeds:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1931-06-20)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1931-06-20)
trumpet:
Bunny Berigan (on 1931-06-20) and Manny Klein (on 1931-06-20)
woodwind:
Larry Binyon (on 1931-06-20)
2:53
8You Can't Stop Me From Lovin' You
alto saxophone:
Sid Stoneburn (on 1931-06-20)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1931-06-20)
reeds:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1931-06-20)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1931-06-20)
trumpet:
Bunny Berigan (on 1931-06-20) and Manny Klein (on 1931-06-20)
woodwind:
Larry Binyon (on 1931-06-20)
2:55
9Not That I Care
alto saxophone:
Sid Stoneburn (on 1931-09-18)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Williams (US jazz drummer/percussionist) (on 1931-09-18)
guitar:
Dick McDonough (on 1931-09-18)
piano:
Irving Brodsky (on 1931-09-18)
reeds:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1931-09-18)
tenor saxophone:
Larry Binyon (on 1931-09-18)
trombone:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) (on 1931-09-18)
trumpet:
Charlie Teagarden (on 1931-09-18)
vocals:
Smith Ballew (on 1931-09-18)
3:21
10Help Yourself to Happiness
alto saxophone:
Sid Stoneburn (on 1931-09-18)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Williams (US jazz drummer/percussionist) (on 1931-09-18)
guitar:
Dick McDonough (on 1931-09-18)
piano:
Irving Brodsky (on 1931-09-18)
reeds:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1931-09-18)
tenor saxophone:
Larry Binyon (on 1931-09-18)
trombone:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) (on 1931-09-18)
trumpet:
Charlie Teagarden (on 1931-09-18)
vocals:
Smith Ballew (on 1931-09-18)
3:16
11Love Letters in the Sand
alto saxophone:
Sid Stoneburn (on 1931-09-18)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Williams (US jazz drummer/percussionist) (on 1931-09-18)
guitar:
Dick McDonough (on 1931-09-18)
piano:
Irving Brodsky (on 1931-09-18)
reeds:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1931-09-18)
tenor saxophone:
Larry Binyon (on 1931-09-18)
trombone:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) (on 1931-09-18)
trumpet:
Charlie Teagarden (on 1931-09-18)
vocals:
Smith Ballew (on 1931-09-18)
recording of:
Love Letters in the Sand (on 1931-09-18)
lyricist:
Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
composer:
J. Fred Coots, Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
publisher:
Bourne (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc. and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
3:09
12I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)
alto saxophone:
Sid Stoneburn (on 1931-09-18)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Williams (US jazz drummer/percussionist) (on 1931-09-18)
guitar:
Dick McDonough (on 1931-09-18)
piano:
Irving Brodsky (on 1931-09-18)
reeds:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1931-09-18)
tenor saxophone:
Larry Binyon (on 1931-09-18)
trombone:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) (on 1931-09-18)
trumpet:
Charlie Teagarden (on 1931-09-18)
vocals:
Smith Ballew (on 1931-09-18)
recording of:
I Don’t Know Why (on 1931-09-18)
lyricist:
Roy Turk (in 1931)
composer:
Fred Ahlert (in 1931)
publisher:
Bucks Music Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music
3:04
13I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1933-10-18)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1933-10-18)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1933-10-18)
guitar:
Dick McDonough (on 1933-10-18)
piano:
Joe Sullivan (piano, USA) (on 1933-10-18)
tenor saxophone:
Art Karle (on 1933-10-18)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-10-18)
trumpet:
Manny Klein (on 1933-10-18) and Charlie Teagarden (on 1933-10-18)
vocals:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-10-18)
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (on 1933-10-18)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
3:10
14Ain't Cha Glad?
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1933-10-18)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1933-10-18)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1933-10-18)
guitar:
Dick McDonough (on 1933-10-18)
piano:
Joe Sullivan (piano, USA) (on 1933-10-18)
tenor saxophone:
Art Karle (on 1933-10-18)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-10-18)
trumpet:
Manny Klein (on 1933-10-18) and Charlie Teagarden (on 1933-10-18)
vocals:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-10-18)
recording of:
Ain't-Cha! Glad? (on 1933-10-18)
writer:
Andy Razaf and Fats Waller
recording of:
Ain't-Cha! Glad?
writer:
Andy Razaf and Fats Waller
3:28
15Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jibe
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1933-10-27)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1933-10-27)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1933-10-27)
guitar:
Dick McDonough (on 1933-10-27)
piano:
Frank Froeba (on 1933-10-27)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-10-27)
trumpet:
Manny Klein (on 1933-10-27) and Charlie Teagarden (on 1933-10-27)
vocals:
Dick McDonough (on 1933-10-27), Charlie Teagarden (on 1933-10-27) and Jack Teagarden (on 1933-10-27)
3:25
16Texas Tea Party
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1933-10-27)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1933-10-27)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1933-10-27)
guitar:
Dick McDonough (on 1933-10-27)
piano:
Frank Froeba (on 1933-10-27)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-10-27)
trumpet:
Manny Klein (on 1933-10-27) and Charlie Teagarden (on 1933-10-27)
vocals:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-10-27)
3:20
17Your Mother's Son-In-Law
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1933-11-27)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1933-11-27)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1933-11-27)
guitar:
Dick McDonough (on 1933-11-27)
piano:
Joe Sullivan (piano, USA) (on 1933-11-27) and Buck Washington (on 1933-11-27)
tenor saxophone:
Art Karle (on 1933-11-27)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-11-27)
trumpet:
Shirley Clay (on 1933-11-27) and Charlie Teagarden (on 1933-11-27)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1933-11-27)
recording of:
Your Mothers Son-In-Law (on 1933-11-27)
composer:
Mann Holiner and Alberta Nichols
2:45
18Tappin' the Barrel
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1933-12-04)
trumpet:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-12-04)
vocals:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-12-04)
2:48
19Keep on Doin' What You're Doin'
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1933-12-18)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1933-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1933-12-18)
guitar:
Dick McDonough (on 1933-12-18)
piano:
Joe Sullivan (piano, USA) (on 1933-12-18)
tenor saxophone:
Art Karle (on 1933-12-18)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-12-18)
trumpet:
Shirley Clay (on 1933-12-18) and Charlie Teagarden (on 1933-12-18)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1933-12-18) and Jack Teagarden (on 1933-12-18)
arranger:
Deane Kincaide (on 1933-12-18)
3:05
20Riffin' the Scotch
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1933-12-18)
trumpet:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-12-18)
arranger:
Deane Kincaide (on 1933-12-18)
2:33
21Love Me or Leave Me
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1933-12-18)
trumpet:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-12-18)
arranger:
Deane Kincaide (on 1933-12-18)
recording of:
Love Me or Leave Me (on 1933-12-18)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Donaldson Publishing Co. (in 1928, in 1955) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company (in 1928, in 1955)
2:46
22Why Couldn't It Be Poor Little Me?
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1933-12-18)
trumpet:
Jack Teagarden (on 1933-12-18)
arranger:
Deane Kincaide (on 1933-12-18)
2:48

Credits

Release

ASIN:US: B0000280WN [info]

Release group

part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 719) (order: 228)