Classic Columbia and Okeh Benny Goodman Orchestra Sessions (1939–1958)

Album by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Jumpin’ at the Woodside
    3:02
  2. 2.
    Stealin’ Apples
    3:06
  3. 3.
    Boy Meets Horn
    3:12
  4. 4.
    Bolero
    2:40
  5. 5.
    Spring Song
    2:27
  6. 6.
    Night and Day
    2:52
  7. 7.
    Down by the Old Mill Stream
    2:37
  8. 8.
    Mozart Matriculates
    2:10
  9. 9.
    Let’s Dance
    2:34
  10. 10.
    Beyond the Moon
    2:51
  11. 11.
    Honeysuckle Rose
    3:03
  12. 12.
    Opus Local 802
    3:01
  13. 13.
    Board Meeting
    2:50
  14. 14.
    Zaggin’ With Zig
    3:07
  15. 15.
    Can’t You Tell
    3:21
  16. 16.
    Squeeze Me (take B)
    3:03
  17. 17.
    Cocoanut Grove
    3:06
  18. 18.
    Jumpin’ at the Woodside (alternate take B)
    3:02
  19. 19.
    Stealin’ Apples (alternate take B)
    3:03
  20. 20.
    Stealin’ Apples (alternate take D)
    3:14
  21. 21.
    Night and Day (alternate take B)
    2:53
  22. 22.
    Down by the Old Mill Stream (alternate take 3)
    2:43
  23. 23.
    Down by the Old Mill Stream (alternate take 2)
    2:40
  24. 24.
    Opus Local 802 (alternate take B)
    3:02
  25. 25.
    Squeeze Me (take A)
    3:10
  26. 26.
    Cocoanut Grove (alternate take 1)
    3:09

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    The Hour of Parting
    3:13
  2. 3.
    Crazy Rhythm
    2:40
  3. 4.
    Who Cares? (So Long as You Care for Me)
    2:49
  4. 5.
    Just Like Taking Candy From a Baby
    2:46
  5. 6.
    Nostalgia
    3:20
  6. 7.
    Henderson Stomp
    2:26
  7. 8.
    Benny Rides Again
    4:43
  8. 9.
    Frenesi
    2:54
  9. 10.
    Superman
    4:33
  10. 11.
    Moonlight on the Ganges (take 1)
    3:13
  11. 12.
    Somebody Stole My Gal
    2:48
  12. 13.
    Let the Door Knob Hitcha
    3:07
  13. 14.
    The Hour of Parting (alternate take 1)
    2:54
  14. 15.
    Crazy Rhythm (alternate take 3)
    2:43
  15. 16.
    Who Cares (So Long as You Care for Me) (alternate take 5)
    2:50
  16. 17.
    Just Like Taking Candy From a Baby (alternate take 1)
    2:43
  17. 18.
    Benny Rides Again (alternate take 3)
    5:00
  18. 19.
    Superman (alternate take 2)
    4:35
  19. 20.
    Superman (alternate take 3)
    4:37
  20. 21.
    Moonlight on the Ganges (take 3)
    3:13
  21. 22.
    Moonlight on the Ganges (take 2)
    3:15
  22. 23.
    Somebody Stole My Gal (alternate take 3)
    2:56
  23. 24.
    Let the Door Knob Hitcha (alternate take 2)
    3:07
  24. 25.
    Let the Door Knob Hitcha (alternate take 3)
    3:07

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    I’m Not Complainin’
    2:32
  2. 4.
    Time on My Hands
    3:04
  3. 5.
    Scarecrow
    3:04
  4. 6.
    Take It
    3:12
  5. 7.
    Solo Flight
    2:49
  6. 8.
    Intermezzo
    3:08
  7. 9.
    Fiesta in Blue
    3:13
  8. 10.
    Cherry
    3:00
  9. 11.
    Something New (Negra Soy)
    3:31
  10. 12.
    Air Mail Special
    2:57
  11. 13.
    Don’t Be That Way
    3:01
  12. 14.
    Tuesday at Ten
    3:27
  13. 15.
    La Rosita
    2:58
  14. 16.
    I’m Not Complainin’ (alternate take 1)
    2:33
  15. 17.
    I’m Not Complainin’ (alternate take 2)
    2:33
  16. 18.
    Scarecrow (alternate take 1)
    3:02
  17. 19.
    Scarecrow (alternate take 3)
    3:01
  18. 20.
    Scarecrow (alternate take 2)
    3:05
  19. 21.
    Take It (alternate take 3)
    3:13
  20. 22.
    Take It (alternate take 2)
    3:16
  21. 23.
    Solo Flight (alternate take 2)
    2:49
  22. 24.
    Fiesta in Blue (alternate take 2)
    3:12
  23. 25.
    Cherry (alternate take 3)
    2:59
  24. 26.
    Cherry (alternate take 2)
    3:00
  25. 27.
    Something New (Negra Soy) (alternate take 2)
    3:29
  26. 28.
    Tuesday at Ten (alternate take 1)
    3:26

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    The Count
    3:15
  2. 5.
    Pound Ridge
    2:59
  3. 6.
    The Birth of the Blues
    3:12
  4. 7.
    The Earl
    2:35
  5. 8.
    Caprice XXIV Paganini
    2:49
  6. 9.
    Clarinet à la King (matrix 31393‐2)
    2:55
  7. 10.
    I’m Here
    2:54
  8. 11.
    Roll ’em, Part 1
    2:54
  9. 12.
    Roll ’em, Part 2
    3:36
  10. 13.
    I’ll Get By
    3:31
  11. 14.
    The Count (alternate take 3)
    3:32
  12. 15.
    The Count (alternate take 2)
    3:16
  13. 16.
    Pound Ridge (alternate take 4)
    3:44
  14. 17.
    Pound Ridge (alternate take 3)
    3:01
  15. 18.
    Pound Ridge (alternate take 1)
    3:00
  16. 19.
    The Birth of the Blues (alternate take 1)
    3:26
  17. 20.
    Clarinet à la King (matrix 3980‐4)
    3:05
  18. 21.
    Clarinet à la King (matrix 3980‐3)
    3:04
  19. 22.
    Clarinet à la King (matrix 3980‐2)
    3:00
  20. 23.
    Clarinet à la King (matrix 3980‐1)
    3:00
  21. 24.
    The Earl (alternate take ?)
    2:21
  22. 25.
    The Earl (alternate take 1)
    2:35
  23. 26.
    I'm Here (alternate take 2)
    2:56
  24. 27.
    Clarinet à la King (matrix 31393‐4)
    3:20

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    At the Darktown Strutters Ball
    2:24
  2. 6.
    Jersey Bounce
    2:55
  3. 7.
    A String of Pearls
    2:58
  4. 8.
    Ramona
    2:49
  5. 9.
    Before (Rachmaninoff Special)
    3:29
  6. 10.
    Peter and the Wolf
    3:11
  7. 11.
    Six Flats Unfurnished
    3:16
  8. 12.
    After You’ve Gone
    2:31
  9. 13.
    Mission to Moscow
    2:38
  10. 14.
    Love Walked In
    3:04
  11. 15.
    Clarinade
    2:40
  12. 16.
    Jersey Bounce (alternate take 1)
    3:04
  13. 17.
    At the Darktown Strutters Ball (alternate take 4)
    2:27
  14. 18.
    At the Darktown Strutters Ball (alternate take 3)
    2:23
  15. 19.
    At the Darktown Strutters Ball (alternate take 2)
    2:26
  16. 20.
    Jersey Bounce (alternate take 4)
    3:04
  17. 21.
    Jersey Bounce (alternate take 3)
    2:54
  18. 22.
    A String of Pearls (alternate take 3)
    2:59
  19. 23.
    A String of Pearls (alternate take 2)
    3:00
  20. 24.
    Ramona (alternate take 3)
    2:46
  21. 25.
    Ramona (alternate take 2)
    2:46
  22. 26.
    Ramona (breakdown)
    2:30
  23. 27.
    After You’ve Gone (alternate take 3)
    2:32
  24. 28.
    After You’ve Gone (alternate take 2)
    2:29
  25. 29.
    Mission to Moscow (alternate take 3)
    2:56
  26. 30.
    Mission to Moscow (alternate take 2)
    2:55
  27. 31.
    Love Walked In (alternate take 1)
    3:11

Disc 6

  1. 6.
    Gotta Be This or That, Parts 1 & 2
    5:44
  2. 7.
    Just You, Just Me
    2:48
  3. 8.
    Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home
    2:48
  4. 9.
    Somebody Stole My Gal
    3:15
  5. 10.
    Lucky (alternate take 1)
    3:12
  6. 11.
    Fascinating Rhythm
    2:59
  7. 12.
    Lucky (master 4)
    3:03
  8. 13.
    Rattle and Roll
    3:17
  9. 14.
    Swing Angel
    3:12
  10. 15.
    Oh, Baby!, Part 1
    4:57
  11. 16.
    Oh, Baby!, Part 2
    3:49
  12. 17.
    Fly by Night
    3:22
  13. 18.
    Put That Kiss Back Where You Found It
    3:04
  14. 19.
    Benjie’s Bubble
    2:44
  15. 20.
    Gotta Be This or That, Part 1 (alternate take 2)
    3:30
  16. 21.
    Gotta Be This or That, Part 2 (alternate take 1)
    2:31
  17. 22.
    Lucky (alternate take 2)
    3:10
  18. 23.
    Lucky (alternate take 3)
    3:07
  19. 24.
    Rattle and Roll (alternate take 2)
    3:29
  20. 25.
    Rattle and Roll (alternate take 3)
    3:23
  21. 26.
    Swing Angel (alternate take 3)
    3:46
  22. 27.
    Swing Angel (alternate take 2)
    3:24
  23. 28.
    Fly by Night (alternate take 3)
    3:04

Disc 7

  1. 7.
    Down South Camp Meetin’
    3:18
  2. 8.
    Mean to Me
    2:55
  3. 9.
    South of the Border
    3:12
  4. 10.
    Muskat Ramble
    2:25
  5. 11.
    Lulu’s Back in Town
    2:43
  6. 12.
    Star Dust
    3:28
  7. 13.
    Wrappin’ It Up
    3:11
  8. 14.
    King Porter Stomp
    3:08
  9. 15.
    When Buddha Smiles
    3:14
  10. 16.
    Sunrise Serenade
    3:07
  11. 17.
    I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
    2:44
  12. 18.
    My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms
    2:37
  13. 19.
    Wolverine Blues
    3:00
  14. 20.
    Back in Your Own Backyard
    2:55
  15. 21.
    Swing Into Spring
    2:50
  16. 22.
    Swanee River
    3:20
  17. 23.
    I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (alternate take 9)
    2:44
  18. 24.
    Hora Staccato
    2:38
  19. 25.
    Poor Butterfly
    3:22
  20. 26.
    Moonglow
    2:26
  21. 27.
    Georgia on My Mind
    3:09
  22. 28.
    I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
    2:24
  23. 29.
    I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
    2:56
  24. 30.
    Goodbye
    3:21
  25. 31.
    Embraceable You
    2:34
  26. 32.
    Lover, Come Back to Me
    2:37
  27. 33.
    If I Had You
    2:49

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