BENNY GOODMAN - DATE WITH THE KING + MR. BENNY GOODMAN SEALED NEW CD

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2 LPs ON 1 CDINCLUDES 7 BONUS TRACKSThis release presents Benny Goodman’s complete long unavailable 1955 album Date with the King (Columbia CL2572), combining the talents of the Benny Goodman Sextet and singer Rosemary Clooney, in her only existing session with the clarinetist. Also contains the complete LP Mr. Benny Goodman –The Benny Goodman Story (Capitol SM-706), recorded during the same week as the previous album, and featuring both Goodman’s big band and his quintet featuring Lionel Hampton. Seven extra tracks from the same dates (including a rarely heard reading of “I Got Rhythm” that completes the quintet session) have been added here as a bonus.PERSONNEL:BENNY GOODMAN, clarinet on all tracks, plus:[1-6]: Date with the KingBUCK CLAYTON (tp), URBIE GREEN (tb), DICK HAYMAN (p on 1, 3 & 5-6),CLAUDE THORNHILL (p on 2 & 4), AARON BELL (b), BOBBY DONALSDON (d),ROSEMARY CLOONEY (vcl on 1, 5 & 6 only).( Clayton & Green out on 1. Goodman also vocals on 5. )New York, November 14 & December 6, 1955.[7-23]: Mr. Benny Goodman –The Benny Goodman Story(7, 8, 10-12, 14, 16-18 & 23): BENNY GOODMAN & His Orchestra:Featuring HARRY JAMES, RUDY BRAFF, DOC SEVERINSEN,CHRIS GRIFFIN, BILLY BUTTERFIELD, BERNIE PREVIN (tp),URBIE GREEN, WILL BRADLEY (tb)PHIL BODNER (as); AL KLINK, PEANUTS HUCKO (ts); DICK HYMAN (p)TONY MOTTOLA (g); MILT HINTON, GEORGE DUCICIER (b) BOBBY DONALDSON (d),MARTHA TILTON, among others.New York, December 7-14, 1955.Bonus tracks: (9, 13, 15 & 19-22):Benny Goodman Quintet: Lionel Hampton (vib), Mel Powell (p),George Duvivier (b), Bobby Donaldson (d).New York, December 14, 1955.TRACKS:01 Memories Of You [Vocal Version] 3:3902 Can’t We Talk It Over 3:2103 That’s A Plenty 4:0504 A Fine Romance 3:0705 It’s Bad For Me 3:0106 Goodbye [Vocal Version] 3:1507 Bugle Call Rag 2:5208 One O’clock Jump 3:5609 Avalon 3:1810 Don’t Be That Way 3:0811 Down South Camp Meetin’ 3:1512 Sing, Sing, Sing 7:2813 Moonglow 3:3014 And The Angels Sing 3:1615 China Boy 3:3816 Goodbye [Instrumental Version] 3:1817 Shine 1:10 (*)18 It’s Been So Long 3:01 (*)19 Alicia’s Blues 3:45 (*)20 Seven Come Eleven 3:40 (*)21 Memories Of You [Instrumental Version] 3:23 (*)22 I Got Rhythm 4:31 (*)23 Let’s Dance 0:45 (*)(*) Bonus TracksTotal Time: 78:34

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