Benny Goodman Sextet - Benny Goodman Sextet Live at Basin Street East [CD]

A rarely heard complete performance by a swinging version of the Benny Goodman Sextet., featuring the immortal leader plus the great Charlie Shavers on trumpet, pianist Mel Powell, bassist Israel Crosby (who would gain fame in the Ahmad Jamal Trio), guitarist Steve Jordan, and drummer Morey Feld.

PERSONNEL:

• BENNY GOODMAN, clarinet
• CHARLIE SHAVERS, trumpet
• MEL POWELL, piano
• STEVE JORDAN, guitar
• ISRAEL CROSBY, bass
• MOREY FELD, drums

Live at Basin Street East, New York, July 1954.

TRACKS:

• 01. After You’ve Gone
• 02. Body And Soul
• 03. Nice Work If You Can Get It
• 04. The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
• 05. Avalon
• 06. Dark Eyes
• 07. Don’t Be That Way
• 08. How High The Moon
• 09. One O’clock Jump
• 10. I Found A New Baby
• 11. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
• 12. Runnin’ Wild
• 13. Liza
• 14. Exactly Like You
• 15. Someday, Sweetheart
• 16. China Boy

• TOTAL TIME: 74:20 Min.