Buddy DeFranco - I Hear Benny Goodman & Artie Shaw SEALED NEW CD

• 2-CD SET• INCLUDES 1 BONUS TRACKBenny Goodman and Artie Shaw were among the most famous and beloved figures in swing music both as clarinet soloists and orchestra conductors. They were still very active musically in 1957, when Buddy De Franco decided to record a series of sessions paying homage to them. Thirty-five performances were recorded (including four medleys containing three songs each) in four extended sessions made on four consecutive days and with two different groups (guitarist Barney Kessel, however, is present on most of the tracks). The first two sessions included trumpeter Don Fagerquist, tenor saxophonist Georgie Auld and On all tracks plu: pianist Carl Perkins. The second group includes trumpeter Ray Linn and another modern jazz pianist: Jimmy Rowles.This release and its companion volume (Wholly Cats: PHN-144741) include the complete 5 original LPs: I Hear Benny Goodman & Artie Shaw, Buddy De Franco plays Benny Goodman, Buddy De Franco plays Artie Shaw, Wholly Cats and Closed Session.BUDDY DE FRANCO, clarinet on all tracks, plus:PERSONNEL ON CD 1:DON FAGERQUIST, trumpetGEORGIE AULD, tenor saxVICTOR FELDMAN, vibraphoneCARL PERKINS, pianoBARNEY KESSEL, guitarLEROY VINNEGAR, bassSTAN LEVEY, drumsLARRY BUNKER, vibraphoneBOB NEAL, drums, replace Victor Feldman and Stan Levey on tracks 9 and 10 only.Los Angeles, October 30, 1957.PERSONNEL ON CD TWO:RAY LINN, trumpetJIMMY ROWLES, pianoBARNEY KESSEL, guitarJOE MONDRAGON, bassMILT HOLLAND, drumsLos Angeles, November 1, 1957.(*) BONUS TRACK (from the album LIVE DATE!):Herbie Mann (fl), Bob Hardaway (saxes), Victor Feldman (vb), Pete Jolly (p),Barney Kessel (g), Scott LaFaro (b), Stan Levey (d).Los Angeles, April 4, 1958TRACKS:CD ONE: TOTAL TIME: 53:38 Min.01. Don't Be That Way02. After You've Gone03. The Sheik of Araby04. Flying Home05. Soft Winds06. Medley: Sweet Lorraine / Body and Soul / Memories of You07. Limehouse Blues08. Medley: Poor Butterfly / Where or When / These Foolish Things09. Rose Room10. Oh, Lady Be GoodCD TWO: TOTAL TIME: 52:37 Min.01. ‘S Wonderful02. My Heart Stood Still03. Temptation04. Night and Day05. Keepin' Myself for You06. Medley:It Could Happen to You / I Cover the Waterfront / Someone to Watch Over Me07. Concerto for Clarinet08. All the Things You Are09. Softly as in a Morning Sunrise10. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes11. I Surrender, Dear12. Tin Reed Blues (*)