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B.G. in Hi-Fi - Benny Goodman
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  1. Let's Dance
  2. Air Mail Special
  3. Ain't Misbehavin'
  4. Get Happy
  5. Slipped Disc
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  1. Let's Dance
  2. Air Mail Special
  3. Ain't Misbehavin'
  4. Get Happy
  5. Slipped Disc
  6. Jersey Bounce
  7. When I Grow Too Old to Dream
  8. You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me
  9. Blue Lou
  10. Jumpin' at the Woodside
  11. Stompin' at the Savoy
  12. Sent for You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today)
  13. Rose Room
  14. (What Can I Say) After I Say I'm Sorry?
  15. Rock Rimmon
  16. You're a Sweetheart
  17. Somebody Stole My Gal
  18. (I Would Do) Anything for You
  19. Big John's Special
  20. Let's Dance
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On this all-around excellent CD, Benny Goodman performs a dozen selections (mostly Fletcher Henderson arrangements) with a big band filled with sympathetic players in 1954 and eight other numbers with a pair of smaller units that also feature pianist Mel Powell and either Charlie Shavers or Ruby Braff on trumpets. Although the big-band era had been gone for almost a decade, Benny Goodman (then 46) plays these swing classics with enthusiasm and creativity and shows that there was never any reason for anyone to write him off ...

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B.G. in Hi-Fi 1989, Blue Note

UPC: 077779286423

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