Benny Goodman - Plays Eddie Sauter CD

Plays Eddie Sauter CD music Digitally remastered by Tim Geelan (CBS Records Studios, New York, New York). Charlie Christian was not the first electric guitarist, but he was its first giant. He elevated the guitar from a member of the rhythm section (where it was often inaudible) to the frontline, taking solos that could challenge any saxophonist. His playing was so appealing to his contemporaries that it was not until the emergence of rock in the mid- to late '60s that more advanced guitarists emerged. By then it was over a quarter century since Christian's premature death from tuberculosis. He spent his only two high-profile years as a member of the Benny Goodman Sextet, and 18 of their best recordings are on this CD. Christian and Goodman are joined by Lionel Hampton on the first dozen performances, while the final six boast the explosive combination of trumpeter Cootie Williams and Georgie Auld's tenor. The riffing inspires heated yet melodic solos, resulting in classic music that is impossible to dislike. ~ Scott Yanow Recorded in New York, New York between 1939 & 1941. Includes liner notes by Leonard Feather. Personnel: Benny Goodman (clarinet); Charlie Christian (electric guitar); Georgie Auld (tenor saxophone); Cootie Williams (trumpet); Count Basie, Ken Kersey, Dudley Brooks, Fletcher Henderson, Johnny Guarnieri (piano); Lionel Hampton (vibraphone); Harry Jaeger, Dave Tough, Jo Jones , Nick Fatool (drums). Liner Note Author: Leonard Feather. Recording information: Los Angeles, CA (10/02/1939-03/13/1941); New York, NY (10/02/1939-03/13/1941). Photographer: Frank Driggs. Personnel includes: Benny Goodman (clarinet); Charlie Christian ...

Plays Eddie Sauter album for sale One of the top trombonists of the second half of the 1920s, Miff Mole had a highly original style that featured wide-interval jumps and occasional whole-tone scales. Other than two big-band selections from 1937, all of his recordings as a leader prior to 1944 are on Slippin' Around, Vol. 1 and Slippin' Around Again, Vol. 2. Vol. 1 includes 14 numbers by Miff Mole's Molers of 1927-1928, a recording band that was basically Red Nichols' Five Pennies: cornetist Nichols, Mole, pianist Arthur Schutt, guitarist Dick McDonough, and drummer Vic Berton, plus reedist Jimmy Dorsey, Joe Tarto on tuba, drummer Ray Bauduc, Fud Livingston on reeds, bass saxophonist Adrian Rollini, and guitarist Eddie Lang on various tracks. Mole's four numbers backing stage singer Sophie Tucker (who sounds pretty strong in 1927), four cuts with Red & Miff's Stompers, two by the Red Nichols Orchestra, and a pair of test pressings from a Mole session in 1930 (with trumpeter Phil Napoleon) wrap up this intriguing set. Highlights include adventurous versions of "Hurricane," "Delirium," "Davenport Blues," "Imagination," and "Feeling No Pain." ~ Scott Yanow 26 tracks from 1927-30, feat. Red Nichols, Jimmy Dorsey, Pee Wee Russell, Gene Krupa, Fud Livingston, Adrian Rollini, Arthur Scott, Carl Kress, Joe Sullivan + Recording information: New York, NY (01/26/1927-02/06/1930). Ensembles: Miff Mole; Red & Miff's Stompers. Unknown Contributor Roles: Dudley Fosdick; Adrian Rollini. Personnel: Miff Mole (trombone); Chauncey Morehouse (vocals, vibraphone, drums); Sophie Tucker (vocals); Dick McDonough (guitar, banjo); Eddie Lang, Carl Kress (guitar); Eddie Condon, Tony Colucci (banjo); Jimmy Dorsey (clarinet, alto saxophone); Fud Livingston, Pee Wee Russell (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Frank Teschemacher (clarinet); Babe Russin (tenor saxophone); Adrian Rollini (bass saxophone); Red Nichols (trumpet, cornet); Leo McConville, Phil Napoleon (trumpet); Joe Tarto, Jack Hansen (tuba); Joe Sullivan , Lennie Hayton, Ted Shapiro, Arthur Schutt (piano); Vic Berton (celesta, drums); Gene Krupa, Ray Bauduc, Stan King (drums). Audio Remasterer: John R.T. Davies.

Plays Eddie Sauter buy CD music The title of this Hep CD compilation is somewhat of a misnomer, as Benny Goodman plays the works of a number of arrangers, in addition to the 13 charts by pianist Mel Powell. The music is drawn from Columbia studio sessions recorded between 1941 and 1946, so there is a great variation in personnel. Few of the tracks having been issued during the CD era prior to this release and the sound quality is excellent, while their relative rarity will appeal to Goodman collectors. Powell's contributions include the drummerless but swinging "The Count" and the equally buoyant "The Earl," which features some terrific stride piano by Powell. His scoring of "Why Don't You Do Right" helped launch the career of the young singer Peggy Lee. Aside from Powell's work, Margie Gibson, a young Hindu emigrant from Calcutta, wrote the amusing "Let the Doorknob Hitcha" (showcasing trumpeter Cootie Williams' vocals) and the peppy "Take It." Also in this collection are valuable arrangements by Buster Harding, Skip Martin, Jimmy Mundy, and Edgar Sampson. Goodman is in top form throughout this anthology, while his orchestra is obviously well rehearsed on each of the 23 separate sessions. ~ Ken Dryden

Plays Eddie Sauter songs Between 1995 and 1999, the Hep reissue label put together a series dedicated to four of Benny Goodman's best arrangers. Two volumes were devoted to Fletcher Henderson and one apiece focused upon Eddie Sauter, Mel Powell, and the great Jimmy Mundy (1907-1983), a tenor saxophonist whose professional skills were forged in the kiln of the Earl Hines Orchestra. Mundy led his own groups from time to time but he made his strongest contributions to jazz while working as composer and arranger for bands led by Count Basie, Gene Krupa, Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Paul Whiteman, Harry James, and Benny Goodman. Plays Jimmy Mundy is a solid collection of classic big-band swing. In addition to crafting the excellent arrangements, Mundy composed "Jam Session," co-wrote the exciting "Madhouse" with Earl Hines, and shared composer credits with Goodman on "House Hop" and "Swingtime in the Rockies." Recorded between September 1935 and November 1938, these 22 exercises in swing feature a number of skilled instrumentalists (Harry James, Ziggy Elman, Bunny Berigan, Bud Freeman, and Jess Stacy) as well as vocalists Ella Fitzgerald, Martha Tilton, Helen Ward, and Jimmy Rushing. ~ arwulf arwulf Recorded between 1935 and 1938. Personnel: Benny Goodman (clarinet); Ella Fitzgerald, Helen Ward, Jimmy Rushing, Martha Tilton (vocals); Benny Heller, Allan Reuss (guitar); Noni Bernardi, George Koenig, Bill DePew, Dave Matthews (alto saxophone); Arthur Rollini, Lawrence "Bud" Freeman, Dick Clark , Vido Musso (tenor saxophone); Harry Goodman (baritone saxophone); Gordon Griffin, Nate Kazebier, Ralph Muzillo, Irving Goodman, Harry Geller, Rueben "Zeke" Zarchey, Harry James, Ziggy Elman, Bunny Berigan (trumpet); Joe Harris , Murray McEachern, Vernon Brown (trombone); Jess Stacy (piano); Dave Tough, Gene Krupa (drums). Liner Note Author: Ian Crosbie. Recording information: Chicago, IL (09/27/1935-11/23/1938); Hollywood, CA (09/27/1935-11/23/1938); New York, NY (09/27/1935-11/23/1938). Arranger: Jimmy Mundy. Personnel includes: Benny Goodman (clarinet), Helen Ward, Ella Fitzgerald, Jimmy Rushing (vocals), Gene Krupa (drums).