Benny Goodman - Essential BG

EU-only four CD collection of tracks from Benny Goodman, a cultural icon who was largely responsible for the popular explosion of swing music during the 1930s and early 1940s. This chronologically arranged set presents US with Benny Goodman's greatest recorded big band achievements, kicking off in early 1931. The enclosed 64 page booklet contains his full story and includes rare photos and session details.

1) Basin Street Blues - Benny Goodman
2) I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues - Benny Goodman
3) Your Mother's Son-In-Law - Benny Goodman
4) Ol' Pappy - Benny Goodman
5) Moonglow - Benny Goodman
6) Nitwit Serenade - Benny Goodman
7) Bugle Call Rag - Benny Goodman
8) Music Hall Rag - Benny Goodman
9) Blue Moon - Benny Goodman
10) Down Home Rag - Benny Goodman
11) Japanese Sandman - Benny Goodman
12) You're a Heavenly Thing - Benny Goodman
13) Get Rhythm in Your Feet (And Music in Your Soul) - Benny Goodman
14) Ballad in Blue - Benny Goodman
15) Blue Skies - Benny Goodman
16) Dear Old Southland - Benny Goodman
17) Sometimes I'm Happy - Benny Goodman
18) King Porter Stomp - Benny Goodman
19) (You've Got Me in Between) the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea - Benny Goodman
20) Madhouse - Benny Goodman
21) Eeny Meeny Miney Mo
22) When Buddah Smiles
23) It's Been So Long
24) Stompin' at the Savoy
25) Goody-Goody
26) Christopher Columbus - Benny Goodman
27) I Know That You Know - Benny Goodman
28) Stardust - Benny Goodman
29) You Can't Put the Wool Over My Eyes - Benny Goodman
30) The Glory of Love - Benny Goodman
31) These Foolish Things - Benny Goodman
32) Swingtime in the Rockies - Benny Goodman
33) House Hop - Benny Goodman
34) You Turned the Tables on Me - Benny Goodman
35) Down South Camp Meeting - Benny Goodman
36) Love Me or Leave Me - Benny Goodman
37) Organ Grinder's Swing - Benny Goodman
38) Alexander's Ragtime Band - Benny Goodman
39) Jam Session - Benny Goodman
40) Goodnight My Love - Benny Goodman
41) Smoke Dreams - Benny Goodman
42) He Ain't Got Rhythm - Benny Goodman
43) This Year's Kisses - Benny Goodman
44) Sing Sing Sing - Benny Goodman
45) Roll 'Em - Benny Goodman
46) Peckin?
47) Ridin' High
48) Life Goes to a Party
49) If Dreams Come True
50) Don't Be That Way
51) One O'Clock Jump
52) I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
53) Big John Special
54) Wrappin' It Up
55) Bach Goes to Town
56) And the Angels Sing
57) Show Your Linen Miss Richardson
58) There'll Be Some Changes Made
59) Jumpin' at the Woodside
60) Stealin' Apples
61) Night and Day
62) I Thought About You
63) Let's Dance
64) Darn That Dream
65) Honeysuckle Rose
66) Opus Local 802
67) Board Meeting
68) Zaggin' with Zig
69) How High the Moon
70) Shake Down the Stars
71) Yours Is My Heart Alone
72) Cocoanut Grove
73) The Hour of Parting
74) Crazy Rhythm
75) Who Cares
76) Benny Rides Again
77) Henderson Stomp
78) Taking a Chance on Love
79) Frenesi
80) Superman
81) Let the Door Knob Hitcha
82) Scarecrow
83) Solo Flight
84) Fiesta in Blue
85) Air Mail Special
86) When the Sun Comes Out
87) Tuesday at Ten
88) The Count
89) Pound Ridge
90) The Earl
91) Caprice XX1V Paganini
92) My Old Flame
93) Clarinet a la King
94) Jersey Bounce
95) Idaho
96) Why Don't You Do Right?
97) Mission to Moscow
98) All the Cats Join in
99) Clarinade
100) Lonely Moments
101) Undercurrent Blues