Savoy Brown rock London (1981)

June 1, 1981 - veteran rockers Savoy Brown - that is Kim Simmonds (g), Ralph Morman (voc), Barry Paul (g), John Humphrey (b) and Keith Boyce (d) - will perform at the Rainbow in London

Benny Goodman In Japan

Benny Goodman came to Japan three times to perform in concert. In 1957 (or is it 1956?) sponsored by the U.S. State Department / ANTA and with a big band, in 1964 with a small group and in 1980 for the "Aurex Jazz Festival" happening in three cities.

Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong record ‘Ella and Louis Again’ for Verve (1957)

'Ella and Louis Again' by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong is a studio (sequel to their 1956 'Ella and Louis') album recorded on July 23 & 31 and August 13, 1957 In 1957 and released the same year by Verve.

Track Listing : 1.Don'T Be That Way (Benny Goodman, Mitchell Parish, Edgar Sampson) - 05:01 . 2.Makin' Whoopee (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) - 03:59 . 3.They All Laughed (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 03:50 . 4.Comes Love (Lew Brown, Sam H. Stept, Charles Tobias) - 02:28 . 5.Autumn In New York (Vernon Duke) - 06:00 . 6.Let'S Do It, Let'S Fall In Love (Cole Porter) - 08:44 . 7.Stompin' At The Savoy (Benny Goodmanandy Razaf, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb) - 05:16 . 8.I Won'T Dance (Dorothy Fields, Oscar Hammerstein Ii, Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern, Jimmy Mchugh) - 04:47 . 9.Gee, Baby, Ain'T

We remember Benny Goodman. ‘Such A Goodman’

This day (June 13, 1986), in New York City, died Benjamin David Goodman a.k.a Benny Goodman, an American jazz and swing musician, clarinetist and bandleader.

Tracklist :

1 . Blue Room (1985)

2 . Sweet Lorraine / Limehouse Blues (1982)

3 . Body And Soul (1980)

4 . w/ George Benson - Salute to John Hammond (1975)

5 . In Musikhalle Hamburg Germany (1973)

6 . Moonglow (1972)

7 . w/ Jack Duffy & Guido Basso Orchestra - In The Mood (1971)

8 . Sweet Georgia Brown /The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise (1970)

9 . w/ Caterina Valente - Poor Butterfly, Hi Ya Sophia (1965)

10 . China Boy / The Sheik Of Araby (1961)

11 . These Fooilish Things (1960)

12 . w/ Peggy Lee & Ella Fitzgerald - The Glory Of Love (1959)

13 . Stompin' at the Savoy / I Want to Be Happy (1951)

14 . w/ Peggy Lee- Why Don'T You Do

Ella Fitzgerald records two albums : ‘Ella’ and ‘Things Ain’t What They Used to Be’ (1969)

Ella Fitzgerald's 'Ella / Things Ain't What They Used to Be ' is the combination of two separate studio albums recorded on May 26-30, 1969 and released .in 1970 by Reprise

1 . Samba De Uma Nota Só

2 . Willow Weap For Me

3 . I'll Never Fall In Love Again

Ella Fitzgerald - Ella / Things Ain't What They Used to Be

Track Listing : 1.Get Ready (Smokey Robinson) - 02:34 . 2.The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game (Smokey Robinson) - 03:01 . 3.Yellow Man (Randy Newman) - 02:20 . 4.I'Ll Never Fall In Love Again (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 02:51 . 5.Got To Get You Into My Life (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 03:06 . 6.I Wonder Why (Randy Newman) - 03:11 . 7.Ooo Baby Baby (Warren Moore, Smokey Robinson) - 02:43 . 8.Savoy Truffle (George Harrison) - 02:47 . 9.Open Your Window (Harry Nilsson) -

Ella Fitzgerad records ‘Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert’ produced by Norman Granz (1958)

Ella Fitzgerad's 'Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert' is a live album recorded on April 25, 1958 with a trio led by Lou Levy and released in 1988 by Verve.

1 . I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Live)

2 . Stompin Ar The Savoy (British TV, 1961 )

3 . How High The Moon (1958)

Track Listing : 1.St. Louis Blues (W.C. Handy) - 05:57 . 2.These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) (Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey) - 03:28 . 3.Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don'T Tease Me) (Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines) - 03:05 . 4.Angel Eyes (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) - 03:37 . 5.That Old Black Magic (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 03:38 . 6.Just One Of Those Things (Cole Porter) - 03:39 . 7.I Loves You, Porgy (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) - 04:56 . 8.It'S All Right With Me (Cole Porter) -

Benny Goodman records ‘The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert’ (1938)

Benny Goodman's 'The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert' is one of the first recording (done on January 16, 1938) of music issued on the new long-playing format and one of the first to sell over a million copies. ,

1 . Avalon (1959)

2 . I Got Rhythm (1959)

3 . #6 (w/ The Mcguire Sisters, 1958)

4 . 1955 (China Boy)

5 . Sing, Sing, Sing (Gene Krupa, From "Hollywood Hotel Film" (1937))

Track Listing : 1.Don'T Be That Way (Edgar Sampson, Benny Goodman, Mitchell Parish) - 04:23 . 2.One O'Clock Jump (Eddie Durham, Buster Smith) - 06:38 . 3.Sensation Rag (Edwin Eddie Edwards) - 01:19 . 4.I'M Coming Virginia (Will Marion Cook, Donald Heywood) - 02:07 . 5.When My Baby Smiles At Me (Bill Munroandres Sterling, Ted Lewis, Harry Von Tilzer) - 00:50 . 6.Shine (Cecil Mack, Ford Dabney, Lew

Ella Fitzgerald records ‘At the Opera House’ in Los Angeles for Verve (1957)

Ella Fitzgerald's 'At the Opera House' is a live album recorded on October 7, 1957 in Los Angeles and released in 1958 by Verve.

1 . It's All Right With Me (w/ Nat King Cole )

2 . April In Paris (1957)

3 . Goody Goody (Nat King Cole Show '57)

Track Listing : 1.It'S All Right With Me (Cole Porter) - 02:45 . 2.Don'Cha Go Way Mad (Jimmy Mundy, Illinois Jacquet, Al Stillman) - 2:31 . 3.Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered – 3:22 . 4.These Foolish Things (Jack Strachey, Harry Link, Holt Marvell) - 03:49 . 5.Ill Wind (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 02:53 . 6.Goody Goody (Johnny Mercer, Matty Malneck) - 01:55 . 7.Moonlight In Vermont (Karl Suessdorf, John Blackburn) - 03:15 . 8.Stompin' At The Savoy (Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webbandy Razaf) - 07:15 . 9.Oh, Lady Be Good! (George

When Benny Goodman played New-York

Four occasions, three years : 1985, 1974 and 1938 "When Benny Goodman played New-York".

"Concert One" that he played during the tribute he received eight months before his death, at the Broadway Ballroom (yes, people were dancing to jazz then) of the newly opened Marriott Marquis Hotel.

Two, a more intimate concert performed in 1974 at the Rainbow Room on the top of the RCA Building.

The "concert Three" that he gave at Carnegie Hall in January of the same year, celebrating the 36th anniversary of his legendary 1938 concert ("concert Four" in audio only) at the same spot.





Track Listing Video :

1.At The Marriott Marquis In New York (October 7, 1985) - 49:54 . - Don'T Be That Way . - Anything For You . - But Not For Me (Feat.Teddy Wilson) . - King Porter Stomp . - Flat Foot Floogie…