Sing, Sing, Sing! was practically the anthem of the Swing Era. Benny Goodman and his orchestra electrified the audience during B.G.’s 1938 Carnegie Hall concert with a 12-minute version of the tune, which featured remarkable solos by Gene Krupa, Harry James and Jess Stacy.
Today’s Happy Feet features a shorter performance by Benny and the boys, recorded for the 1937 movie Hollywood Hotel; it’s still long enough to incorporate solos by Krupa, James and the Maestro, himself. A foot-stomper, par excellence.
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Clarinet-drum duo. Who can do that today ... and it moved.
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