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Benny Goodman's Sextet
''Benny Goodman's Sextet'' is a studio album by Benny Goodman released by Columbia Records in 1944. Release The album was released as a set of four 10-inch 78-rpm phonograph records (cat. no. C-102), with eight tracks across eight sides. Background According to ''The Nation'', the "eight performances ere Ere or ERE may refer to: * ''Environmental and Resource Economics'', a peer-reviewed academic journal * ERE Informatique, one of the first French video game companies * Ere language, an Austronesian language * Ebi Ere (born 1981), American-Nigeria ...chosen by Goodman himself from all that he recorded with various six-man combinations". Reception ''Coin Machine Journal'' wrote upon the album's release: "It's full of the kind of hot music that really draws today's crowds". Track listing Set of four 10-inch 78-rpm records (Columbia set C-102) All the tracks are marked as "fox trot". References {{Authority control 1944 albums Columbia Records albums Ben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny Goodman
Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader, known as the "King of Swing". His orchestra did well commercially. From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States. His concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City on January 16, 1938, is described by critic Bruce Eder as "the single most important jazz or popular music concert in history: jazz's 'coming out' party to the world of 'respectable' music." Goodman's bands started the careers of many jazz musicians. During an era of racial segregation, he led one of the first integrated jazz groups, his trio and quartet. He continued performing until the end of his life while pursuing an interest in classical music. Early years Goodman was the ninth of twelve children born to poor Jewish emigrants from the Russian Empire. His father, David Goodman, came to the United States in 1892 from Warsaw in partitioned Poland and becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Music Group, an American division of multinational conglomerate Sony. Founded in 1889, Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in the recorded sound business, and the second major company to produce records. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship record labels, along with Epic Records, RCA Records and Arista Records. History Beginnings (1888–1929) The Columbia Phonograph Company was founded on January 15, 1889, by stenographer, lawyer, and New Jersey native Edward D. Easton (1856–1915) and a group of investors. It derived its name from the District of Columbia, where it was headquartered. At first it had a local monopoly on sales and service of Edison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny Goodman Sextet Session
''Benny Goodman Sextet Session'' is a studio album by the Benny Goodman Sextet released by Columbia Records in 1946. The album was released as a set of four 10-inch 78-rpm phonograph records (cat. no. C-113). Reception ''The New Yorker'' wrote upon the album's release: "The Benny Goodman Sextet turns up in a Columbia album (C-113) with eight brilliantly done pieces". The album spent three weeks at number one on ''Billboards Best-Selling Popular Record Albums chart.See List of Billboard Best-Selling Popular Record Albums number ones of 1946. Track listing Set of four 10-inch 78-rpm records (Columbia set C-113) All the tracks are marked as "fox trot". Charts See also * List of Billboard Best-Selling Popular Record Albums number ones of 1946 The ''Billboard'' magazine publishes a weekly chart that ranks the bestselling albums in the United States. In 1946, twelve albums by eleven artists topped the chart. At the time, the chart was titled Best-Selling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 Albums
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Columbia Records Albums
Columbia most often refers to: * Columbia (personification), the historical personification of the United States * Columbia University, a private university in New York City * Columbia Pictures, an American film studio owned by Sony Pictures * Columbia Sportswear, an American clothing company * Columbia, South Carolina * Columbia, Missouri Columbia may also refer to: Places North America Natural features * Columbia Plateau, a geologic and geographic region in the U.S. Pacific Northwest * Columbia River, in Canada and the United States ** Columbia Bar, a sandbar in the estuary of the Columbia River ** Columbia Country, the region of British Columbia encompassing the northern portion of that river's upper reaches *** Columbia Valley, a region within the Columbia Country ** Columbia Lake, a lake at the head of the Columbia River *** Columbia Wetlands, a protected area near Columbia Lake ** Columbia Slough, along the Columbia watercourse near Portland, Oregon * Glacial La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
