Goodman, Benny - The Essential.

RARE/2HAND VINYL LP ON VERVE 1966.

Verve V6-8582 made in USA in gatefold cover with original inner sleeve. Vinyl NM. Cover NM.

Benny Goodman, "The King of Swing", was the clarinetist composer responsible for multiple hit singles as a band leader before World War II. Goodman left school at 14 to join the American Federation of Musicians. He reached the height of his popularity in the 1930's, when swing was most popular, creating many hits and being the first jazz band to play Carnegie Hall. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Goodman

Tracklist.

1. Dear Old Southland 
2. Marie 
3. Bach Goes to Town 
4. If Dreams Come True 
5. Smiles 
6. Honeysuckle Rose 
7. Three Little Words 
8. Diga Diga Doo 
9. When It's Sleepy Time Down South 
10. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm 
11. AC-DC Current 
12. Big John's Special