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Discovery Records
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• The complete long unavailable Benny Goodman album ‘Happy Session’ (originally on Columbia). It features an all-star version of the Goodman orchestra, including André Previn, Russ Freeman, Pepper Adams, Herb Geller, Leroy Vinnegar, Barney Kessel and Shelly Manne, as well as four quintet tracks.
• All existing alternate takes for the tunes from this album plus a wonderful version of “Cherokee” from the same sessions have been added as bonus tracks. The alternate take on “The King and Me” appears here on CD for the first time ever.
• Following his appearance at Brussels World Fair in 1958, Goodman & band would record extensively in the studio. ‘Happy Session’ is a product of those dates, between July 1958 and January 1959. Despite what the original LP title appears to suggest, this music wasn’t recorded on one single day, or by the exact same band - although Benny is present on all of the numbers.
• Personnel : Benny Goodman, clarinet on all tracks, plus: Herb Geller, Bob Wilber, Pepper Adams, Russ Freeman, Milt Hinton, Shelly Manne, André Previn, Barney Kessel, Leroy Vinnegar, George Duvivier, Taft Jordan, Eddie Bert, Vernon Brown, Dick Hafer, Buddy Tate, Sir Roland Hanna, Urbie Green, Zoot Sims (ts), Al Cohn (arr) & many others.
• Total Time: 72:18 - 17 tracks - Includes 12-page booklet. |
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Track Listing for Happy Session
01 Happy Session Blues 5:10
02 You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To 4:29
03 The King And Me 4:53
04 Indian Summer 4:35
05 What A Diff’rence A Day Made 3:33
06 Batunga Train 2:55
07 Having A Ball 7:40
08 Clarinet A La King 3:28
09 Macedonia Lullaby 3:52
10 Diga Diga Doo 3:35
11 Happy Session Blues [Alternate Take] 5:21*
12 The King And Me [Alternate Take] 4:51**
13 What A Diff’rence A Day Made [Alternate Take] 3:25*
14 Batunga Train [Alternate Take] 3:23*
15 Macedonia Lullaby [Alternate Take] 4:31*
16 Diga Diga Doo [Alternate Take] 3:11*
17 Cherokee 3:18*
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Reviews |
| Jazz Journal - Alan Luff |
| B.G. (Bloody Good). |
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Discovery catalogue available for
Benny Goodman Quintet & Orchestra
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Happy Session (180g)
Happy Session
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