Topic: Benny Goodman

[Nichi]

I feel sure that this will be no one's cuppa, but I'm putting it up as a marker of time. Those of us who are baby boomers had parents who listened and danced to this music. Their generation. Which we pooh-poohed in our dutiful rebellion, but I've come to appreciate how complex and energetic it was.

Benny Goodman Orchestra - Sing, Sing, Sing
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[Nichi]

That's Benny Goodman on Clarinet, Harry James on lead Trumpet, and Gene Krupa on drums. All were considered the cream of the crop.

[Michael]

My how times change.