Live at Carnegie Hall: 1938 Complete

Disc 1
1	Benny Goodman Introduction 0:53
2	Don't Be That Way 4:27
3	Sometimes I'm Happy 4:11
4	One O'Clock Jump 6:34
5	Applause/Transition to Twenty Years of Jazz 0:41
6	Sensation Rag 1:19
7	I'm Coming Virginia 2:11
8	When My Baby Smiles at Me 0:50
9	Shine 1:08
10	Blue Reverie 3:12
11	Applause/Transition Back to Goodman Orchestra 0:21
12	Life Goes to a Party 4:04
13	Setting up for Jam Session 0:46
14	Honeysuckle Rose 16:35
15	Applause/Setting-Up/Tuning-Up for BG Small Groups 0:59
16	Body and Soul 3:10
17	Applause as Lionel Hampton Enters 0:26
18	Avalon 4:22
19	The Man I Love 3:27
20	I Got Rhythm 4:40
21	[Pause Track] 0:06
Disc 2
1	Blue Skies 3:14
2	Loch Lomond 3:04
3	Applause/Benny Goodman's "No Encore" Announcement 1:13
4	The Blue Room 2:36
5	Swingtime in the Rockies 2:24
6	Applause/Martha Tilton Returns to Stage 0:21
7	Bei Mir Bist du Schön 3:54
8	Applause/Setting-Up for BG Small Groups 0:31
9	China Boy 4:58
10	Stompin' at the Savoy / Benny Goodman & His Orchestra 5:41
11	Applause/BG Quartet Continues But Changes Program 0:23
12	Dizzy Spells 5:37
13	Applause/Transition Back to Goodman Orchestra for Finale 0:40
14	Sing, Sing, Sing 12:02
15	Applause Until Encores 1:02
16	If Dreams Come True 2:33
17	Applause for Second Encore 0:20
18	Big John's Special 3:40
19	[Untitled Track] 0:26
20	[Untitled Track] 0:21
21	[Untitled Track] 0:16
22	[Untitled Track] 0:24
23	[Untitled Track] 0:27
24	[Untitled Track] 0:46
25	[Untitled Track] 0:24
26	[Untitled Track] 0:18
27	[Untitled Track] 0:15

Barnes & Noble

Benny Goodman's appearance at Carnegie Hall in 1938, the first time a jazz orchestra performed at the hallowed site, may be the most famous concert in jazz history, but that didn't stop the infamously self-absorbed Goodman from forgetting for over a decade that he had been given a recording of the show. When it was brought to his attention again in 1950 and subsequently released, the Carnegie Hall recording became a huge bestseller. The present reissue of the historic recording adds more to our understanding and enjoyment of this major event: After ferreting around for years, jazz archivist Phil Schapp found additional music that had been edited from the original release. The famous highpoints remain as electric as ever: Harry James's big-and-brassy trumpet solos; Gene Krupa's flamboyant drumming, the Goodman trio and quartet features with pianist Teddy Wilson and vibraphonist Lionel Hampton, band pianist Jess Stacy's spontaneous, fascinating improvisation on "Sing, Sing, Sing", spirited renditions of the band's 1930's hits. Goodman was also wise in bringing in some favorite players from the Duke Ellington and Count Basie bands. There are stunning moments that spotlight his musical guests: Johnny Hodges's soprano saxophone melody reading and baritone saxophonist Harry Carney's solo on the lovely "Blue Reverie," Buck Clayton's jaunty trumpet improvisation, Count Basie's waste-free piano statement and Lester Young's thrilling, complex solo from the jam session number, "Honeysuckle Rose," and trumpeter Bobby Hackett's career-making homage to Bix Beiderbecke on "I'm Coming Virginia." Schapp may have given us a bit too much in returning the dead air of stage setups and other unnecessary between-numbers business, but the musical treats he unearthed -- an additional Clayton chorus and Carney and Green solos on "Honey Suckle Rose," as well as Goodman band versions of signature tunes "Sometimes I'm Happy" and "If Dreams Come True," give us a fuller picture of a historic event that maintains its immediacy to this day. Steve Futterman

All Music Guide

Benny Goodman's January 16, 1938, Carnegie Hall concert is considered the single most important jazz or popular music concert in history: jazz's "coming out" party to the world of "respectable" music, held right in that throne room of musical respectability, Carnegie Hall. The 1950-vintage three-album set from the concert only solidified its reputation, and an earlier CD release derived from the LP master was a choice entry in the Goodman catalog for more than ten years. For the 1999 release, producer Phil Schaap re-sourced the concert from original 78 rpm transcription discs; he has also rescued "Sometimes I'm Happy," the show's original second number, and "If Dreams Come True," its original first encore, along with the unedited version of "Honeysuckle Rose" (with Harry Carney in a two-chorus baritone sax solo and Buck Clayton's three-chorus trumpet solo), all previously lost. The detail is startling, with soloists who are more up close than ever and even details from the audience reactions. Gene Krupa's drums have an extraordinary richness of tone, and the whole rhythm section finally gets its due as well, even Freddie Green's rhythm guitar solo during "Honeysuckle Rose," which is gloriously enhanced. There will be casual listeners, however, who won't like this release because Schaap has chosen to leave a lot of surface noise, in the interest of preserving the original concert ambience. Some compromise should have been possible, however, where the worst source damage is concerned, and some casual listeners may prefer the original CD release, despite the enhancements featured here. Bruce Eder