Modern Benny / Benny Goodman

こんばんはJazzyIsshiです。今日もWardell Grayの参加したBG楽団です。

Modern Benny / Benny Goodman
Capitol ECJ-40001

A
1  Undercurrent Blues (O'Farelli)
2  Ma Belle Marguerite (Ellis-Herburt)
3  Shishkabop (O'Farelli)
4  Having A Wonderfull Wishes (Livingston-Evans)
5  That Wonderful Girl of Mine (Alexander Olshanetsky)
6  It Isn't Fair (Warshauser-Sprigate)
7  Fresh Fish
8  The Hickleback (Andy Gibson)
B
1  Trees (Kilmer-Rasbach)
2  Don't Worry About Me (Koehler-Bloom)
3  Egg Head (C,Payne-D.Mendelsohn)
4  Little Girl Don't Cry (L.Millindar-D.Davis)
5  Why Don't We Do This More Often (Newman-Wrubel)
6  Brother Bill (Armstrong)
7  Spin A Record (Conrad-Wells)
8  I Had Someone Else Before I Had You (J.Stanley-Harris-Darcey)
9  You're Always There (Nat Miles)

A1   1949 February 10, LA
Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
Al Stewart, Howard Reich, Doug Mettome, Nick Travis (tp), Milt Bernhart, Eddie Bert, George Monte (tb), Benny Goodman (cl), Mitch Goldberg, Angelo Cicalese (as), Wardell Gray, Eddie Wasserman (ts), Larry Molinelli (bs), Buddy Greco (p), Francis Beecher (g), Clyde Lombardo (b), Sonny Igoe (ds)

A2   1949 February 10, LA
Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
Al Stewart, Howard Reich, Doug Mettome, Nick Travis (tp), Milt Bernhart, Eddie Bert, George Monte (tb), Benny Goodman (cl), Mitch Goldberg, Angelo Cicalese (as), Wardell Gray, Eddie Wasserman (ts), Larry Molinelli (bs), Arnold Ross (p), Francis Beecher (g), Clyde Lombardo (b), Sonny Igoe (ds) ,Buddy Greco (vo), The Singers (chr)

A3,4,5,6  1949 MArch 24, LA
Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
Al Stewart, Howard Reich, Doug Mettome, Nick Travis (tp), Milt Bernhart, Eddie Bert, George Monte (tb), Benny Goodman (cl), Mitch Goldberg, Angelo Cicalese (as), Wardell Gray, Eddie Wasserman (ts), Larry Molinelli (bs), Buddy Greco (p), Francis Beecher (g), Clyde Lombardo (b), Sonny Igoe (ds) The Singers (chr)

A7,8 B1,2 1949 March 31, LA
Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
Al Stewart, Howard Reich, Doug Mettome, Nick Travis (tp), Billy Byers, Eddie Bert, George Monte (tb), Benny Goodman (cl), Mitch Goldberg, Angelo Cicalese (as), Wardell Gray, Eddie Wasserman (ts), Larry Molinelli (bs), Buddy Greco (p), Francis Beecher (g), Clyde Lombardo (b), Sonny Igoe (ds) ,Terry Swope (vo, A8),The Singers (chr)

B3,4,5  1949 October 15, NYC
Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
John Wilson, Ziggy Schatz, Doug Mettome, Al Stewart (tp), Mario Daone, Billy Byers, George Monte (tb), Benny Goodman (cl), Mitch Golberg, Angelo Cicalese (as), Wardell Gray, Eddie Wasserman (ts), Joe Casalaro (bs), Budy Greco (p,vo), Francis Beecher (g), Bob Carter (b), Sonny Igoe (ds), Dolly Houston (vo)

B6,7,8,9 1949 October 27, NYC
Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
John Wilson, Ziggy Schatz, Doug Mettome, Al Stewart (tp), Mario Daone, Billy Byers, George Monte (tb), Benny Goodman (cl), Mitch Golberg, Angelo Cicalese (as), Zoot Sims, Eddie Wasserman (ts), Bob Davies (bs), Budy Greco (p,vo), Francis Beecher (g), Bob Carter (b), Sonny Igoe (ds), Dolly Houston (vo), The Heatherstones (chr)

1949年頃のBGはBopに傾倒していたと言われますが、Big Bandの方はコーラスグループを含む大甘の演奏も多く、よく言えば多種多様、悪く言えば玉石混交な感じがします。Sidemenも何となく地味ですが、Wardell Grayとその後任のZoot Sims (1925-1985) はいずれもLester Young派の若手でした。他には、後年編曲者として名を成すBilly Beyer (1927-1996)等が加わっています。 Dolly Houston (1925- ) はこの後、Woody HermanやTommy Dorseyに加わって活躍するいわゆるBand Singerです。歌のオブリガートの多くでGrayのtsが聞かれます。