Best Benny Goodman recordings


Please suggest Benny Goodman CDs. I'm more concerned about music than sound quality, but if 2 birds can be killed with one stone, why not?

Thanks for your suggestions!

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From the heyday of Swing: 1938 Carnegie Hall Concert. Originally issue by Columbia on 78's - - reissued in the 6-eye era on LP and, I'd bet, now available on CD. A classic.

If you'd like to sample before buying, download *Sing, sing, sing* (live version) from iTunes.
Audphile - If small group combos are what you're after, keep in mind the (now oop) Mosaic 4-CD set - *Complete Capitol Small Group Recordings of Benny Goodman 1944-1955* (MD4-148). I've owned it on vinyl (6-LPs) for a good number of years and still give those records a spin from time to time. The transfer quality is good to excellent.