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Disc 1:

1. Bugle Call Rag - Benny Goodman, Meyers, Billy
2. St. Louis Blues - Benny Goodman, Handy, W.C.
3. Swingtime in the Rockies - Benny Goodman, Mundy, Jimmy
4. One O'Clock Jump - Benny Goodman, Basie, Count
5. Exactly Like You - Benny Goodman, Fields, Dorothy
6. Sweet Georgia Brown - Benny Goodman, Bernie, Ben
7. I Know That You Know - Benny Goodman, Youmans, Vincent
8. And the Angels Sing - Benny Goodman, Elman, Ziggy
9. Stompin' at the Savoy - Benny Goodman, Goodman, Benny
10. After You've Gone - Benny Goodman, Creamer, Henry
11. Avalon - Benny Goodman, DeSylva, Buddy
12. In a Sentimental Mood - Benny Goodman, Kurtz, Manny
13. The Glory of Love - Benny Goodman, Hilly, Billy
14. Goody Goody - Benny Goodman, Malneck, Matty
15. Bei Mir Bist du Schön, Pt. 1 - Benny Goodman, Cahn, Sammy
16. Bei Mir Bist du Schön, Pt. 2 - Benny Goodman, Cahn, Sammy
17. I Cried for You - Benny Goodman, Freed, Arthur
18. Moonglow - Benny Goodman, DeLange, Eddie
19. King Porter Stomp - Benny Goodman, Morton, Jelly Roll
20. Sing, Sing, Sing, Pt. 1 & 2 - Benny Goodman, Prima, Louis

Rating: - Falls Short Of The Glory
I must warn you up front: tracks 2,10,11,15,16,17 and 18 are ALTERNATE TAKES, not the masters you are probably use to. And it is NOT advertised on the package! So if you know these songs by heart, you will either be pleased to have them or very annoyed. Just to warn you.

The transfers are fine but the song selection is missing a bunch of songs that I would consider essential to a "Very Best" collection of Benny's RCA period. It is just not one without "Don't Be That Way", "Loch Lomond", "Goodnight My Love", "Goodbye", "Down South Camp Meeting", "Changes" and "Body & Soul". I would say go with "Pure Gold" or "Sing, Sing, Sing" instead.

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Rating: - Very Best of Benny Goodman.
To appreciate this one has to have danced to this orchectra. Been there and done that. Most talent heard in one group---ever. No omne has ever come cliose to Benny Goodman playing the clarinet.

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Rating: - The Very Best of Benny Goodman
I was a young teenager during Benny Goodman's era. My father loved the music and we listened to it frequently. What a great instrumentalist Mr. Goodman was! This is a terrific collection of his best songs.

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Rating: - The Very Best is a Great One!
The only band leader who can hold a candle to Glenn Miller!

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Rating: - The Best of Benny Goodman
I love the Big Band era and especially Benny Goodman. This is a good quality remastering of a variety of Goodman hits. I bought it for certain specific cuts I needed for a seminar I was giving, but it would be a good choice for someone just becoming acquainted with Benny Goodman.