Benny Goodman Sextet

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jazz ensemble

The Benny Goodman Sextet was a small jazz ensemble led by clarinetist Benny Goodman, known for its influential swing-era recordings and virtuosic, tightly arranged performances.

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Label Occurrences
Benny Goodman Sextet canonical 3

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz ensemble ⓘ
activePeriod early 1940s ⓘ
late 1930s ⓘ
associatedAct Benny Goodman Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Benny Goodman Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ
Benny Goodman Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
era swing era ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
swing ⓘ
influenced jazz guitar development through Charlie Christian ⓘ
later small-group swing ensembles ⓘ
instrumentationIncludes bass ⓘ
clarinet ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
piano ⓘ
vibraphone ⓘ
knownFor influential swing-era recordings ⓘ
tightly arranged performances ⓘ
virtuosic performances ⓘ
leader Benny Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableMember Benny Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ
Charlie Christian NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gene Krupa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lionel Hampton NERFINISHED ⓘ
Teddy Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Benny Goodman small groups ⓘ
styleCharacteristic ensemble precision ⓘ
improvisation ⓘ
small-group swing ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Benny Goodman Orchestra → associatedWith → Benny Goodman Sextet ⓘ
Flying Home → firstRecordedBy → Benny Goodman Sextet ⓘ
Charlie Christian → memberOf → Benny Goodman Sextet ⓘ