Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert

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Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert is the landmark 1938 live jazz performance and recording at New York's Carnegie Hall that helped legitimize jazz as a major art form.

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instanceOf concert recording
historical jazz performance
live album
associatedWithArtist Benny Goodman NERFINISHED
associatedWithMovement swing era
audienceSize approximately 2700
city New York City
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfPerformance 1938-01-16
featuredSoloist Benny Goodman NERFINISHED
Count Basie (guest) NERFINISHED
Gene Krupa NERFINISHED
Harry James NERFINISHED
Lester Young (guest) NERFINISHED
Lionel Hampton NERFINISHED
Teddy Wilson NERFINISHED
genre jazz
swing
historicalContext height of the swing era
includesEnsemble Benny Goodman Big Band NERFINISHED
Benny Goodman Quartet NERFINISHED
Benny Goodman Trio NERFINISHED
label Columbia Records
language instrumental
legacy frequently cited as a landmark in jazz history
location Carnegie Hall NERFINISHED
mainInstrument clarinet
notableFor extended drum feature by Gene Krupa on "Sing, Sing, Sing"
integration of small-group and big-band jazz on the same program
notableTrack Don’t Be That Way NERFINISHED
One O’Clock Jump NERFINISHED
Sing, Sing, Sing NERFINISHED
organizer Benny Goodman NERFINISHED
originalRecordingMedium acetate discs
performer Benny Goodman NERFINISHED
Benny Goodman Orchestra NERFINISHED
Benny Goodman Quartet NERFINISHED
producer Albert Marx NERFINISHED
John Hammond NERFINISHED
reception critical acclaim
recordedAs Benny Goodman – The 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert NERFINISHED
The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert NERFINISHED
releaseFormat double LP
significance considered one of the most important live recordings in jazz history
helped legitimize jazz as a serious art form
one of the first major jazz concerts in a prestigious concert hall
venueType concert hall
yearOfPerformance 1938

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Benny Goodman notableWork Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert