Benny Goodman - Roll 'Em (1942)

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This clip comes from "The Powers Girl" (1942). The arrangement appears to be the Jimmy Mundy revision Benny commissioned in 1941 of the Mary Lou Williams classic, originally immortalized by BG's '37 band. Decimated by the WWII draft, this transitional ensemble was trashed by critics as one of Goodman's weakest...but six decades later, Benny and the band sound awfully good indeed! Bonus: Watch for George Murphy and Dennis Day. ("The Powers Girl" also gave moviegoers a relatively rare opportunity to see Benny sans specs.)

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Benny Goodman - Roll 'Em (1942)

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  • Wow!! how did she ...

    Wow!! how did she make that slide!?

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  • excellent! 5 stars

    excellent! 5 stars

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  • i love this. a ...

    i
    love
    this.

    a lot.

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  • Listen to the Camel ...

    Listen to the Camel Caravan Broadcasts from 1938 / 1939 with Albert Ammons or Pete Johnson playing piano and with Benny s band and MC Johnny Mercer.......... Roll em boys !!!!!!!!!

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  • what happened to ...

    what happened to this music????? pop had to go and ruin eveything.......... oh well..... thanks benny for the good times and great music

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  • isn't that the one ...

    isn't that the one in which harry james ends the song with a blazing solo and the band finishes and the crowd goes completely creazy??? If it is, then u r sooo right.

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  • YOU'd still be gay? ...

    YOU'd still be gay? lol check your spelling haha

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  • If it's from the ...

    If it's from the Madhattan Room, I've heard it... either way, I've heard a Live version that someone had taped off the radio in 1937. This version is good, but the '37 version blows it away!

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  • Even "watered-down" ...

    Even "watered-down" Benny is good. But be sure to listen to the '37 "live" late-night broadcast version from a Pittsburg station (It's on a double CD, "On The Air 1937-1938 [LIVE]".

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  • grew up listening ...

    grew up listening to benny and a bunch of other jazz muscians!! I go to Jazz concerts with my dad all the time in NJ , LOVE THE OLD time Jazz!!!!!! Thanks

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  • You kids are making ...

    You kids are making me laugh!

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  • if you take the ...

    if you take the vocals from a YMCA musicvideo i'd still be gay. nonetheless, benny goodmans cool

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  • ive never heard ...

    ive never heard this guy before, but this music is just so dam awesome :D! I love all the people dancing they all look like theyre having a great time!

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  • you tripping you ...

    you tripping you must be gay to think its gay. Its just music with no words how can that be gay?

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  • wow thats some gay ...

    wow thats some gay music listen to

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  • By this time (as ...

    By this time (as you can clearly see) Benny had enough upstaging and drum solos from Gene Krupa. He wanted and got a much more conservative drummer...and Krupa went on and made it big with his own band with Anita O'Day and Roy Eldridge in his lineup. AND...despite popular opinion, Krupa was TOTALLY framed on the pot bust. He was innocent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • YES YES YES, A ...

    YES YES YES, A legend in his own right, fantastic clarinet player, I love jitterbugging to his music. Old skool Rules!!!

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  • Great band with a ...

    Great band with a great leader!

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  • i luv benny, hes a ...

    i luv benny, hes a brilliant Clarinet player and his bands songs r awesome!

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  • Benny Goodman is my ...

    Benny Goodman is my idol! Clarinets rock!

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  • this is really cool ...

    this is really cool! love it.

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  • i like sing sing ...

    i like sing sing sing a little better

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  • The dude has real ...

    The dude has real talent. Hes the man.

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  • okay...60 years.... ...

    okay...60 years....(i said about!)

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  • It was made in 1942 ...

    It was made in 1942 - which makes you -5 years old!

    ; - ))

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