The Golden Era Series Presents Benny Goodman Combos

Stardust

The Golden Era Series Presents
Benny Goodman Combos
Cover: Rudolph de Harak
Columbia CL 500
1953

From Billboard - August 1, 1953: Columbia Records is introducing a new 12-inch pop LP, the CL 500 series, which will retail at $3.95 including tax. This is the lowest price 12-inch LP released on the Columbia label. First waxing will be available in August, with a total of 24 platters set for release over September, October and November.

The new CL 500 series will include both new and previously issued 12-inch LPs. The previously issued sets have been taken from the firm's old GL series which retailed for $4.85. The $4.85 series has been eliminated by the firm, with most of the disks in this series transferred to the new CL line and some of them upped to the Masterwork label.

New sets to appear on the CL series include two albums by Percy Faith, a Ray Marin ork waxing, two Paul Weston sets and a dance series. Previously released slicings include Arthur Godfrey's TV Calendar Show," "Quiet Music" Nos. 1 thur 9, and a number of Benny Goodman LPs including "Goodman Play Sauter Arrangements" and "Goodman Plays Henderson Arrangements," plus LPs by the B.G. trio and other B.G. combos.

After You've Gone
Recorded November 16, 1944
Benny Goodman - Clarinet
Teddy Wilson - Piano
Sid Weiss - Bass
Morey Feld - Drums
Red Norvo -Vibraphone

Stardust
Recorded October 2, 1939
Benny Goodman - Clarinent
Fletcher Henderson - Piano
Charlie Christian - Guitar
Arthur Bernstein - Bass
Nick Fatool - Drums
Lionel Hampton - Vibraphone
(Previously Unreleased)

Benny's Bugle
Recorded November 7, 1940
Benny Goodman - Clarinet
Cootie Williams - Trumpet
Georgie Auld - Tenor Sax
Count Basie - Piano
Charlie Christian - Guitar
Arthur Bernstein - Bass
Harry Jaeger - Drums

On The Alamo
Recorded January 15, 1941
Benny Goodman - Clarinet
Cootie Williams - Trumpet
Georgie Auld - Tenor Sax
Count Basie - Piano
Charlie Christian - Guitar
Arthur Bernstiein - Bass
Nick Fatool - Drums
Lionel Hampton - Vibraphones

Shivers
Recorded December 20, 1939
Benny Goodman - Clarinet
Johnny Guarnieri - Piano
Charlie Christian - Guitar
Arthur Bernstein - Bass
Nick Fatool - Drums
Lionel Hampton - Vibraphone

Slipped Disc
Recorded February 4, 1945
Benny Goodman - Clarinet
Teddy Wilson - Piano
Mike Bryan - Guitar
Slam Stewart - Bass
Morey Feld - Drums
Red Norvo - Vibraphone

A SMO-O-O-OTH One
Recorded March 13, 1941
Benny Goodman - Clarinet
Cootie Williams - Trumpet
Georgie Auld - Tenor Sax
Johnny Guarnieri - Piano
Charlie Christian - Guitar
Arthur Bernstein - Bass
Jo Jones - Drums

AC-DC Current
Recorded December 20, 1939
Benny Goodman - Clarinet
Johnny Guarnieri - Piano
Charlie Christian - Guitar
Arthur Bernstein - Bass
Nick Fatool - Drums
Lionel Hampton - Vibraphone
Previously unreleased

Liza
Recorded September 24, 1945
Benny Goodman - Clarinet
Mel Powell - Piano
Mike Bryan - Guitar
Morey Feld - Drums
Red Norvo - Vibraphone
Perviously unreleased

As Long As I Live
Recorded November 7, 1940
Benny Goodman - Clarinet
Cootie Williams - Trumpet
Georgie Auld - Tenor Sax
Count Basie - Piano
Charlie Christian - Guitar
Arthur Bernstein - Bass
Harry Jaeger - Drums

Breakfast Feud
Recorded January 15, 1941
Benny Goodman - Clarinet
Cootie Williams - Trumpet
Georgie Auld - Tenor Sax
Count Basie - Piano
Charlie Christian - Guitar
Arthur Bernstein - Bass
Jo Jo Jones - Drums

Gilly
Recorded December 19, 1940
Benny Goodman - Clarinet
Cootie Williams - Trumpet
Georgie Auld - Tenor Sax
Ken Kercey - Piano
Charlie Christian - Guitar
Arthur Bernstein - Bass
Harry Jaeger - Drums
Previously unreleased