Through the standards
Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman, clarinet and alto saxophone, is on 41 recordings across 36 tunes on this site, from 1928 to 1945. Most often alongside Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton and Teddy Wilson.
1920s
1930s
- I Got RhythmRed Nichols · 1930 · clarinet · Brunswick
- OleoRed Nichols · 1930 · clarinet · Brunswick
- Basin Street BluesThe Charleston Chasers, directed by Benny Goodman · 1931 · clarinet · Columbia
- AlwaysBenny Goodman · 1935 · clarinet · Victor
- Blue SkiesBenny Goodman · 1935 · clarinet · Victor
- Sometimes I'm HappyBenny Goodman · 1935 · clarinet · Victor
- After You've GoneBenny Goodman Trio · 1935 · clarinet · Victor
- Body and SoulBenny Goodman Trio · 1935 · clarinet · Victor
- GoodbyeBenny Goodman · 1935 · clarinet · Victor
- Stompin' at the SavoyBenny Goodman · 1936 · clarinet · Victor
- More Than You KnowBenny Goodman Trio · 1936 · clarinet · Victor
- In a Sentimental MoodBenny Goodman · 1936 · clarinet · Victor
- MoonglowBenny Goodman Quartet · 1936 · clarinet · RCA Victor
- DinahBenny Goodman Quartet · 1936 · clarinet · Victor
- Exactly Like YouBenny Goodman Trio · 1936 · clarinet · Victor
- My Melancholy BabyBenny Goodman Quartet · 1936 · clarinet · Victor
- Sweet Sue, Just YouBenny Goodman Quartet · 1936 · clarinet · Victor
- Stompin' at the SavoyBenny Goodman Quartet · 1936 · clarinet · Victor
- LizaBenny Goodman Quartet · 1937 · clarinet · Victor
- AvalonBenny Goodman Quartet · 1938 · clarinet · Columbia
- Don't Be That WayBenny Goodman · 1938 · clarinet · Columbia Masterworks
- I Got RhythmBenny Goodman Quartet · 1938 · clarinet · Columbia
- Stompin' at the SavoyBenny Goodman · 1938 · clarinet · Columbia Masterworks
- Don't Be That WayBenny Goodman · 1938 · clarinet · Victor
- This Can't Be LoveBenny Goodman · 1938 · Victor
- I Didn't Know What Time It WasBenny Goodman · 1939 · New York · Columbia
- I Thought About YouBenny Goodman and His Orchestra, with Mildred Bailey · 1939 · clarinet · Columbia
- Flying HomeBenny Goodman Sextet · 1939 · clarinet · Columbia
- Rose RoomBenny Goodman Sextet featuring Charlie Christian · 1939 · clarinet · Columbia
- Darn That DreamBenny Goodman and His Orchestra, vocal by Mildred Bailey · 1939 · Columbia
- Memories of YouBenny Goodman Sextet · 1939 · clarinet · Columbia
1940s
- How High the MoonBenny Goodman and His Orchestra, vocal by Helen Forrest · 1940 · New York City · Columbia
- Poor ButterflyBenny Goodman Sextet featuring Charlie Christian · 1940 · clarinet · Columbia
- I Surrender DearBenny Goodman Sextet featuring Charlie Christian · 1940 · clarinet · Columbia
- I Can't Give You Anything but LoveBenny Goodman Sextet · 1940 · clarinet · Columbia
- I've Found a New BabyBenny Goodman Sextet · 1941 · clarinet · Columbia
- How Long Has This Been Going On?Peggy Lee with Benny Goodman · 1941 · clarinet · OKeh
- Blues in the NightBenny Goodman Sextet · 1941 · clarinet · OKeh
- Where or WhenBenny Goodman Sextet · 1942 · clarinet · Columbia
- It's Only a Paper MoonBenny Goodman · 1945 · Columbia