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New page: '''Benny Goodman''' was a prominent and highly successful clarinet player of the swing era. Inspired by the more rhythmic black bands of Jimmie Lunceford and Count Basie (...
'''Benny Goodman''' was a prominent and highly successful [[clarinet]] player of the [[swing]] era.
Inspired by the more rhythmic black bands of [[Jimmie Lunceford]] and [[Count Basie]] (as opposed to the more refined approach of [[Duke Ellington]]), he helped bring the [[Big Band]] sound to a wider American, and ulimately world-wide, public.
Although famed in his day for his Big Band, his small-group recordings are still highly regarded - featuring the black pianist [[Teddy Wilson]] and vibraphone player [[Lionel Hampton]], with the white drummer [[Gene Krupa]], it was the first commercially successful mixed-race jazz group.
Inspired by the more rhythmic black bands of [[Jimmie Lunceford]] and [[Count Basie]] (as opposed to the more refined approach of [[Duke Ellington]]), he helped bring the [[Big Band]] sound to a wider American, and ulimately world-wide, public.
Although famed in his day for his Big Band, his small-group recordings are still highly regarded - featuring the black pianist [[Teddy Wilson]] and vibraphone player [[Lionel Hampton]], with the white drummer [[Gene Krupa]], it was the first commercially successful mixed-race jazz group.