Sing, Sing, Sing

Benny Goodman · 1937

Context

Recorded in Hollywood in July 1937 in an arrangement by Jimmy Mundy, this version fills both sides of a 12-inch 78 rpm record (8 min 43), far beyond the customary three minutes. Gene Krupa's drumming is central. It entered the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1982; a 12 min 30 version was played at Carnegie Hall in 1938.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Swing, big bands. Among the origins and influences of Swing, big bands: Chicago, Stride (Harlem piano), Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington, Kansas City, Boogie-woogie, Symphonic jazz, dance orchestras.

By the same artist

• Sing, Sing, Sing (Carnegie Hall, 1938) (1938)
• King Porter Stomp (Benny Goodman) (1935)
• How Deep Is the Ocean? (1941)

Sources

• EN: Sing, Sing, Sing (with a Swing)
• EN: Benny Goodman discography

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