Benny Goodman (1950) Buddy Greco with Benny Goodman November 1949 Manila.
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In 1948 Elliot Wexler (Benny Goodman's manager) noticed the Buddy Greco trio (included Francis Beecher guitar & Don Sgro bass) at Philadelphia's Club 13 and advised Benny Goodman to listen to Buddy. Late 1948 Buddy joined the Benny Goodman band as a piano-player, vocalist and arranger, Francis Beecher joined as guitar player. In 1949 Benny & Buddy visited the UK and Buddy headed the Benny Goodman band for several occasions. Late 1949 they made a trip to the Philippines. Buddy & Benny recorded about 150 items in 1948/1949. Benny Goodman hated playing bop and disbanded the band after the November trip to the Philippines in December 1949.
The first recording with Wardell Gray goes back to November 1948. The first recording with Benny Goodman December 1948. After his first visit to England July 1949 with only support by local musicians, Benny visited England again in April 1950 but without Buddy Greco .
I'm pretty sure Benny disbanded the Band in winter 1949/1950 and Buddy left Benny at that time. Special for my friends in the UK : three articles about Buddy Greco with Benny Goodman in London in 1949. article 1 and article 2 and UK BOP: THE PIONEERS. Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London.
NOVEMBER 12, 1948 New York (Wardell Gray/Eddie Bert/Buddy Greco/Sonny Igoe/Buddy Stewart/Clyde Lombardi)
Shawn (Buddy Greco piano)
December 1, 1948 Hotel Syracuse, Syracuse N.Y. Personnel: Goodman/ Reich/ Mettome/ Stewart/ Travis/ Bernhart/ Bert/ Monte/ Goldberg/ Cicalese/ Gray/ Wasserman/ Molinelli/ Greco/ Beecher/ Lombardi/ Igoe/) add Terry Swope & the Clarinaders
Clarinet a la king
You turned the tables on me (vocal the Clarinaders)
December 2, 1948 Hotel Syracuse, Syracuse N.Y. (same personnel as December 2 add Terry Swope & the Clarinaders (sextet = Goodman/ Gray/ Greco/ Beecher/ Lombardi/ Igoe)
Clarinet a la king
Don't worry 'bout me (vocal Buddy Greco)
Indiana (sextet)
You turned the tables on me -vocal the Clarinaders
Chico's bop
They didn't believe me -vocal Terry Swope
Undercurrent blues (to signoff)
December 5, 1948 Hotel Syracuse, Syracuse N.Y. add Terry Swope & the Clarinaders
Wrap your troubles in dreams -vocal Terry Swope
Don't be that way
Guilty- vocal Buddy Greco
Bedlam- (sextet)
Rebecca- vocal Buddy Greco
I'll see you in my dreams- vocal Terry Swope & Clarinaders
Air mail special
Good-bye (theme)
Benny's Bop Band
December 1948 .Beecher/Lombardi/Grey/Igoe/Goodman. (New York's "Stork
Club")
December 1948, New York
(1949 March of Dimes) (Benny Goodman, cl-Howard Reich/Doug Mettome/ Al Stewart/Nick Travis, tp-Milt Bernhart/Eddie Bert/George Monte, tb-Mitch
Goldberg/Angelo Cicarele, as-Wardell Gray/ Eddie Wasserman, ts-Clyde Lombardi,
b-Larry
Molinelli, bar-Buddy Greco, p-Franchis Beecher, g-Sonny Igoe, d)
let's dance (intro)
String of pearls
I'll see you in my dreams - vocal the Clarinaders (Dick Katz piano)
Undercurrent blues
Don't worry 'bout me- vocal Buddy Greco (Dick Katz piano)
Good-bye (partial)
December 1948 Toast of the town (CBS television) (quintet Goodman/ Greco/ Beecher/ Lombardi/ Igoe)
Indiana
On a slow boat to china -vocal Buddy Greco
December 1948 Stork Club New York (sextet) Crosley radio
How high the moon
December 1948/January 1949 unknown radio network (sextet)
Indiana
Limehouse blues
January 20, 1949 National Guard Armory, Washington (NBC radio)
Let's dance (theme)
Jersey Bounce
Don't worry 'bout me-vocal Buddy Greco
Buckle down, Winsocki-vocal Buddy Greco
Rose room- sextet
A troubled tour with Benny Goodman (January 25, 1949) READ ARTICLE FROM MILT BERNHART
February 10, 1949 Hollywood (Capitol 15409)(Louis Martinez, bo & Terry Swope, vocal added)
Undercurrent blues
Ma Belle Marguerite - vocal Buddy Greco and the Singers (Arnold Ross piano)
(The Singers and the Clarinaders are two names for the same group)
March 4, 1949 Hollywood Palladium
Let's dance (theme)
a string of pearls
My darling, my darling - vocal Buddy Greco
Trees
Am I blue?- vocal the Clarinaders
Flying home (septet)
Buckle down, Winsocki - vocal Buddy Greco
My Belle Marguerite- vocal Buddy Greco & Clarinaders
undercurrent blues
Good-bye (theme)
March 6, 1949 Hollywood Palladium (CBS radio)
Bugle call rag
don't worry 'bout me- vocal Buddy Greco
Star dust
Once in love with Amy- vocal Buddy Greco
Trees
Indiana (septet)
undercurrent blues
March 8, 1949 Hollywood (ARFS 40375-40376)
Let's dance (intro)
Chico's bop (#)
It takes a woman to take a man- vocal Terry Swope
It isn't fair -vocal Buddy Greco
Trees
After you've gone-(sextet)
Am I blue- vocal The Clarinaders
Undercurrent blues
Good-bye (partial)
Chico's bop (partial repeat from #)
March 11, 1949 Hollywood (AFRS 41115-41116)
The BG
band at the Hollywood Palladium.
Let's dance (intro)
I've got my love to keep me warm
Someone like you -vocal Buddy Greco
I'll see you in my dreams -vocal The Clarinaders
Intermezzo
Sweet Georgia Brown
It takes a woman to take a man- vocal Terry Swope
Undercurrent blues
Trees (repeat from 40375)
March 15, 1949 Hollywood (AFRS 12295/12296)
Don't be that way
Do, do, do -vocal Buddy Greco
Shishkabop
Am I blue -vocal the Clarinaders
Bedlam (sextet only)
Lover man -vocal Terry Swope
Undercurrent blues
Intermezzo (partial)
March 19, 1949 Hollywood Palladium
after you've gone (septet)
March 21, 1949 Hollywood
there's a small hotel (quartet-Goodman/Greco/Igoe/Lombardi)
sweet Georgia Brown (quartet)
March 22, 1949 Hollywood (AFRS 43747/43748)
Let's dance
I've got my love to keep me warm
It isn't fair -vocal Buddy Greco
Undercurrent blues
So in love -vocal Terry Swope
Blue Lou -(sextet only)
Don't worry 'bout me- vocal Buddy Greco
El Greco
Let's dance (partial repeat)
March 24, 1949 Hollywood
Shishkabop (Capitol 57-568)
Having a wonderful wish -vocal Buddy Greco (Capitol 57-568)(Bud Hermann piano)
That wonderful girl of mine-vocal Buddy Greco (Capitol 56-576)(Bud Hermann piano)
It isn't fair -vocal Buddy Greco and The Singers (Capitol 860)(Bud Hermann piano)
March 25, 1949 Hollywood (AFRS 45160/45161)
Let's dance (intro)
Undercurrent blues
Do, Do, Do - vocal Buddy Greco
Trees
There's a small Hotel (Quartet ->Goodman/Greco/Lombardi/Igoe)
Jersey Bounce
El Greco
Lover man
king porter
Clarinade (partial)
MARCH 29, 1949 Hollywood (AFRS 44443/44444)
Undercurrent blues
So in Love- vocal Terry Swope
Shishkabop
fresh fish- vocal The Clarinaders
There's a small hotel (quartet)
Someone like you -vocal Buddy Greco
Clarinade
If I could be with you -vocal Buddy Greco
intermezzo (partial)
March 30, 1949 Hollywood
fresh fish -vocal Buddy Greco & the Singers
the Huckle-Buck -vocal the Singers
trees
Don't worry 'bout me- vocal Buddy Greco
March 30, 1949 Hollywood (AFRS 1994)
let's dance (theme)
Chico's bop
That wonderful girl of mine -vocal Buddy Greco
Sweet Georgia brown (septet)
If I could be with you - vocal Buddy Greco
El Greco
Undercurrent blues
It takes a woman- vocal Terry Swope
Trees
Clarinade
good-bye (theme)
April 12, 1949 Hollywood
bop hop
Trees
lover man (vocal Terry Swope)
Dreazag
April 14, 1949 Hollywood
Bedlam
There's a small hotel-Quartet (Benny Goodman/Buddy Greco/Clyde Lombardi/Sonny Igoe)
Oo-bla-dee -vocal Buddy Greco
Blue Lou
June 18, 1949 Hershey pa
undercurrent blues
bedlam (septet)
Chico's bop
July 5, 1949 New York (Goodman-Howard Reich-John Wilson-Doug Mettone-Al Stewart-Ziggy Schatz-Bill Byers-George Monte-Mario Daone-Mitch Goldberg-Angelo Cicalese-Wardell Gray-Eddie Wasserman-Bob Dawes-Buddy Greco-Franchis Beecher-Bob Carter-Sonny Igoe)
Fiesta time
July 21, 1949 LONDON (Benny +Marcy Lutes+ Buddy Greco+ Jean "Toots" Tielemans)
put your shoes on , Lucy (vocal Benny Goodman)
The world is waiting for the sunrise (quintet) (both on Proper Records)
Buddy Greco visited the famous Club Eleven in London and played with men like Ronnie Scott, Johnny Dankworth and Lenny Bush. No recordings.
CLUB
ELEVEN SESSION, CIRCA 1948
LEFT TO RIGHT: DEREK NEVILLE (PRE-WAR JAZZ SAXOPHONIST, SEATED);
RONNIE SCOTT; JOHNNY DANKWORTH; TOMMY POLLARD (OBSCURED);
LEN BUSH; DENIS ROSE; TONY CROMBIE.
August 27, 1949 Virginia beach
Let's dance
The Huckle-buck (vocal the Clarinaders)
Don't worry 'bout me - vocal Buddy Greco
Clarinet a la king
Some enchanted evening -vocal Emily long (a disaster !!!)
A string of pearls
There's a small hotel- (Quartet)
Blue Lou -(septet)
Fiesta time
Good-bye
September 3, 1949 Virginia beach
Let's dance
Six flats unfurnished
I didn't know what time it was -vocal Buddy Greco
Blue Lou - septet
There's a small hotel -quartet
Lover, come back to me- vocal Buddy Greco
Clarinet a la king
Good-bye
Undercurrent blues
October 15, 1949 New York City
Egg head
Little girl don't cry- vocal Buddy Greco
Why don't we do this more often -vocal Dolly Huston
October 27, 1949 New York City
Brother Bill- vocal Buddy Greco and the Heathertones
Spin a record - vocal Buddy Greco and the Heathertones
Get yourself another fool -vocal Buddy Greco and the Heathertones
I had someone else before I had you -vocal Dolly Huston
You're always there -vocal Buddy Greco and the Heathertones
In November Benny and Buddy did a trip to the Far East. Back home Benny disbanded the band.
As far as I know this ends the recordings with Benny Goodman playing bop.
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