Tribute to Benny Goodman
(Jess Stacy and the Famous Sidemen). PERSONNEL: Stacy (piano), Beau (alto), Russin or Musso (tenor), Elman (trumpet), Gentry or Koch (baritone), Vesely or McEachern (trombone), Reuss or Hendrickson (guitar), Shapiro or Corb (bass), Fatool (drums). First Playing: Station 2YA, October 29, 10.0 p.m. HE overwhelming drive that distinguished Goodman’s music from 1935 to 1939 was contributed first by the rhythm section, and especially by Jess Stacy. A curious mixture of elegance and brashness, Stacy’s style coaxes that big resonant sound from the piano, and as it swings irresistibly along, it unfolds sweet, simple and beautifully melodic variations. It seems strange at first, hearing this nine-piece outfit playing the compositions made famous by a six-teen-piece band, but the arrangements by Heinie Beau carefully avoid the use of a clarinet and showcase the talents of Elman and Stacy especially. One or two of the numbers are not favourably suited to the smaller orchestration, although Beau attempts to keep a big band sound about them, but on the whole the album is a great success. I was extremely impressed with "Where or When" and "Sometimes I’m Happy." Stacy is a pianist who always uses two hands when playing, and his delightful work on the trio (Stacy, Shapiro, Fatool) items emphasises this point, My favourites here were "You Turned the Tables" and "I Must Have That Man." Perhaps the greatest compliment I can pay this programme is to say that I enjoyed it so much I went out and
purchased the record.
Ray
Harris
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 898, 19 October 1956, Page 15
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254Tribute to Benny Goodman New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 898, 19 October 1956, Page 15
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