Benny Goodman, clarinet; Lionel Hampton, vibes; Teddy Wilson, piano; Gene Krupa, drums. With George Duvivier on bass. Hey, that Lionel Hampton's gotta be the King of Swing!
If this doesn't get to you, you "ain't" able to touch. My father was one of the first white men to play blues and jazz with black bands in the Chicago area, in the 20's,.. with some greats, When I see this integration of fantastic musicians I get goose bumps. Fantastic, isn't it!
This is magic!!! One of the last concerts of the original quartet with the great George Duvivier on bass! It will take another thousand years to bring musicians like Goodman, Hampton, Wilson and Krupa together!!!!
Sure hope you reached 76 - I'm in my 80s and I still love Benny. Saw him at the Albert Hall in 1970 and when he announced he was about to play "Don't Be that Way" I said "Oh that's wonderful, a beautiful tune" not realising that it was heard all over the Hall. Benny looked down at me and "Said thank you, I'm so glad you like it". Everyone had a good laugh.
I was 13 YRS OLD just a punk wanting to play drums and my mom took me down to the music store where Gene Krupa was holding a drum demo for slingerland.. i saw him play and became hypnotized by his style.. after my mom ran up to Gene and asked if he could talk to me.. he came up to me and asked.. so you want to play drums eh? i nodded yes. he then led me to his drumset.. he sat me down and said "show me what you got maaan" i was so nervous and i played the sing sing sing rythym.. he smiled and bobbed his head and said yeah swing it.. swing that solo.. i let loose and gave him what i had... after he shook my hand and said "listen son.. you got it.. its rough.. but i hear it in there.. and it gonna come out.. NEVER give up.. hear me?.. you got it. keep playing.. get it out and make it move.. your doing great and he gave me his sticks.. im 68 yrs old.. still got those sticks.. and a picture of 13yr old me and him.. and im still playin.. getting it out... Gene was a class guy.. and a great influence.. to many drummers..
This is the first and only performance of the original Benny Goodman Quartet On TV. Benny Goodman On Clarinet, Lionel Hampton On Vibraphone, Gene Krupa On Drums, Teddy Wilson On Piano. Also featuring with The Quartet Is George Duvivier On Bass. Recorded October 23, 1972, Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center New York. Gene Krupa was suffering from leukemia and died the following year, on Oct. 16 1973, but you'd never know that he was in pain once he started playing.
Do you realize the caliber of each of the 4 great musicians in this Quartet? They were at the top of their game and always were. I lived and loved the swing era.
i saw the concert in nyc 1972 and krupa sign his name in his drumming book that i just bought a picture of him at 19 years old, i still have the book , bye the way he loved talking about baseball more then drumming
Glad I live in New Orleans where MANY musicians play and respect this kind of art. Young or old, they all know this music and play it whenever they can.
My husband and I are over well 90 and feel desperately sorry for you. We leave you a wonderful legacy through UA-cam, keep listening to the Greats, they are timeless and their skills are immortal . Rhythms keep the white and grey matter in the brain jumping, like a workout for the mind when you are older. Good luck from us both..
I "discovered" Benny Goodman in 1951 when I bought the 2 disc (331/3) recording of his 1938 Carnagie Hall Concert. I was the tender age of 15 and mama was I hooked. Couldn't get enough of that wonderful stuff. I'll be 76 in 3 weeks, the Good Lord willin', and these great musicians have thrilled me non stop all these years. When each passed I mourned. But I still get chills every time I hear that incredible jive. "Scuse me I just tapped my right shoe off and my sock's about to follow. Mercy!!!
yes, John..it was a wonderfully, slow, sexy dance o the beautiful sound of a Goodman clarinet.I read that William Holden felt he was ""too old"" for the part. I wasn't even a teen when I saw it and was entranced by William Holden. I have very good taste!!!
@John - That was a memorable scene. The dark-haired woman - who is drunk in the scene - played her part so well … that shrug of the shoulders and tilting of the head was perfect, no words were needed.
I met Lionel Hampton a long time ago. I got his autograph. He even gave me his phone #, too. We talked on the phone quite a few times during the 1980's, '90's. He was a really nice, sweet guy. He sent me one of his records. (Before cd's were available, that's how long ago it was...) LOL.
Oh my!!!...I have heard this goodman ""quartet"" many times playing this remarkable and wonderful tune..and others..but it still blows me away!! I was born too late and in the wrong country...Thank you so much Bob Hardy for downloading this wonderful video so we can all see our heroes actually playing!!!
People should be grateful that we have these recordings to bring back all of the fantastic memories that we accumulate over a lifetime, especially when our parents were alive, and when we had an extended family to enjoy. Thank you for posting Roger Plafkin--Plafkin Farms, Ada, Michigan
I had the great honour to listen to Lionel Hampton in the nineties in Munich, at Gasteig - Hampton was already beyond his 80ies and came over witha big band. He played the vibes like a young chap and simply enthousiasted the audience. It is a joy to listen to this kind of music over and over and it will not lose its magic even after decades.
What a classic lineup! I'm glad these cats all got back together one last time before heading off to that big ballroom in the sky! This is just priceless!
I am eighty four years old.For years I have shunned music.I do not even know how to play my car radio.Suddenly I came across Benny goodman music and my early youth came back to me and know I realised why I do not like modern music.Please understand RAP is not music.
Personally I think they were just fabulous in this video. I hadn't realized until now that they were still playing together in the early 80's. Thanks for posting this one.
I was 12 years old when this was on TV and taped the audio; who knew if these guys would ever get together again? I had no idea that Krupa had collapsed on his way to the drum set during the show; I think he died a year or two later. In spite of their occasional squabbles, Gene and Benny had a unique musical chemistry, and BG knew it. Thank you so much for posting this. It's every bit as magical as I remembered.
Brings back wonderful, wonderful shared memories of listening to Benny's quintet with my Dad. I remember that sound, that drive, and the ease of the ensemble. Thanks, Bob.
So great to see this band ! One if not the first integrated bands Earl “Fatha “ Hines was the bridge between early jazz swing and be-bop Gene Krupa ,Lionel Hampton and George Duvivier . One of the greatest swing bands .
Thanks for that. The close ups on Bennys fingers are a music lesson. I learnt a couple of "alternate" fingerings. More than that... HEAR how he SWINGS !
Wow, this was in Carnegie Hall in summer 1972, a jazz gala in memoriam Louis Armstrong. Gene Krupa the last time on stage. 4 old gentlemen swingin' i love it!
Around 1985, I worked w/a guy in his 60's who played the sax in a band in the 40's. Every time we went to his house he put on this music, HIS music, from his huge record collection but we didn't get it then. What a fool I was then! It's sublime.
He's my first contact with jazz. I started to learn playing his instrument during junior high then picked up piano three years later. In 1967, it could be 68, I was in Newport for the festival. Amatuer 100 pieces big band had played "Sing x3" featuring 13 years old boy. Or was it "Begin the beguin"? I'm not sure now. Good old days. . . . . .
I saw this on TV when it was new, recorded it on my cassette recorder and listened to it over and over, part of TV special with Doc Severinsen around '72 or thereabouts.
Ding Dong Daddy!!! for sure.. I saw Teddy Wilson in a jazz club in Brisbane in the 70''s...I sat on the edge of the stage (the place was packed) and was in 7th Heaven!!
50 years ago my friend and I would stand on the sidewalk outside the Cafe Metropole to hear Hampton or Krupa perform live there. We were too young to get in the door, but it was worth it.
i am a drummer ... and i like so much the way gene krupa play benny goodman music.. specially the way to gene comping the hampton solo. and of course gene solo ...
This was incredible to see these guys, in their mid-60's age, performing at this level and apparently not lost their edge, especially so for Gene Krupa that was in very poor health at the time. The PBS-TV telecast of this concert was amazing with Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Ella Fitzgerald, too. [got an audio on cassette] The TV segment of the BG quartet had a 3 song set, but since UA-cam limits video clips to 10 min, it's underdstandable why the first song was cut from this exhibit.
If this doesn't get to you, you "ain't" able to touch. My father was one of the first white men to play blues and jazz with black bands in the Chicago area, in the 20's,.. with some greats, When I see this integration of fantastic musicians I get goose bumps. Fantastic, isn't it!
I love that Ken Burns labeled this quartet 'Four Men Working Together'. 🙂
Excellent swing! That was actually one of if not the last of Gene Krupa's performances. RIP to all of them. They were all great!
This is magic!!! One of the last concerts of the original quartet with the great George Duvivier on bass!
It will take another thousand years to bring musicians like Goodman, Hampton, Wilson and Krupa together!!!!
Pedro Fraga Smashing
True enough.
Sure hope you reached 76 - I'm in my 80s and I still love Benny. Saw him at the Albert Hall in 1970 and when he announced he was about to play "Don't Be that Way" I said "Oh that's wonderful, a beautiful tune" not realising that it was heard all over the Hall. Benny looked down at me and "Said thank you, I'm so glad you like it". Everyone had a good laugh.
You still alive?
@@retailexplorationwithdanny8070 damn man
@@jjrpoektl1925 what? It’s an old comment
That’s a lovely interaction
I was 13 YRS OLD just a punk wanting to play drums and my mom took me down to the music store where Gene Krupa was holding a drum demo for slingerland.. i saw him play and became hypnotized by his style.. after my mom ran up to Gene and asked if he could talk to me.. he came up to me and asked.. so you want to play drums eh? i nodded yes. he then led me to his drumset.. he sat me down and said "show me what you got maaan" i was so nervous and i played the sing sing sing rythym.. he smiled and bobbed his head and said yeah swing it.. swing that solo.. i let loose and gave him what i had... after he shook my hand and said "listen son.. you got it.. its rough.. but i hear it in there.. and it gonna come out.. NEVER give up.. hear me?.. you got it. keep playing.. get it out and make it move.. your doing great and he gave me his sticks.. im 68 yrs old.. still got those sticks.. and a picture of 13yr old me and him.. and im still playin.. getting it out... Gene was a class guy.. and a great influence.. to many drummers..
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This is the first and only performance of the original Benny Goodman Quartet On TV. Benny Goodman On Clarinet, Lionel Hampton On Vibraphone, Gene Krupa On Drums, Teddy Wilson On Piano. Also featuring with The Quartet Is George Duvivier On Bass.
Recorded October 23, 1972, Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center New York.
Gene Krupa was suffering from leukemia and died the following year, on Oct. 16 1973, but you'd never know that he was in pain once he started playing.
Ahh..those were the days; that was our music.
What a wonderful way to put it, Iris!!
The Nifty Fifties!
God rest their souls ...there is some cool music heaven .
Krupa really swung the best. He felt the music like few drummers in history.
Do you realize the caliber of each of the 4 great musicians in this Quartet? They were at the top of their game and always were. I lived and loved the swing era.
Benny has one of the best jazz quartets of this era with these musicians.
i saw the concert in nyc 1972 and krupa sign his name in his drumming book that i just bought a picture of him at 19 years old, i still have the book , bye the way he loved talking about baseball more then drumming
Glad I live in New Orleans where MANY musicians play and respect this kind of art. Young or old, they all know this music and play it whenever they can.
Man were we born in the wrong times! No big bands, no Glenn Miller, no Louie Prima and Sam Butera, no Queen, no nobody!
Best wishes to you, Will!
Jaliya48..I was born in 1949 and raised by 2 jazz musos and I think i was born in the wrong time!!!
My husband and I are over well 90 and feel desperately sorry for you. We leave you a wonderful legacy through UA-cam, keep listening to the Greats, they are timeless and their skills are immortal . Rhythms keep the white and grey matter in the brain jumping, like a workout for the mind when you are older. Good luck from us both..
this is MUSIC by true MUSICIANS
I "discovered" Benny Goodman in 1951 when I bought the 2 disc (331/3) recording of his 1938
Carnagie Hall Concert. I was the tender age of 15 and mama was I hooked. Couldn't get enough of that wonderful stuff. I'll be 76 in 3 weeks, the Good Lord willin', and these great musicians have thrilled me non stop all these years. When each passed I mourned.
But I still get chills every time I hear that incredible jive. "Scuse me I just tapped my right shoe off and my sock's about to follow. Mercy!!!
what more could you ask for, Benny on clarinet and Lionel on Vibes, You cant get any better than that! Truly JAZZ at its finest!
Yep!!!
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I saw "Picnic" recently and I enjoyed again the dance of Kim Novac
and William Holden to this classic composition.
yes, John..it was a wonderfully, slow, sexy dance o the beautiful sound of a Goodman clarinet.I read that William Holden felt he was ""too old"" for the part. I wasn't even a teen when I saw it and was entranced by William Holden. I have very good taste!!!
@John - That was a memorable scene. The dark-haired woman - who is drunk in the scene - played her part so well … that shrug of the shoulders and tilting of the head was perfect, no words were needed.
What a group of talent
Freida Gaylor
I met Lionel Hampton a long time ago. I got his autograph. He even gave me his phone #, too. We talked on the phone quite a few times during the 1980's, '90's. He was a really nice, sweet guy. He sent me one of his records. (Before cd's were available, that's how long ago it was...) LOL.
Christofur bup..how wonderful! What wonderful memories!
Soo envious...!!
Oh my!!!...I have heard this goodman ""quartet"" many times playing this remarkable and wonderful tune..and others..but it still blows me away!! I was born too late and in the wrong country...Thank you so much Bob Hardy for downloading this wonderful video so we can all see our heroes actually playing!!!
The best jazz song ive ever heard hands down
Sing Sing Sing, the absolute climax of that concert! My parents had the records, and we played them grey, as we say in Holland.
I personally think this is one of the best music ever created giving birth to nice dances like Boogie, Swing, Lindy-hop and others,. Keep listening.
I could listen to Benny Goodman all day. What a great clarinest, he was. And don't forget Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson and Gene Krupa!
People should be grateful that we have these recordings to bring back all of the fantastic memories that we accumulate over a lifetime, especially when our parents were alive, and when we had an extended family to enjoy. Thank you for posting
Roger Plafkin--Plafkin Farms, Ada, Michigan
Woahh.. Lionel Hampton killing it on the vibes.. good vibes! And of course the rest are brilliant :) !
I had the great honour to listen to Lionel Hampton in the nineties in Munich, at Gasteig - Hampton was already beyond his 80ies and came over witha big band.
He played the vibes like a young chap and simply enthousiasted the audience. It is a joy to listen to this kind of music over and over and it will not lose its magic even after decades.
schön zu hören das "die Alten" noch so viel Power in ihrer Musik haben
What a classic lineup! I'm glad these cats all got back together one last time before heading off to that big ballroom in the sky! This is just priceless!
This is as good as it gets!
awesome jazz! just breath-taking!
I am eighty four years old.For years I have shunned music.I do not even know how to play my car radio.Suddenly I came across Benny goodman music and my early youth came back to me and know I realised why I do not like modern music.Please understand RAP is not music.
As regards Rap........the C is silent.
Rap is music, not liking it doesnt make it not music! Its music.
ross nesbit even though my generation likes rap, I despise it and would prefer this over it at all cost
@@binkydrumms I like both jazz and rap 🤷
Total sweetness and warmth and lyricism! Yum.
this demonstrates what is missing in today's music: dynamics; taste; melody; restraint instrumental mastery;
True enough.
Nah fam not everything is that bad
Nah todays music includes all of that, you might not like it, but that doesnt mean it doesnt have melody or dynamics and stuff.
@Jim - Yes … the perfect descriptive word in this case here …. ‘restraint’! 👍
He becames Royalty whith his music, as well like in his personal life. He do not deserve less.
Personally I think they were just fabulous in this video. I hadn't realized until now that they were still playing together in the early 80's. Thanks for posting this one.
Klawesyn z Bennym to był wspaniały zestaw +orkiestra.!!
What a rare treat to see all these virtuoso's of swing music jamming together!
My Grandmother's music... Romantic... I love it.
Resplendent...no one does it like Benny, and yeah, baby...the incomparable quartet!!! Who could ask for anything more????
haunting beautiful and gone forever
Oh Jim...!!
Simply wonderful
Benny Goodman plays Moonglow the way it was meant to be played.
D. League,
George Greeley recorded a great version as well. Classic.
benny goodman and his friends, forever and ever!!!!
Perfection Thank You
I was 12 years old when this was on TV and taped the audio; who knew if these guys would ever get together again? I had no idea that Krupa had collapsed on his way to the drum set during the show; I think he died a year or two later. In spite of their occasional squabbles, Gene and Benny had a unique musical chemistry, and BG knew it. Thank you so much for posting this. It's every bit as magical as I remembered.
They did indeed have a unique musical chemistry, Retrosho78..even with their acknowledged blow ups...
Moment of rare beauty ....
Brings back wonderful, wonderful shared memories of listening to Benny's quintet with my Dad. I remember that sound, that drive, and the ease of the ensemble. Thanks, Bob.
I fell a warm, almost nostalgic happines when i see jazz legend still playing his lovely music at a large age
Best rythym section of all time.
Absolutely
So great to see this band ! One if not the first integrated bands Earl “Fatha “ Hines was the bridge between early jazz swing and be-bop Gene Krupa ,Lionel Hampton and George Duvivier . One of the greatest swing bands .
I´crying ...... ¡¡Perfection !!!
You cannot get a sweeter sound than this one. Thanks for sharing
This was some awesome stuff...for real!
Thanks for that. The close ups on Bennys fingers are a music lesson. I learnt a couple of "alternate" fingerings. More than that... HEAR how he SWINGS !
Wow, this was in Carnegie Hall in summer 1972,
a jazz gala in memoriam Louis Armstrong.
Gene Krupa the last time on stage.
4 old gentlemen swingin' i love it!
He got the best guys to play with him.
Moonglow rurn me on. This melody is perfect...........
Around 1985, I worked w/a guy in his 60's who played the sax in a band in the 40's. Every time we went to his house he put on this music, HIS music, from his huge record collection but we didn't get it then. What a fool I was then! It's sublime.
Wonderful Benny Goodman !
So much greatness on that stage...
Notice how Krupa stayed in tempo on his solo.
Benny Goodman a GOD when it comes to the Clarinet! Love it!
A wonderful band all together!
This is Music as it was meant to be, nuff said
Maestros, every one of them. Can never be mimicked.
Masters of their craft
The Benny Goodman Quartet. What black (2) and white (2) can accomplish together!
My Dad loved Lionel Hampton and worked with him! It’s a thrill to see what a heavy Hampton was! #RayVasquez #LionelHampton Latin jazz Los Angeles
@saltyblond95
Thank you for sharing that with us all. ...
One of the best ballads ever written.
Como é maravilhoso ouvir esse músicos.
Ainda em 2022 podemos ouvi-lo e nos deliciar com sua arte...
What an all star caste,it does not get any better than that,had a chance to se him and the Duke, in the early 70's.
He's my first contact with jazz. I started to learn playing his instrument during junior high then picked up piano three years later. In 1967, it could be 68, I was in Newport for the festival. Amatuer 100 pieces big band had played "Sing x3" featuring 13 years old boy. Or was it "Begin the beguin"? I'm not sure now. Good old days. . . . . .
Wonderful,,congratulations for your talent..
how in gods name can it get better than this? thank you
Thats the REAL THING! Legendary musicians! The best of the best!
Benny Goodman music has no age. It´s immortal. And......will last forever.
I saw this on TV when it was new, recorded it on my cassette recorder and listened to it over and over, part of TV special with Doc Severinsen around '72 or thereabouts.
Amen 😊that's real music and real talent ! There will never be another benny God bless his soul 🙏
Picnic!!!! wow.....questi si che sono ricordi con la pelle d'oca........
Ding Dong Daddy!!! for sure.. I saw Teddy Wilson in a jazz club in Brisbane in the 70''s...I sat on the edge of the stage (the place was packed) and was in 7th Heaven!!
50 years ago my friend and I would stand on the sidewalk outside the Cafe Metropole to hear Hampton or Krupa perform live there. We were too young to get in the door, but it was worth it.
Very cool and very brilliant. I would love to have seen them in 1937.
Man...I just saw the Best of he Best..!! I love i the way Goodman jazz's with his shoulders..!!!...Benny was my lullaby music...!!
Gudsbenådet spil fra Benny Godman❤
Probably the most romantic song of all time, Morris Stolof used a guitar to keep the rhythm, terrific music🎶
i am a drummer ... and i like so much the way gene krupa play benny goodman music.. specially the way to gene comping the hampton solo. and of course gene solo ...
The kings of Swing : BENNY GOODMAN, Teddy Wilson , Gene Krupa Lionel Hampton George Duvivier
I got to believe that Krupa's arms are still swing away in his casket, it was in his Blood!
Took the words right off of my keyboard.
That Gene Krupa!
He's REALLY got Rhythm!
Eh?!
+Dave Youngdahl One of the greatest.
Simply the best song benny's ever done.
Musicians and all sirs...!
This was incredible to see these guys, in their mid-60's age, performing at this level and apparently not lost their edge, especially so for Gene Krupa that was in very poor health at the time.
The PBS-TV telecast of this concert was amazing with Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Ella Fitzgerald, too. [got an audio on cassette] The TV segment of the BG quartet had a 3 song set, but since UA-cam limits video clips to 10 min, it's underdstandable why the first song was cut from this exhibit.
Some things only come once in a lifetime. This is one.
This looks like Paradise on Earth.
the best in the business! and what a song.............moonglow, none better.
Teddy Wilson, Goodman's secret weapon! PLus Krupa!
DAAAAAMN!!! I don't see that NOWHERE nowadays! They rock!!!!
They never got in each others way. Ever. Only complimented each other!!!