"Basin Street Blues" (1935) Benny Goodman and Bunny Berigan

[@jorgenrasmussen8568]

This is the engagement that MADE the Goodman band. If this hadn't been a sensation they would have folded.

[@Erniegrow]

wow.........this is beautiful.

[@nevillefilar6931]

So emblematic of its time. Goodmans clarinet was in a class of two. Him and Shaw. Genius. Nobody should be able to play like that. With such sumptuous tone and phrasing. They broke the mould. Thanks for posting.

[@thomaskirkpatrick1134]

BUNNY!

[@mikezirpolo6804]

For detailed background of this recording from the Berigan perspective, go to bunnyberiganmrtrumpet.com.

[@mikezirpolo6804]

For the story behind this recording, go to swingandbeyond.com.

[@brucekuehn4031]

Liked the 1931 a lot better with Teagarden singing!

[@pianopappy]

Yes, Bruce, I bought it on a Columbia LP commemorating Goodman's 25 years since his first record for Columbia. This one doesn't have Jack; but, it's got Bunny on it!

[@basilpeewit3350]

Joe Harris is no slouch vocally and his trombone on the commercial record is excellent. Pity he isn't given any room here.

[@pianopappy]

@@basilpeewit3350 I agree, Joost. But, I'm glad we got a chance to hear Bunny soloing. By the way, my favorite baseball player when I first started following the game was Eddie Joost of the Philadelphia Athletics. When I was about eight or nine years old, I was hospitalized because of some strange virus. My father wrote a letter to Joost to ask for his autograph to cheer me up. Instead, Eddie wrote me a very nice letter, encouraging me to get well soon because he needed me back to routing for the A's.

[@basilpeewit3350]

@@pianopappy Most native speakers have no idea how to pronounce Joost. There was, btw, a famous German dance band leader called Oscar (after 1933 Germanized to Oskar) Joost. Perhaps a distant relative to your hero?