Benny Goodman small group with George Benson salutes John Hammond (1975)

[@DavidFell]

I was in the audience. This was an amazing show all-around.

[@dndata]

These 2 songs are "Sweet Lorraine" and "Avalon". (Benson solos on Song #2, which begins at 7:14.)

[@kirkkimball-martinez2402]

All I can say is WOW!

[@CiscoDuck]

Benson captures Charlie Christian's greatness in his solo on Avalon! On the other clip 'Seven Come Eleven' he plays his George Benson style and pulls it off well.

[@BennyGoodman1977]

Benny...simply great... ;)

[@acohen1980]

This is just GREAT........legends all......youtube rox jass's ...everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@texrenepablo3487]

jhon hammond sr one of a kind not many people know who john hammond is🇦🇺🇨🇱

[@moryveraval6249]

True. I enjoyed reading his autobiography "On The Record". It was so good that I read it twice and may pick it up again in the near future.

[@edcherry9282]

After this show,Benny asked George to do a couple of gigs on the road which he did..then bennys manager asked george to be permanent in the band,George turned it down...Benny threatened George! with a “you’ll never work in this town again” kind of threat..blacklisting George.. George didn’t care and continued on and the rest is history...

[@clifflisette]

And George made history!

[@mademepickaname]

Interesting story. I hadn’t heard that before. He’d have to have a serious amount of self confidence to turn down Benny Goodman, Miles Davis, and James Brown that early in his career. I wonder if that Seven Come Eleven album that Benny recorded in 1975 and George played on was before or after this.

[@johnk8174]

times: Sweet Lorraine 4:28 Avalon 7:14

[@MrJpartridge]

is that Teddy Wilson on the piano

[@SheridanJazz]

Yep, sure is. The rest of the band is: Red Norvo, vibraphone; Milt Hinton, bass, and Jo Jones (I believe) on drums. Talk about your all-star groups.