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On July 6, 1937, "Sing, Sing, Sing" was recorded in Hollywood with Benny Goodman on clarinet; Gene Krupa on drums; Harry James, Ziggy Elman, and Chris Griffin on trumpets; Red Ballard and Murray McEachern on trombones; Hymie Schertzer and George Koenig on alto saxophones; Art Rollini and Vido Musso on tenor saxophone; Jess Stacy on piano; Allan Reuss on guitar; and Harry Goodman on bass.
It became the official jive language reference book of the New York Public Library. [31] A revised version of the book was released with Professor Cab Calloway's Swingformation Bureau in 1939. He released the last edition, The New Cab Calloway's Hepsters Dictionary: Language of Jive, in 1944. [32]
Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader, known as the "King of Swing". His orchestra did phenomenally well commercially. From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States.
1954 Sing, Sing, Sing (Verve) 1954 The Driving Gene Krupa (Verve) 1954 Gene Krupa, Vol. 1 ; 1954 Gene Krupa, Vol. 2 (Clef) 1955 The Jazz Rhythms of Gene Krupa (Verve) 1955 G. Krupa-L. Hampton-T. Wilson (Verve) 1955 The Gene Krupa Quartet (Clef) 1956 Drummer Man (Verve) 1956 Krupa and Rich (Verve) 1957 Krupa Rocks (Verve) 1959 Big Noise from ...
Written by Louis Prima and originally titled "Sing, Bing, Sing" as a reference to Bing Crosby, [127] the song is also known as "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)". [ 129 ] " There Is No Greater Love " [ 4 ] [ 130 ] [ 131 ] is an Isham Jones composition with lyrics by Marty Symes .
Jess Alexandria Stacy (born Jesse Alexander Stacy; [1] August 11, 1904 [2] – January 1, 1995) [3] was an American jazz pianist who gained prominence during the swing era.He may be best remembered for his years with the Benny Goodman band during the late 1930s, particularly his performance at Goodman's 1938 concert at Carnegie Hall.
Arthur Lee "Georgia Boy" Simpkins (1907–1972) [1] was an American singer.. Originally from South Carolina, where he became known as the "Black Caruso" in reference to the opera singer Enrico Caruso, Simpkins performed in Augusta, Georgia, with his group Night Hawks.
Swing jazz emerged as a dominant form in American music, in which some virtuoso soloists became as famous as the band leaders. Key figures in developing the "big" jazz band included bandleaders and arrangers Count Basie, Cab Calloway, Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson, Earl Hines, Glenn Miller, and Artie Shaw.