Saw my old-man "swing-dance" to this once with Mom at a wedding reception, when i was real young.The old-man flung Mom six-feet in the air, caught her, brought her down, threw her between his legs, then spun her around, and niether missed a beat. My godfather said to me then, "Man! Hank & Rose can still cut a 'MEAN SLICE' 'o rug!" That was 61 years ago.

@alysononoahu8702

2 жыл бұрын

L

@inkoinfinity2

2 жыл бұрын

@@alysononoahu8702 how is this an L?More like a W

@MisatoBestWoman

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful comment!

@Jay-nz4ej

Жыл бұрын

That is one of the most bad ass things I've read in a while! Thank you so much for sharing that memory with us ! Your a bad ass just for passing it on !

@Christopherjazzcat

Жыл бұрын

This put a big smile on my face. Thanks for sharing

There's some interesting things about this track. One is the length. It was very rare to record anything this long. Originally on a 78 rpm platter back then, you could only get about 4 minutes in a side. It was released as a double sided single, something that just wasn't done. It ended up this length because Krupa kept playing. That longer drum part at about half way, expected to be the end but he kept playing and so Benny and company did too. The whole second half basically is ad-lib.

@genebigs1749

3 ай бұрын

I never knew that! Gene Krupa was incredible.

@Iamyolomonkey-ed2gh

3 ай бұрын

That’s really cool!

@inkoinfinity2

2 ай бұрын

So you're telling me one of the greatest musical performances ever was half ad libbed? That's incredible!

This is one of those songs that just make you smile every time you hear it.

@shellyyoungbell2296

3 жыл бұрын

one cannot be unhappy listening to Big Bands!!!!!

@macm.3889

3 жыл бұрын

I think it may be a design flaw of these earbuds, or perhaps a flaw in the structure of my outer ear 😅, that makes it so when I smile the earbuds fall out 😂 It’s not very conducive to listening to good songs all the way through!

@GypsyJena66

Жыл бұрын

Goosebumps

@HollyMoore-wo2mh

Жыл бұрын

... and get up and MOVE. Music you cannot sit still to.

Could be the best of American Music that's ever been recorded.

@user-mw7hh7em2b

4 ай бұрын

Yes! 😂

@danlauffer8540

4 ай бұрын

I agree with Duke Ellington's Diminuendo in Blue and Crescendo in Blue drove the crowd wild and ranks with this is greatness.

I met Butch Trucks' father, Derrick Trucks' grandfather, before an Allman Bros show at the Beacon Theater in NYC. I asked him if he liked the Allman Brothers band when they first started playing. He looked right in my eyes and said, "I like Benny Goodman." 😊

Most Badass song, from the most Badass Generation.

The cowbell at 8:19 slays me every time. I never tire of this song.

@DavidNorthMusic

6 ай бұрын

Slay bells ring

Saw Benny in Singapore Christmas 1956, very lucky to be given a ticket, while doing National Service in Army. Robin P.

Long live Benny Goodman & his orchestra.

My wife’s uncle Wilf had this very piece played at his funeral last week, he loved Benny Goodman. The poor vicar obviously didn’t know how long it would last and wasn’t familiar with it. At every point where it went a bit quiet she thought it was finishing she start to rise but she had to sit back down as the tempo kicked back in. Wilf was always the joker and I wonder if his choice was Wilf’s last prank.

@singtweetypie

4 күн бұрын

Sounds like it was! What a great memory for the family. I am certain everyone had a chuckle. I am sure the vicar knew this song - just didn't know it was going to be the extended version that was played! Uncle Wilf sounds like he was a cool cat!

His '38 Concert was the best concert of jazz in US history. This song was stupendous. Saw him at Disneyland in Ca.

@andrewm4564

3 ай бұрын

If I could go back in time, I would go to that concert at Carnegie Hall.

I was born in 1918 and have been DOA for 25 years but I still swing to this when the moon is full, on occasions

@juliusbakker4415

2 ай бұрын

your 106 !!!

That is when music was really music.

2022 and still jamming out with Benny Goodman!!!

@HollyMoore-wo2mh

Жыл бұрын

...2023... and STILL moving.

@racheallange2056

Жыл бұрын

@@HollyMoore-wo2mh This music will always be timeless. Well.. at least to me.☺

@HollyMoore-wo2mh

Жыл бұрын

@@racheallange2056 Always timeless.

@racheallange2056

Жыл бұрын

@@HollyMoore-wo2mh ☺☺☺

@tonygoldfinger7859

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more. Think this tune started out around 1935. Definitely timeless.

Benny's breakdowns are still better than today's metal bands

@cyka6blat989

9 ай бұрын

From where?

I have this on a 45; it was my Dad's. It's great. I memorized Harry James' solo as a young trumpeter. This part of the fabric of my life.

Only 24 years old and I love this piece! True talent, unparalleled! Amazing music

@carolpayette854

Жыл бұрын

I am 73...... LOVE ❤

@ronbrewer2721

6 ай бұрын

Me too my late father had a collection of records Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller etc some were even before vinyl records came out. Enjoy this wonderful music​@@carolpayette854

@samanthamallett567

3 ай бұрын

Im 17- and I love it so much

@spencercox2684

14 күн бұрын

It is great to see very young people like this kind of music

Best version. Gotta love that clarinet solo at the end, its just so eloquent and beautiful

In 1947, we were broke, so we ate spam and hotdogs for a week... In 2023, we ate spam and hotdogs for a week, now we are broke...

Man those guys could rock!! Imagine this live! Oh ya baby!

This legendary song encompasses a lot of musical genres. The Jazz and Big Band elements are there and with that upbeat tempo and rhythm, Rock music was obviously influenced. With Harry James, Gene Krupa and Benny Goodman all on this recording, it's a mix of musical superstars.

Recorded on July 6, 1937.

@tomservo56954

3 жыл бұрын

"I'll play SING, SING, SING if you'll sing PLAY, PLAY, PLAY"

@PassCookie

3 жыл бұрын

yep! the german Shellac says that too. "Aufgen. 6.7.37 in Hollywood"

@lo-firobotboy7112

2 жыл бұрын

2 days and 35 years before my birthday.

It doesn’t get better than this!

@elainepeterson2284

2 жыл бұрын

NO, IT DOES NOT!!!!!

@mikegutsch5769

Жыл бұрын

You can say that about tons of stuff, though... for example: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gn6blsSBe6ypkZM.html

The remake doesn't hold a candle to this version. Thanks for making it available for us to hear ❤️

@Isaiah-Hughes

2 жыл бұрын

True, but it's kinda nice when you're in a different mood if you know what I mean

This is the best recording of this number

Love this piece!! It was recorded the same month and year my granddaddy was born. Nothing like this great jammin piece of music gold!!

Recorded July 6, 1937..Wow!!😀😀👍🏻

the all-time killer diller of all time. Gene Krupa, is unbelievable.

Benny Goodman was a genius. He was fucking amazing.

The 8:43 version...the full length job. Louis Prima. They WILL play this, in it's entirety, at my funeral wake. Folks' gonna jump at MY death rock! Heck yep.

This is how you play the drums, Gene Krupa was one of a kind

Such a classic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So many other artists perform this, but never like this. An utter gem.

Cool boy I can't stop snapping my fingers and moving my head to this musical gem

In nearly every decade, there's one artist who stands out from the crowd, who's basically the Jimi Hendrix of his (or her) generation, taking music to a place it's never been before. In the 1940s, that guy was Benny Goodman (honorable mention to Art Tatum).

@Rob21ization

Ай бұрын

Honorable mention to Art Tatum???? He was a god amongst kings

One of the greatest songs, EVER!!!

Easily one of the best jams of all time. The horns come in STANK.

GREAT PERFORMANCE BY THE BENNY GOODMAN BAND! GENE KRUPA WAS THE GREATEST DRUMMER EVER!

Sheer genius, artistry and joy! Every time I hear this, its utter magnificence brings me to tears.

I'll never forget my visit to New Year City years ago. I was riding the subway and thoroughly enjoying some music on my headphones. I saw that an older man was smiling at me, so I handed him my headphones. He put them on, and he was thrilled to hear Benny Goodman! He said, "Beautiful!" He thanked me when he got off at his stop.

@Isaiah-Hughes

2 жыл бұрын

That's very wholesome!

If I have a memorial service, this is the recording I want played ..... as loud as traffic allows. Imagine getting drummed to the hereafter by Gene Krupa!

@Orangecat0608

7 ай бұрын

Fantastic idea!

At my first Grateful Dead show in 1978, the band was jamming, the people on the floor had pushed forward to the crowd the stage, everybody was listening, everybody was grooving, and I thought: "this is what it was like for my parents when they went to see the big bands". And Benny was the best.

@paulreader1777

11 ай бұрын

Japanese school bands keep the memory alive.

Benny for ever !

Benny's solo is unmatched in that universe

This has been on of my favorite songs for as long as I can remember, you can't help by tap your toes and smile. Don't understand how people can give a negative vote

@johnbgood52

9 ай бұрын

Metalheads with the IQ of a doorknob.

@ronwhiteman8892

8 ай бұрын

Easy, they have no taste and they’re tone deaf.

amazing how many people still recognize this. am trying to transpose it for funsies, and the amount of people that have this as a fave. total bop, love Gene Krupa on drums. man really slays

Gene Krupa kicking out the jams. Too cool.

NCIS brought me here , binging up to season 17 and this came on to remind me that a bespectacled nerdy Jewish guy could be the swinging-est man on the planet 👍👍

@GlennOchs

Ай бұрын

bespectacled nerdy Jewish guys are be the swinging-est man on the planet

One of the best pop americana compositions ever..

Drums and clarinet, trombone

Don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing

I watch a decent amount of new jazz stuff but it will never be as great as the old stuff. The older jazz is just a lot more tight and you can tell they are so much more confident. The new stuff is good but I’ll always come back to the old stuff :)

I opened my radio show on Monday with this killer track. Grade A in ANY decade.

Benny Goodman's sing sing sing is still going strong even in the 21st century, after how many decades, 9 ?

@ramonrodriguez3741

8 ай бұрын

I Googled when this song first came out, I remember it said 1952 / 1953. Correct me if I am wrong, I am assuming it didn't came out during WW2.

@dingusdingus2152

7 ай бұрын

​@@ramonrodriguez3741the historic Carnegie hall performance was in 1938 so the tune must have been in the orchestra's book at least before then. Maybe Google is mistaken.

@ramonrodriguez3741

2 ай бұрын

​@@dingusdingus2152 Yes, maybe. I always thought this song was a staple of songs during WW2.

@dingusdingus2152

2 ай бұрын

@@ramonrodriguez3741 if Google says 52/53 that is definitely wrong. As I said, the historical Carnegie hall performance was in 38 so this tune was absolutely making the rounds during wwii

When you find the real treasure and everyone else found fools gold 🧐

@ChubbyChecker182

3 жыл бұрын

I like this and I like Fools Gold too (by The Stone Roses)

@inkoinfinity2

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChubbyChecker182 same

How we miss good music today! Few if any can play this it's timeless best dance music ever made!

The greatest song of the 20th century and one of the best in history.

@ronwhiteman8892

8 ай бұрын

It’s ONE of the greatest. You’ve forgotten about “Rhapsody in Blue.”

@Orangecat0608

7 ай бұрын

It has been my #1 desert island tune for decades. I could never tire of it. But Rhapsody in Blue is right up there too . 😀

2023 and still bumpin this😊

Love the drums!!!

Probably my all-time favorite song!

Swinging! 🎹🥁🎺🎷🎸🎙️

Amazing

Amazing...My distant cousin may be related to GENE KRUPA the drummer!!

@baileyclark8483

Жыл бұрын

Nice to know. 😆

I AM ALMOST 74 YEARS OLD, BORN 12/01/49. THIS IS MUSIC OF MY PARENTS' GENERATION AND I LOVE IT. THE MUSIC OF THE 1960'S WAS MY YEARS 10-20. THE MUSIC OF THE 40'S THROUGH THE MID 70'S WAS THE BEST. I FEEL BAD FOR THOSE GROWING UP TODAY. CURRENT POP MUSIC IS AWFUL!!

Pioneer of every concept you hear in music...breakdowns, solos, progressions, climax, slowdowns, repetitions, etc.... everything summed up in one song! Amazing. Every band teacher should have their classes listen to this song. Put the drum machines and synthesizers away!

Benny had the sweetest sounding clarinet ever!

God i love this music so muchhhhh

Do you think anyone noticed the band in the background catching their breath and humming sling with a harmony?

This is the theme song of America's greatest achievement. The nearly simultaneous victory over The Third Reich of Germany and The Empire of Japan. (two separate wars that were won in what we call WW2) That victory granted us our current way-of-life. Benny G.and Louis Prima's "SING SING SING" embodies the "can do" spirit of our American ancestors at home and abroad who worked in unison for total victory. This song signals the world that the Yanks will take care of it. It is a song of competence, hard work, confidence and success. America got the impossible job done.

Heavenly.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MY JAZZ BAND IS GOING TO PLAY THIS. I. AM. THE. CLARINET PLAYER. THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR IN JAZZ BAND. GOD FUCKING DAMN IT *TWO* GOD DAMN SOLOS??????????

@Cont0rt

4 ай бұрын

you poor soul

@theoak64

2 ай бұрын

That's Gene Kupra on drums Daddy-o! Also in his band was the great Lionel Hampton. My parents turned me on to swing and big band music. Keep it Alive! Times were simpler but jammin.

One day, I'll make a film and I'll use this masterpiece

Doing a quickstep to the entirety of this version is like running the great north run phew.

If it doesn't have razz-ma-Tazz, it ain't swing. This song IS razz-ma-tazz!

American Pop brought me here before Mafia 2. American Pop is an 80s classic.

This recording is fine, Krupa is brilliant, James incredible, Goodman never played better but the 1938 Carnegie Hall version surpasses them all. Why is it better? You hear the emotions of a vive audience but the piano solo {with Krupa in the background quietly keeping time) raises the performance to new heights. Chris Pannell

@sc0zzers

Жыл бұрын

thanks - kzread.info/dash/bejne/YoKdycuwfde9dZM.html

Gene Krupa is amazing in this

@lo-firobotboy7112

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, but the horns are givin' a pretty good go too!

@johnw.leutholdsr.6801

2 жыл бұрын

@@lo-firobotboy7112 Yes they are

Love it! I dance around the house to this song!

This song gave me nostalgia and nostalgic

Now that's what I'm talking about!

God how much do I love classics my only problem is that my friends don’t have a good taste in music but I guess it’s because they are still teenagers

@bennygoodmanisgod

10 ай бұрын

Don’t take it to heart. Everyone’s palette is different. If they appreciate it, cool. If not, then it’s their loss

@Orangecat0608

7 ай бұрын

When I was a teenager, I was listening to this stuff. Most other kids were listening to what would now be called Classic Rock. Nothing wrong with going against the mainstream.

Happy Heavenly 115th Birthday Benny Goodman May 30 1909 - June 13 1986

Que c'est bon d'écouter de la bonne musique, mais en 2023 il faut retourner dans les archives, car depuis la fin des années 1990 plus rien (ou presque) de bon !

Great drumming!

@natehale9254

2 жыл бұрын

Nice trumpet solo from a very young Harry James; only 22 when this was recorded

4:44 Man, Benny really hit us with the "prince ali, fabulous he, Ali Ababwa" lick hahaha

@ju_space_ne

29 күн бұрын

holy hell you’re right

Finally found it!!!

Benny Goodman

You listen to masterpieces of musicianship like this, then you listen to the current top 40 today and it makes you want to weep.

@Eleeia

Жыл бұрын

I'm about to be 88 - I've been weeping for a very long time. . .

@jade_is_tired

Жыл бұрын

masterpieces are still being made. there’s always been basic stuff out there; music is not worse just because a lot of people listen to the types of music you don’t like.

Love it!

Gene Krupa makes this classic

Whenever i hear this i will immediately stop what i am doing.

Benny SLAYS

@bennygoodmanisgod

10 ай бұрын

He slays and serves 🔥

I defy anyone to hold still during this song and not at least tap their foot.

何処かで聞いたと思ったら、現在NHKの朝ドラ「ブギウギ｣で、主人公が歌う曲の元歌でした。😅

This is Avant-Garde Swing! Definitely not a normal piece of this genre.

That killed! And I've seen tons of show but that was a real hummer...many thanks

Don't ever tell me my father's generation couldn't swing.

5:05 This part really slaps

Written and recorded by Louis Prima in 1936. ❤😊

those heavy Afrikan Rhythms.