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MAGIC CARPET SELECTIONS features recordings of Benny Goodman's sextet and orchestra for AFRS' Magic Carpet radio program. Personnel includes: Benny Goodman (clarinet); Lisa Morrow, Art Lund, Eve Young (vocals); Bill Shine, Larry Mollinelli, Clint Bellew (alto saxophone); Cliff Strickland, Lester Clark, Zoot Sims, Stan Getz (tenor saxophone); Johnny Rotella (baritone saxophone); Johnny Best, Nate Kazebier, Dick Mains, Tommy DeCarlo, Dale Pierce (trumpet); Addison Collins (French horn); Cutty Cutshall, Leon Cox, Kai Winding (trombone); Johnny White (vibraphone); Joe Bushkin, Jess Stacy (piano); Mike Bryan, Barney Kessel (guitar); Barney Spieler, Harry Babasin (bass); Louis Bellson, Dave Tough (drums). Recorded between November 1945 and November 1946. Includes liner notes by Tony Middleton. Personnel: Benny Goodman (clarinet); Eve Young, Liza Morrow, Art Lund (vocals); Bill Shine, Gerald Sanfino (alto, alto saxophone); Gish Gilbertson (tenor, tenor saxophone); Mike Bryan, Barney Kessel (guitar); Larry Molinelli, Clint Bellew (alto saxophone); Cliff Strickland (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Peanuts Hucko, Stan Getz , Zoot Sims (tenor saxophone); Danny Bank , John Rotella (baritone saxophone); Nate Kazebier, Dick Mains, Conrad Gozzo , Brody Schroff, Dale Pierce, Tommy DeCarlo, Billy Butterfield, Bernie Privin (trumpet); Addison Collins (French horn); Dick Le Fave, Leon Cox, Kai Winding, Chauncey Welsch, Cutty Cutshall (trombone); Jess Stacy, Joe Bushkin, Mel Powell (piano); Johnny White (vibraphone); Johnny DeSoto, Dave Tough, Louie Bellson & His Jazz Orchestra, Louie Bellson (drums). Liner Note Author: Tony Middleton . Recording information: 400 Restaurant, New York, NY (11/1945-11/1946); Meadowbrook Gardens, Culver City, CA (11/1945-11/1946); Terrace Room, NJ (11/1945-11/1946). Arrangers: Joe Bushkin; Mel Powell; Buck Clayton. Beaming with energy, Benny Goodman and his orchestra put on a fantastic performance on 1945-1946: Magic Carpet Selections. Despite his top bill status, he never uses these performances to show off his amazing clarinet skills. Instead, Goodman and his fellow jazz musicians dive headfirst into the material, sculpting excellent versions of these songs with their barrage of instruments. The best songs here mostly feature guest vocalists, especially the bopping "Give Me the Simple Life" and the melancholy "It's the Talk of the Town," featuring Liza Morrow and Art Lund, respectively. Anyone looking for a solid album of classic swing music should give this a try. It may not have his best known material but it showcases an American legend performing in his prime. ~ Bradley Torreano

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