Benny Goodman: Next Steps

Benny Goodman: Next Steps

This clarinetist's crisp sense of swing, limpid instrumental tone and confident manner of leading a big band endeared him to a national audience in the 1930s. Goodman used his cultural ambassadorship to integrate American musical culture, playing tunes by Fats Waller (“Handful of Keys”) and collaborating with the high priestess of jazz vocals, Billie Holiday (“Riffin' the Scotch”).

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