PUBLISHED: Jul 02, 2010
DESCRIPTION:
This is from a live performance of Benny Goodman's "Sing, Sing, Sing" on board the cruise, sorry, "ocean" liner, the Queen Mary 2. Kenny Martin, the solo clarinetist, was the instigator of this performance. He was a guest entertainer and has a collection of original arrangements that he got from the estate of Benny Goodman, and it so happened that we had the right instrumentation on board the ship, if we combined a couple of the bands. So, we put on a concert of Benny Goodman charts one afternoon. We had one quick rehearsal, a half-hour break, then the show.
Technical Note: This was recorded with a digital camera using the built-in mic so the video/audio quality is not awe inspiring, but you get the idea...