Benny Goodman's Sextet

Benny Goodman's Sextet
Studio album by Benny Goodman
Released	1944
Label	Columbia
Benny Goodman chronology
Benny Goodman's Sextet (1944) Benny Goodman Sextet Session (1946)

Benny Goodman's Sextet is a studio album by Benny Goodman released by Columbia Records in 1944. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Release

The album was released as a set of four 10-inch 78-rpm phonograph records (cat. no. C-102), with eight tracks across eight sides. ^{[5] [6]}

Background

According to The Nation, the "eight performances [were] chosen by Goodman himself from all that he recorded with various six-man combinations". ^[4]

Reception

Coin Machine Journal wrote upon the album's release: "It's full of the kind of hot music that really draws today's crowds". ^[3]

Track listing

Set of four 10-inch 78-rpm records (Columbia set C-102) ^[6]

All the tracks are marked as "fox trot".

Side 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Rose Room (In Sunny Roseland)"	Williams–Hickman	Benny Goodman Sextet

Side 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Air Mail Special"	Benny Goodman	Benny Goodman and his Sextet

Side 3

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Flying Home"	De Lange–Goodman–Hampton	Benny Goodman Sextet

Side 4

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"I Found a New Baby"	S. Williams–Palmer	Benny Goodman and his Sextet

Side 5

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Poor Butterfly"	Golden Hubbell	Benny Goodman Sextet

Side 6

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Grand Slam"	Goodman	Benny Goodman Sextet

Side 7

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"The Wang Wang Blues"	Busse–Johnson–Mueller	Benny Goodman Sextet

Side 8

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"As Long As I Live"	Koehler–Arlen	Benny Goodman and his Sextet

References

1. Jazz styles & analysis, guitar: A history of the jazz guitar via recorded solos, transcribed and annotated. Maher Publications. 1979. C-102, includes the chief musical kicks for the such outstanding platters as month. The leader of the group Rose ... Benny Goodman Sextet Album featuring: Flying Home, Rose Room, I Found A New Baby, Grand Slam, etc ...
2. The Billboard, Volume 56. R.S. Littleford, Jr., W.D. Littleford. 1944. ... C-102 Benny Goodman Sextet, in response to the huge demand for records by the Benny Goodman Sextet!
3. Coin Machine Journal: World's Authority on Production, Marketing, Maintenance of Coin Operated Vending, Amusement and Service Equipment. Coin Machine Journal, Incorporated. 1935. ... Benny Goodman Sextet" is the name of another album, Columbia Set C-102; and it's full of the kind of hot music that really draws today's crowds. The sextet is made up of several combinations of musicians to give individuality to ...
4. The Nation. J.H. Richards. 1944. ... Benny Goodman Sextet" (C-102; $2.50), eight performances chosen by Goodman himself from all that he recorded with various six-man combinations. They are "Rose Room," "Air Mail Special," "Flying Home," "I Found a ..
5. "Billboard". 24 June 1944.
6. "Benny Goodman Sextet – Benny Goodman Sextet – 4 x Shellac (10-, 78 RPM + 2 more), 1944". 1944 – via Discogs.