The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert by Benny Goodman, Columbia Records catalogue item SL-160, is a two-disc LP of swing and jazz music recorded at Carnegie Hall in New York City on January 16, 1938. First issued in 1950, the landmark recording captured the premiere performance given by a big band in the famed concert venue. The event has been described as "the single most important jazz or popular music concert in history: jazz's 'coming out' party to the world of 'respectable' music."
The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
Benjamin David Goodman was an American clarinetist and bandleader, known as the "King of Swing".
Goodman in 1942
Goodman's swing fans in Oakland, California
Goodman with Christian in a recording studio, April 1941
Goodman in Stage Door Canteen (1943)