1937/38 Jazz Concert No. 2
1952 studio album by Benny Goodman and his orchestra, trio, and quartet
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1937/38 Jazz Concert No. 2 is a double LP album by Benny Goodman and his orchestra, trio, and quartet released by Columbia Records in 1952.[4][5][6]
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| Studio album by Benny Goodman and his orchestra, trio, and quartet | ||||
| Released | 1952 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Benny Goodman and his orchestra, trio, and quartet chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [2][3] |
Release
The album was released as a set of two 12-inch (300 mm) LPs (cat. no. SL-180) and as two separate volumes: Volume II (ML-4590) and Volume II (ML-4591).[7] All the three versions were also available as sets of 45-rpm records.[8]
The album was later reissued on Legacy in the CD format under the title Benny Goodman on the Air 1937â38, with some tracks added.[9]
Reception
Track listing
2 Ã LP (Columbia Masterworks SL-180)
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Note(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Let's Dance" |
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| 2. | "Ridin' High" | Cole Porter | ||
| 3. | "Nice Work If You Can Get It" (from Damsel in Distress) | |||
| 4. | "Vibraphone Blues" | L. Hampton | Vocal by Lionel Hampton | |
| 5. | "The Sheik of Araby" |
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| 6. | "Peckin'" |
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| 7. | "Sunny Disposish" |
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| 8. | "Nagasaki" |
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| 9. | "St. Louis Blues" | W. C. Handy |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Note(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Sugar Foot Stomp" |
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| 2. | "Moonglow" |
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| 3. | "I'm a Ding Dong Daddy (from Dumas)" | Baxter | ||
| 4. | "I Hadn't Anyone till You" | R. Noble | Vocal: Martha Tilton | |
| 5. | "Always" | Berlin | ||
| 6. | "Down South Camp Meetin'" |
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| 7. | "Sweet Leilani" | H. Owens | ||
| 8. | "Sometimes I'm Happy" |
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| 9. | "Roll 'Em" | M. Williams |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Note(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "King Porter Stomp" | J. R. Morton | ||
| 2. | "Have You Met Miss Jones" (from I'd Rather Be Right) |
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| 3. | "Shine" |
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| 4. | "Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day" |
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| 5. | "Runnin' Wild" |
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| 6. | "You Turned the Tables on Me" |
| Vocal: Helen Ward | |
| 7. | "At the Darktown Strutters' Ball" | S. Brooks | ||
| 8. | "My Gal Sal" | Dresser | ||
| 9. | "Bugle Call Rag" |
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Clarinet Marmalade" |
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| 2. | "Time on My Hands (You in My Arms)" (from Smiles) | ||
| 3. | "Stardust" |
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| 4. | "Benny Sent Me" | B. Goodman | |
| 5. | "Everybody Loves My Baby" |
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| 6. | "Josephine" |
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| 7. | "Killer Diller" |
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| 8. | "Someday Sweetheart" |
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| 9. | "Caravan" |
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| 10. | "Goodbye" | G. Jenkins |
Charts
| Chart (1952â53) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Best-Selling Popular Record Albums â 33+1â3 RPM[11] | 1 |