"Benny Goodman: Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing"

"Benny Goodman: Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing"

Benny Goodman: Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing

		Year: 1993 Running Time: 60 minutes Other:Columbia Music Video - Color & B/W - HI-FI Category: Documentary Produced and Directed by: Oren Jacoby Executive Producer: Susan Lacy Narrated by: David Strathairn
		Performances by: Gene Krupa Ella Fitzgerald Louis Armstrong Lionel Hampton Teddy Wilson Harry James Peggy Lee Charlie Parker Helen Ward Dizzy Gillespie

This is the definitive Benny Goodman story as premiered over 100 public television stations nationwide and is a comprehensive documentary covering Goodman's career. Produced by WNET's Emmy Award-winning American Masters series, this is a story of a man who, with clarinet in hand, rose to become one of our country's cultural icons. This biography includes rare, never-before-seen performance footage from the '20s and '30s, studio rehearsal footage from the '50s, home movies, rare audio tracks, clips from movies and television appearances and video footage of Goodman recounting his own life. Also, great action footage of Krupa included in many of the scenes featuring the early Benny Goodman Orchestra.