The complete long unavailable Benny Goodman album Happy Session (Columbia CS8129). It features an all-star version of the Goodman orchestra, including Andre Previn, Russ Freeman, Pepper Adams, Herb Geller, Leroy Vinnegar, Barney Kessel and Shelly Manne, as well as four quintet tracks. All existing alternate takes for the tunes from this album plus a wonderful version of "Cherokee" from the same sessions have been added as bonus tracks. The alternate take on "The King and Me" appears here on CD for the first time ever. Includes 12-page booklet.
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