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According to jazz historian Leonard Feather, “Joe Marsala was responsible in his quiet and unpublicized way for more attempts at breaking down segregation in jazz than Benny Goodman.”
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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In 1935, Benny Goodman invited him aboard, launching the Swing Era.
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume 172 Phil Ramone 2011
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Benny Goodman and his orchestra at Carnegie Hall, New York, 1938.
Jazz gets a history 2011
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Sonically, Holiday – who had learned her craft in the bands of Benny Goodman and Teddy Wilson – puts in a performance that exploits fully the dynamic potential of the recently developed microphone, something that would become increasingly important for any jazz singer.
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Somehow I got my hands on a Benny Goodman record, and I had never heard anything like it before—it was so exciting rhythmically, and the improvising was amazing.
'The Guy With Four Sticks' Stuart Isacoff 2011
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Stewart went on to collaborate with Art Tatum, Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, and Charlie Parker, among others.
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume 185 Phil Ramone 2011
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MC Mr Bruce and producer Mr Chucks adds squelchy synths and dusty drum loops to big band classics by the likes of Benny Goodman, and there's also dancing lessons from Exeter-based Swing'n'Soul and circus skills from the Patchwork Spinning Collective.
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In past years, Steel Pier showcased some of the biggest names in show business, including Guy Lombardo, Benny Goodman, Mae West, Charlie Chaplin, the Three Stooges and Frank Sinatra.
Trump Entertainment Puts Jersey Shore Landmark For Sale Aatekah Mir 2011
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Every lunch time the numerous small jukeboxes that are distributed about the dining area fill the air with webs of King Curtis and Benny Goodman.
Wings stephen hastings-king 2011
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In past years, Steel Pier showcased some of the biggest names in show business, including Guy Lombardo, Benny Goodman, Mae West, Charlie Chaplin, the Three Stooges and Frank Sinatra.
Trump Entertainment Puts Jersey Shore Landmark For Sale Aatekah Mir 2011
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