Camel Caravan Broadcasts September 13, 1938, September 20, 1938 Congress Hotel Chicago, Tower Theater Kansas City
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
- Artist
- Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
- Label
- Soundcraft Radio Recording
- Catalog number
- LP-1020
- Format
- LP
- Country
- US
- Genre
- Jazz
What’s on it
Camel Caravan Broadcasts September 13, 1938, September 20, 1938 Congress Hotel Chicago, Tower Theater Kansas City has 13 tracks. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.
1Blue Skies
- Arranged By
- Fletcher Henderson
- 2Some Of These Days
3I Used To Be Color Blind
- Vocals
- Martha Tilton
- 4Big John Special
- 5September 20, 1930 Russian Lullaby
- 6Pocket Full Of Dreams
- 7Don't Let That Moon Get Away
- 8Moten Swing
9Lady Be Good
- Guitar
- Ben Heller
- 10Margie
- 11Stardust
- 12China Stomp
- 13Bumble Bee Stomp (Broadcast Closing)
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Where it came from
These recordings document the Camel Caravan radio series, a high-profile variety program sponsored by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company that featured Benny Goodman and his orchestra as the central musical act during the late 1930s. The broadcasts from September 1938 capture a pivotal moment in jazz history, reflecting the height of the swing era when Goodman, often referred to as the King of Swing, helped bring jazz into the mainstream through live radio performances.
The Soundcraft Radio Recording label released these specific airchecks as an archival collection, likely intended for radio transcription collectors and jazz historians rather than commercial retail sale. The production highlights the technical limitations and raw, immediate quality of period broadcast recordings, capturing the orchestra's tight arrangements and the lively atmosphere of the Congress Hotel and the Tower Theater during a time when live radio was the primary medium for popular entertainment.
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