Klarinet Archive - Posting 000628.txt from 2002/01

From: Janine <janine@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Re: Benny Goodman/Artie Shaw
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 11:37:58 -0500

Bill Winkelman wrote:
>
> I met Shaw back in the late 70s. He has some really negative things to say
> about Benny Goodman, who, of course, was no longer around to defend himself.
> Something about how he was a 'true' Jazz musician and Goodman was not. It
> really turned me off at the time.

Well, FWIW, I always got the impression that Goodman was a little cocky. He
heard my father play once (when my father was very young) & walked over to him &
said, (according to my father), "You'll be as good as me some day", which seemed
a little stuck up to say, but no big deal, I guess. (And it *was* a terrific
compliment.)

My dad played w/Artie Shaw quite a bit...thought he was a great guy & they
seemed to get along great - I remember they talked quite a bit on the phone, & I
don't ever remember there ever being anything negative said about him. But of
course, my dad didn't know him really well personally - they just had a business
relationship.

Janine Olivella

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