Klarinet Archive - Posting 001178.txt from 2003/03
From: "Dick Rose" <rarose@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Benny Goodman Story
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 12:35:00 -0500
Hi,
While I've haven't yet contributed to the group, I feel that I have dive in
now, to comment on the Benny Goodman Story. :-)
I have seen the movie at least a dozen times, the first time in the theater
when it was originally released, and think that it is well worth having and
watching many times. Just the music scenes alone are worthwhile, and Steve
Allen does a great job as Benny. Even though, I believe, Goodman himself
played the clarinet for those scenes, Allen did a great job learning to play
the instrument so that he could fake it.
The story itself touches, albeit very lightly, on some interesting issues
about religion and race in the big band era. And it's fun seeing and
hearing Lionel Hampton, Harry James, Teddy Wilson, and other musicians
playing.
So, don't hesitate to buy the DVD if you like big band music and a story
about those days. I'll be buying a copy.
Dick
Dick Rose
2605 Ridgefield Rd.
Portage, MI 49024
Phone: 269-323-2312
Email: rarose@-----.net
Web Site: www.rose-vintage-instruments.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Raycraft [mailto:raycraft@-----.com]
Subject: Re: [kl] Benny Goodman Story
Rebecca,
The movie was made in 1955. Don't buy it.
If you really want to see it, you can rent it for
a couple of bucks, and I think watching it once
will be enough.
Sue
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From: "Rebecca Brennan" <rjbrennan1221@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] Benny Goodman Story
> Is this an older movie or is it new? I've never seen it. I thought of
buying
> it for that reason though. That is now the background picture on my
> computer. I think we should all organize and make them change the cover!
> Then in ten years we can all be millionaires because of the wonderful
> collector's item we have. What a bright imagination I have!
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> -Rebecca
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> >From: Gary Truesdail <gir@-----.net>
> >Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> >To: klarinet@-----.org
> >Subject: Re: [kl] Benny Goodman Story
> >Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 21:16:30 -0800
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> >Maybe the cover will become a valuable collectors item similar to
> >misprinted
> >coins.
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