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Re: Eric Dolphy and Benny Goodman

Author: allencole
Date: 2004-06-25 22:39

Benny Goodman made a statement to the press in the 1970's that moden jazz had degenerated into a bunch of "funny noises"--I can remember my Dad saving me the clipping. He was also a very conservative player. Can't imagine a collaboration with either Eric or Don.

While it's true the he recorded with Wardell & Fats Navarro--I have the recordings--he was a big critic of bebop, and was known to exorcise chord tensions from some of this arrangements. Eddie Sauter may have a story on that somewhere... If you listen to the bop album, most of the bop part is superficial--primarily the Chico O'Farrell arrangements. Note that the experiment was not repeated, although he did have a Scandavian protege who had shown some promise in the bop field. Died in a car wreck--stopping the march of jazz clarinet, some say. (Anybody remember that guy's name? I think he may have recorded with Wardell)

I also doubt that either Eric or Don would've been interested in a collaboration with Benny. Don naming one of his albums "No Vibe Zone" communicated that sentiment very well.

But all have something to offer individually. Different strokes for different folks...

Allen Cole

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