Together Again! 1963 Reunion with Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson & Gene Krupa

by Benny Goodman, Benny Goodman Quartet

Overview

Together Again was the first full reunion in the studio of the Benny Goodman Quartet (featuring the clarinetist, vibraphonist Lionel Hampton, pianist Teddy Wilson, and drummer Gene Krupa), and although they would get together on an infrequent basis over the next decade, this was their last studio recording. In general, the classic swing stars avoided re-creating their past triumphs and instead recorded veteran standards that they had missed the first time around. Krupa's bass drum work (which is meant to fill in for a bassist) gets a bit heavy-handed at times, but the good spirits of the reunion uplift the music. Highlights include "Seven Come Eleven," "I've Found a New Baby," "Runnin' Wild," and the blues "Four Once More." ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	03/29/2013
Label:	Bluebird Rca
UPC:	0090266859320
Rank:	244872

Tracks

1. Seven Come Eleven
2. Say It Isn't So
3. I've Found a New Baby
4. Somebody Loves Me
5. Who Cares?
6. Runnin' Wild
7. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
8. Dearest
9. I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)
10. Four Once More

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Benny Goodman   Primary Artist,Clarinet
Benny Goodman Quartet   Primary Artist,Ensemble
Benny Goodman & Quartet   Primary Artist
Gene Krupa   Guest Artist,Drums
Teddy Wilson   Guest Artist,Piano
Lionel Hampton   Guest Artist,Vibraphone
Lester Young   Sax (Tenor)

Technical Credits

Irving Berlin   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Jack Palmer   Composer
Benny Davis   Composer
Ed Michel   Liner Notes
Benny Goodman   Composer
George Avakian   Producer,Liner Notes
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Jay Newland   Reissue Engineer
Leo Wood   Composer
Joshua Sherman   Series Producer
Roy Turk   Composer
Mickey Crofford   Engineer
Harrington Gibbs   Composer
Harry Akst   Composer
Buddy DeSylva   Composer
John Snyder   Reissue Producer
Paul Francis Webster   Composer
Ben Young   Liner Notes,Reissue Producer
Fred E. Ahlert   Composer
Charlie Christian   Composer
Ray Hall   Engineer
Chuck Stewart   Photography
J.J. Stelmach   Art Direction
Randi Alyssa Sherman   Production Coordination
Joe Grey   Composer
Arthur Gibbs   Composer
Benny Goodman & Quartet   Performer
Scott Johnson   Art Direction
Steve Gates   Series Producer
Steve Backer   Executive Producer
Ballard MacDonald   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Michael O. Drexler   Mastering
Spencer Williams   Composer