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Benny Goodman - Adventures in the Kingdom of Swing
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781564061867
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 1564061868
Label: Sony
Languages: English (Original Language),
Manufacturer: Sony
MPN: 49186
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 07, 2000
Running Time: 60 minutes
Studio: Sony
Theatrical Release Date: December 07, 1993
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Kingdom of swing and "The King"
Benny has only one thing in his mind since the age of nine: "Clarinet".
This documentary reveals in an excelent manner in only one hour what minds Clarinet and swing music in the hands and body of this virtuose man called Benny Goodman.
You can find a lot of his music and interpretations and take in mind the next two things: if you know Benny you must see the movie; but if you don't know Benny, plese see the documentary and enjoy his magnificient playing from his young years during all ... Read More
Rating: - GOODMAN FAN'S SHOULD OWN THIS
I FOUND THIS DVD VERY INTERESTING. YOU'LL BE DISSAPPOINTED IF YOU'RE EXPECTING A CONCERT. ANYWAY THIS DVD COVERS BENNY'S RISE TO THE TOP. INTERVIEWS WITH FORMER BAND MEMBERS AND FAMILY, PLUS BENNY HIMSELF, MAKE THIS GOOD. WHAT A FANTATIC MUSICIAN. HE ALWAYS SURROUNDED HIMSELF WITH A GREAT BAND, SOME OF WHOM BECAME STARS THEMSELVES. THERE ARE LOTS OF EXAMPLES OF BENNY PLAYING IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. ONE OF THE BEST IS BENNY PLAYING "AVALON" WITH LIONEL HAMPTON, GENE KRUPA AND TEDDY WILSON. ... Read More
Rating: - A great hour about BG
I agree with most comments from previous reviewers, but they forget this was only a one hour program for pubic television! Benny's career lasted for 60 years; even a mini-series wouldn't be long enough to do it real justice.
This hour offers reasonable length clips from movies that Benny was featured in. All of these films are difficult or impossible to buy; and rarely, if ever, shown on cable / satellite. (Okay studios, when can we buy copies of 'Hollywood Hotel', 'Big Broadcast Of ... Read More
Rating: - Beautifully done!
If you are a fan of Benny Goodman, this is a required purchase. Yes, there are a number of problems and I will briefly mention them up front. Benny as a human being is not the focus here, and this did irritate me. He was amazingly difficult, cheap, severe with his sidemen and almost impossible to get close to. These problems were exacerbated in later years by his use of prescription drugs which made him "moody," to put it mildly. Benny's personality is not examined here and that is a major ... Read More
Rating:  - Good, straight-forward introduction to Benny's world
This is a good, basic intro to the Benny Goodman who was known to millions as "The King of Swing." They could have gone a lot farther with aspects of Benny most people know nothing about--he commissioned and performed great works from Bela Barok, Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein, for example, but that isn't even *mentioned*--but the appeal here is to a mainstream understanding of BG. The documentary footage is fascinating, though we could have stayed longer in Carnegie Hall. They also ... Read More
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