Benny Goodman and his Orchestra

This footage was filmed on October 7, 1985 New York at the Marriott Marquis with Benny Goodman, clarinet and leader; Laurie Frink, Randy Sandke, John Eckert, and Paul Cohen, trumpets; Bobby Pring, Eddie Bert, and Matt Finders, trombones; Ken Peplowski, and Loren Schoenberg, tenor saxs; Chuck Wilson, and Jack Stuckey, alto saxs; Danny Bank, baritone sax; Dick Hyman, piano; James Chirillo, guitar; Bob Haggart, bass; and Louis Bellson, drums.

*Clarinetist and bandleader Benjamin David Goodman dubbed the “King of Swing” passed away on June 13, 1986 less than a year following this performance.

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