INCLUDES 1 BONUS TRACK
PERSONNEL:
BENNY GOODMAN, clarinet On all tracks, plus:
A1 & B6// John Frosk, Ermit V. Perry, Allen Smith, Pete Ventura (tp),
Buster Cooper, Rex Peer, Hale Rood (tb), Herb Geller, Jim Sands (as)
Arthur "Babe" Clarke, Bob Wilber (ts), Pepper Adams (bar), Russ Freeman (p),
Turk Van Lake (g), Milt Hinton (b), Shelly Manne (d).
New York, November 15, 1958.
A2 & B2// André Previn (p), Barney Kessel (g), Leroy Vinnegar (b)
Frank Capp (d). Hollywood, September 4, 1958.
A3, A5, B1, B3 & B4// Same personnel as A1 & B6 except George Duvivier (b)
replaces Milt Hinton. New York, November 18, 1958.
A4 & B5// Russ Freeman (p), Turk Van Lake (g), George Duvivier (b),
Shelly Manne (d). New York, November 19, 1958.
SIDE A
1. HAPPY SESSION BLUES (Benny Goodman-Bobby Gutesha) 5:10
2. YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO (Cole Porter) 4:30
3. THE KING AND ME (André Previn) 4:53
4. INDIAN SUMMER (Al Dubin-Victor Herbert) 4:35
5. WHAT A DIFF’RENCE A DAY MADE (Stanley Adams-María Méndez Grever) 3:33
SIDE B
1. BATUNGA TRAIN (Benny Goodman-Bobby Gutesha) 2:56
2. HAVING A BALL (Benny Goodman) 7:41
3. CLARINET A LA KING (Eddie Sauter) 3:28
4. MACEDONIA LULLABY (Benny Goodman-Bobby Gutesha) 3:52
5. DIGA DIGA DOO (Jimmy McHugh-Dorothy Fields) 3:35
6. HAPPY SESSION BLUES (Benny Goodman-Bobby Gutesha) [alternate take] 5:22*
*Bonus track: from the same sessions, but not issued on the original LP.