1955 MOVIE - BENNY GOODMAN STORY
Krin Gabbard analyses in his book how various jazz movies have dealt with jazz. Here we present his analysis of ”The Benny Goodman Story”.
Kid Ory talks to Sammy Davis Snr. ”Fletcher Henderson” and Steve Allen ”Benny Goodman ”,
Kid Ory and various actors, including ”Benny Goodman”.
Phil Gomez cl, Kid Ory and various actors, including ”Benny Goodman”.
The ”Riverboat Sequence” from the movie.
Red Callender b, Phil Gomez cl, McClure Morris (Red Mack) tp, Minor Hall dm, Kid Ory tb, Lionel Reason p and ”Benny Goodman cl”.
On the sound track, Alvin Alcorn is the trumpet player.
Buck Clayton participated in the movie ”The Benny Goodman Story”. He met his old friend Red Mack playing with Kid Ory.
Abbi Hübner met Kid Ory in Hamburg 1959 (See:1959 Europe).
Ory said:
We played in the movie Benny Goodman Story in 1955. In the movie we played Original Dixieland One Step. However, there where more titles recorded, High Society, Muskrat Ramble and Savoy Blues.
We had so much success during the shooting of the movie and everybody loved the band, actors, musicians, camera men, everybody, but in the end the director Valentine Davies said angrily:
"Only one number with the Ory band, the film is called "The Benny Goodman Story, not the Kid Ory Story!!!"
Dieter vom Bruck, Kid Ory, Abbi Hübner, Peter Hoffmann, Marcel Horst
EPILOGUE
Kid Ory tb and Lionel Reason p.
(”Buck Clayton´s jazz world”).
Kid Ory in the recording studio to record the soundtrack for the Benny Goodman Story.
Photo by Gene Lester.
Information by Babette Ory on facebook. Sold on e-bay.
Kid Ory in the recording studio to record the soundtrack for the Benny Goodman Story.
Photo by Gene Lester.
Information by Babette Ory on facebook. Sold on e-bay.
