When Sid met Benny - Benny Goodman, Sid Catlett and The Summer of '41

It was bound to fail, but before it did there were some superb moments.
A band can only have one leader, and Benny Goodman was not about to cede the reins of his legendary outfit to anyone else. Stung by the memory of how Gene Krupa could at will assume de facto control of his earlier band, Goodman had developed a super-sensitivity to drummers, preferring players who stayed further in the background.
Sid Catlett was coming off of a two year stint with Louis Armstrong's big band, where he was free to do as he pleased, even encouraged to do so. His natural sense humor and showmanship, married to a beat that wouldn't quit, (not to mention moments of delicacy that belied his huge frame) made Catlett the natural center of attention whenever the band took the stage.
Maybe this is why Goodman not infrequently sounds as though he's about to blow a fuse as he attempts in song after song during Catlett's few months in the band to top or at least match Catlett's heat. With a talent as profound as Goodman's, he never ceases to create superlative jazz moments, no matter what the circumstances.
This Skip Martin arrangement is patterned after a Goodman Septet tune recorded earlier in 1941, and the soloists are Cootie Williams (trumpet) and Vido Musso (tenor) as well as Sid and BG.
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