[Dixielandjazz] Teddy Wilson- Jess Stacy & Benny Goodman

[Marek Boym]

>
> According to John Hammond's biography by Dunstan Prial, Goodman and Wilson
> had been in studio sessions together recording and recorded together therein
> prior to 1935. But never appeared publicly because in those days, that was a
> no-no. Krupa was also on some of the recordings.
>

> Hammond was blown away and the next day, he set up a recording date for a
> trio consisting of Goodman, Wilson and a drummer to be named. And on July
> 13, 1935, the trio, now with Gene Krupa was born and recorded Body & Soul.

According to Connor, on December 8, 1935, BG played a jazz concert in
the Congress Hotel in Chicago.  Some sidemen from the Fletcher
Henderson band joined with BG and his musicians, so that was the first
integrated BG appearance.  On Easter Sunday 1936, Teddy Wilson
officially played with the trio at the third concert in the Congress
Hotel.

Wilson is listed for quite a few 1936 broadcasts.

Hampton joined a little later.

But, true enough, they were "informal" members of the BG aggregation.

Everybody knows the 1938 Carnegie hall concert, where black musicians
shared the stage with the Goodman band.

Both wilson and Hamptonp layed as part of the big band at the July 19,
1938 Camel Caravan broadcast.
>

> I don't think Goodman integrated his big band for public appearances until
> about 1939.

You are probably right here; while BG used hampton on drums for
broadcasts, I do not believe he used him in public, other than as a
member of the quartet.

Cheers