It is indeed a purely musical thing. There is a very, very soft spot in my heart for the Big Band sound and those two geniuses in particular. Just something about the sound, I guess.
Benny Goodman was smart enough to take something he hated and turn it into something he loved. He did not want to play the clarinet, but it was all the local music store owner had that his family could afford. I believe he actually wanted to play the trumpet, but I could be wrong. Still, he took an instrument that doesn't traditionally belong in that genre and made a hell of a place for it.
Glenn Miller has a very unmistakable style that any Big Band aficionado can recognize within seconds, and his trombone playing is just...wow.
...so your great-grandmother slept with Benny Goodman? MAN I'm jealous.
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Date: 2006-08-09 04:20 am (UTC)Benny Goodman was smart enough to take something he hated and turn it into something he loved. He did not want to play the clarinet, but it was all the local music store owner had that his family could afford. I believe he actually wanted to play the trumpet, but I could be wrong. Still, he took an instrument that doesn't traditionally belong in that genre and made a hell of a place for it.
Glenn Miller has a very unmistakable style that any Big Band aficionado can recognize within seconds, and his trombone playing is just...wow.
...so your great-grandmother slept with Benny Goodman? MAN I'm jealous.