Greetings from South Africa. I'm 25 years old (I was born blind) and this music beats all this modern stuff any day! I've listened to both Benny's and Glenn's version of Sunrise Serinade and I have to say I love them both.
Years ago, on our way home to LA from Las Vegas, my wife's mother, aunt and uncle were in the back seat. All had recently been widowed. A high desert station was playing music from the Big Band Era. Occasionally looking back in the rear-view mirror, I saw three bodies, but they were decades back in time, reliving the happier, youthful days of their lives with their now deceased spouses. It was a very quiet ride through the desert. In the years since all three have rejoined their spouses. But, in those few hours past and present met.
I grew up on these magic swing bands of Benny Goodman Glen Miller and Tommy Dorsey. You just cannot beat this stomp swing. Brings back so many memories of my mum and dad during the war years. I cannot keep still when I hear these great swing bands , and wish the swing era would come back today. It is cool music. Excellent stuff.
Thank you! ..I absolutely love this music from my parents generation...I never fully appreciated it until I reached my 60's. And now I cant get enough of it. And your talented band played it perfectly..❤❤
I have listened to this and watched it over and over for a few years. It is my happy spot. They give such a great performance with class but with some sly fun installed. John Packer does a fine job of keeping the crowd engaged and the musician into the feel of the show. Wish this would come back around the mid west.
What a fabulous evening of awesome entertainment. My favorite, Glenn Miller. The musicians did a magnificent job showcasing both Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman with their musical artistry. Great concert. 😁😁😁
Wow what a fabulous concert. Really this is much more than a concert-- it is a full blown study of two standard bearers of the jazz era. Two styles, two great sets. Amazing that they were able to reproduce this concert to such exacting standards.
A little over a year ago my band director introduced me into the world of jazz with Benny Goodman’s “Life Goes To A Party”. I fell in love with this music and started learning how to play jazz guitar. Benny Goodman and his music holds a very special place in my heart and this video brings be so much joy. Thank you.
Wow ...benny goodman was sooo good...it would not be ok.to say Benny was best of Big Band sound Its unbelievable that their so much competition at his level was alive at the same time....Wow!!!
Greetings from Mexico City. This concert is truly fabulous. If those gifted musicians had played in any theatre in Mexico, the audience would have started dancing immediately! They are my parents' favourite tunes! Congratulations!
I'm 14 and can't get enough of this music same with classic cars phones anything from the 20s 30s 40s 50s and 60s not so much the 70s and these smartphones I can't work them people as school take the piss out of me because I like good music by I don't back down to them
My father in Law Introduce me to this magnificent Sound of Music, Man they had it going on it must of been a fabulous time to grow up in the 40s and 50s and 60s when this was played on the radio this music always lifts my spirits and makes me grateful for the people like my father in Law Donald Jasper who shared their love of this music I think it was his secret to always being a Happy fellow he always had a big smile on his face God Rest His soul
Great show! Nice to hear an unamplified band -- it sounds so much warmer. Drummer is great. Band plays clean and stylistically on point. Lots of bands play this stuff with much less authenticity and success.
Not even 50... but these bands take me back to my childhood sitting with my daddy (my grandpa) and listening to his music from his times and the waltzes he'd listen to from his mom's time. ❤❤❤❤❤♥️
One of the best Swing Orchestras in the World. Wonderful Sound! Authentic and not too modern. Thanks to the whole band for this nice and swinging evening.
This was a most enjoyable concert. These men (of ALL ages) just played with their hearts. They are so "into" the songs of those years. I loved the whole thing and it's great music to listen to if you're doing office work, housework, playing with the baby, having a cup of coffee by the fireplace, having friends over or making "whoopee" with your husband/wife. SYLVIA - FL - 10-8-2018
Wonderful! They play actual vintage instruments! They kept the sound like it was back in the day. Pete's banter is funny and also quite educational. Great presentation, Pete! You nailed it!
All this vile ignorant criticism this band live were incredibly good and the talent of Pete Long there for all to see ,this is jazz/swing and banter and hollering all part of the very entertaining repertoire of jazz/swing well done thank you Pete Long and your very professional band and your king of erotica singer! excellent .
Both my Dad and my Granddad would have loved this. Then throwing in that touch of English humour polishes this off perfectly for this Crazy Brit, now living in California. Thank you John and all the band members.
What's sad is no-one dances to this, just sitting. This music belongs in grand dance halls with people sweating off the week's stress dancing at tempo. This was the "rock" music of the day. I'm glad people love this next level musicianship. But I feel at it's best this music and the audience could be closer with some absinthe and movement. Just like nature intended.
At home, my wife and I had a great evening swing dancing to this!!! I could never SIT through the evening. Swing is for dancing. It is not sitting and listening music. Your dancing is part of the experience of Swing. What you moves you make on the dance floor is your interaction to the sound. With a live band the people on the dance floor feed into the playing. I would change the location, pull the chairs and get everyone out dancing! Ya I know that Goodman and Miller did some concerts, but Swing is made for dancing.
Sorry, for some of us, dancing is out. When my knees went, so did my dancing (and I learned all the stuff back in the seventies at good ole' Arthur Murray). Now, all I can do is tap my feet. Even standing for a long time hurts. I wish I could still swing. But now it's all done from a chair.
I remember school in the eighties a random swing band appeared in our assembly hall . We the kids were like awe this is going to be shit. Anyways they start playing and man a wall of sound and the swing they played so infectious wee the kids were amazed and cheered them not to stop it was brilliant . if you get the chance to see a swing band live take it you will remember it all your life. Both Benny Goodman and glen miller special can't say who was the best it swings both ways lol god bless em.
I was very blessed to have parents who were in their 20's during this rage of music, thus I grew up in house were SWING was glorious glorified! I was one of 2, well maybe 4, in my graduation class who had any idea who, what and why there was SWING! My mom's older sister taught me how to swing as we often found odd hall rentals where a Big Band was playing. I'm 57 now. Those days of dancing with someone who lived it is gone for me BUT still I'm always looking for a big band to enbrace and SWING.
my experience as well my parents were both born in the 20's and I in 59 so a big gap - we had all the records of this era and they were great dancers - used to love watching them dance
Not disclaiming The Duke the count the dorseys Artie Shaw And others they were All great bands but Miller and Goodman are still my All round favorites thank you for allowing us to see this wonderful performance of some incredible musicians 🎹🎺🎺🎷🎶🎵🎹🎺🎷🥁🎶🎵❤️❤️👍👍❤️❤️👍👍
Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman were My favorites of the big bands this was beautifully played And orchestrated and a great tribute to these marvelous bands
Fifteen years ago while in HS jazz band my daughter fell in love with Glenn Miller as she is a trombone player and she still gets out the horn and plays around! Her three year old son loves it when she gets her horn out!!
excellent! great dynamics, great clarinet work, great sax section, drummer knows how to kick a big band around, great band very well rehearsed tight and polished, a treat to listen to.
John Packer good night blessed for all family and friends of Jazz hear Benny Goodman vs Glenn Miller ,great for Master and all musician ,in one word , magnifique
Absolutely fantastic! I loved it. What a superb group of musicians. I lived through the Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller years and can tell you that these guys are their equals. Audio and video qualities outstanding! Thanks so much!
Magnífico homenaje a dos grandes maestros, magnífica banda e interpretación. Me encantan las Big Band y esta música desde que era una jovencita. Bien por John Packer. Gracias por este video y esta batalla de Swing que me hace mover los pies y las manos y sonreír sin pensarlo.
Amazing! This music was popular before my time but I can truly relate to it. It’s a kind of finger snapping let’s get on the dance floor and get then feet dancing kind of mood,forget your problems.🎶💃🏻🕺🏻🎵❣️
Oh wow!! I have just spent the afternoon dancing round my kitchen (while trying to bake wedding cakes!!). I don’t know how the audience could just sit placidly in their seats, politely tapping one hand. I would love to know if this band and their leader are still performing live - I can’t see when this was recorded but guess it was a while ago. Thank you so much to whoever posted this xxx
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Greetings from South Africa. I'm 25 years old (I was born blind) and this music beats all this modern stuff any day! I've listened to both Benny's and Glenn's version of Sunrise Serinade and I have to say I love them both.
Me too.
Stay Strong. Stay Fast. 💋💐💐😊😁.
If your blind how did you type this?
@@CarmineGambino-wc3vf I use a laptop computer with text-to-speech software installed.
Interesting.
Years ago, on our way home to LA from Las Vegas, my wife's mother, aunt and uncle were in the back seat. All had recently been widowed. A high desert station was playing music from the Big Band Era. Occasionally looking back in the rear-view mirror, I saw three bodies, but they were decades back in time, reliving the happier, youthful days of their lives with their now deceased spouses. It was a very quiet ride through the desert. In the years since all three have rejoined their spouses. But, in those few hours past and present met.
I can almost hear my father humming along to this. Thank you for bringing this to us through youtube.
Me to. My father...But today😢
I grew up on these magic swing bands of Benny Goodman Glen Miller and Tommy Dorsey. You just cannot beat this stomp swing. Brings back so many memories of my mum and dad during the war years. I cannot keep still when I hear these great swing bands , and wish the swing era would come back today. It is cool music. Excellent stuff.
Thank you! ..I absolutely love this music from my parents generation...I never fully appreciated it until I reached my 60's. And now I cant get enough of it. And your talented band played it perfectly..❤❤
I have listened to this and watched it over and over for a few years. It is my happy spot. They give such a great performance with class but with some sly fun installed. John Packer does a fine job of keeping the crowd engaged and the musician into the feel of the show. Wish this would come back around the mid west.
Musica fabulosa,no hy otra
What a fabulous evening of awesome entertainment. My favorite, Glenn Miller.
The musicians did a magnificent job showcasing both Glenn Miller and
Benny Goodman with their musical artistry. Great concert. 😁😁😁
Wow what a fabulous concert. Really this is much more than a concert-- it is a full blown study of two standard bearers of the jazz era. Two styles, two great sets. Amazing that they were able to reproduce this concert to such exacting standards.
I agree...it is far more....
It's true.
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Superb!!!!!! Thanks for this splendid show!!!! All these men are GREAT musicians!
A little over a year ago my band director introduced me into the world of jazz with Benny Goodman’s “Life Goes To A Party”. I fell in love with this music and started learning how to play jazz guitar. Benny Goodman and his music holds a very special place in my heart and this video brings be so much joy. Thank you.
Wow ...benny goodman was sooo good...it would not be ok.to say Benny was best of Big Band sound
Its unbelievable that their so much competition at his level was alive at the same time....Wow!!!
Yes Thank you for vidio & for Benny still calling in followers through his sound
Greetings from Mexico City. This concert is truly fabulous. If those gifted musicians had played in any theatre in Mexico, the audience would have started dancing immediately! They are my parents' favourite tunes! Congratulations!
AGREE 110%
I'm 14 and can't get enough of this music same with classic cars phones anything from the 20s 30s 40s 50s and 60s not so much the 70s and these smartphones I can't work them people as school take the piss out of me because I like good music by I don't back down to them
Cammy Rich let me guess, you're born in the wrong generation?
My father in Law Introduce me to this magnificent Sound of Music, Man they had it going on it must of been a fabulous time to grow up in the 40s and 50s and 60s when this was played on the radio this music always lifts my spirits and makes me grateful for the people like my father in Law Donald Jasper who shared their love of this music I think it was his secret to always being a Happy fellow he always had a big smile on his face God Rest His soul
15:57 😅 17:03 ❤😂🎉
Is anybody else sad whenever they can't be listening to stuff like this?
Great show! Nice to hear an unamplified band -- it sounds so much warmer. Drummer is great. Band plays clean and stylistically on point. Lots of bands play this stuff with much less authenticity and success.
Not even 50... but these bands take me back to my childhood sitting with my daddy (my grandpa) and listening to his music from his times and the waltzes he'd listen to from his mom's time. ❤❤❤❤❤♥️
You did an absolute amazing job with Sing Sing Sing,tempo on point,hats of to you and the drummer
One of the best Swing Orchestras in the World. Wonderful Sound!
Authentic and not too modern.
Thanks to the whole band for this nice and swinging evening.
With over two million views says it all, Brilliant..Benny Goodman & Glenn Miller would be Oh! So Proud.
I love this kind of music, this is music forever!
Amazing job! I wish I could go to a concert like that
Greeting from Moscow, 79 years old, Sasha😂❤
В России только один дирижёр мог с таким юмором работать с оркестром
😂😂😂😂
This was a most enjoyable concert. These men (of ALL ages) just played with their hearts. They are so "into" the songs of those years. I loved the whole thing and it's great music to listen to if you're doing office work, housework, playing with the baby, having a cup of coffee by the fireplace, having friends over or making "whoopee" with your husband/wife. SYLVIA - FL - 10-8-2018
Wonderful! They play actual vintage instruments! They kept the sound like it was back in the day. Pete's banter is funny and also quite educational. Great presentation, Pete! You nailed it!
All this vile ignorant criticism this band live were incredibly good and the talent of Pete Long there for all to see ,this is jazz/swing and banter and hollering all part of the very entertaining repertoire of jazz/swing well done thank you Pete Long and your very professional band and your king of erotica singer! excellent .
Teşekkürler TH-cam web sitesi , teşekkürler John Packer Ltd. , böyle güzel konseri bize seyrettiğiniz için.
Just wonderful and wow! Excellent treatment of the Goodman Sing, Sing, Sing. ALL the musicians were superb!
I like drummer most of all)
Great concert,repeat similar.Congratulation's!!!!!.
Both my Dad and my Granddad would have loved this. Then throwing in that touch of English humour polishes this off perfectly for this Crazy Brit, now living in California. Thank you John and all the band members.
What's sad is no-one dances to this, just sitting. This music belongs in grand dance halls with people sweating off the week's stress dancing at tempo. This was the "rock" music of the day. I'm glad people love this next level musicianship. But I feel at it's best this music and the audience could be closer with some absinthe and movement. Just like nature intended.
you are very lucky to get to hear these musicians play for free on youtubeland... great work
Louis Prima wrote Sing sing sing! Beautiful songs, I like this video, thank you for uploading!
Just when you think you've seen it all. A Band of Brits kickin' ass to America's premier big bands. Fabulous. Hope you a tour accross the pond.
Fabulosa banda! El baterista genial, me recuerda Krupa. Buena presentacio'n y excelentes musicos!!
Agree totally with CWorker!! A tour of the U. S. would be incredible.
I grew up with this and the US Navy band on the old victrola converted to a hi fi playing on Saturday morning.
I remember dancing on my dad's feet to this fantastic melody. Yeah, he played a sax at one time in a band.
Incidentally, I am a GM fan and historian, but your bands opening number of BG's Don't Be That Way was electrifying. Excellent job!
Stumbled on this, watched it in its entirety. Amazing! Would love to see this live with no chairs. :)
Brilliant, and certainly overcame the usual short internet attention span. Promise to say an Ave for all the band members (and leader) and Acker.
At home, my wife and I had a great evening swing dancing to this!!! I could never SIT through the evening. Swing is for dancing. It is not sitting and listening music. Your dancing is part of the experience of Swing. What you moves you make on the dance floor is your interaction to the sound. With a live band the people on the dance floor feed into the playing. I would change the location, pull the chairs and get everyone out dancing!
Ya I know that Goodman and Miller did some concerts, but Swing is made for dancing.
The audience can be as much a part of the music as the musicians themselves. Ask anyone on stage, a dead audience equals a dead performance.
Sorry, for some of us, dancing is out. When my knees went, so did my dancing (and I learned all the stuff back in the seventies at good ole' Arthur Murray). Now, all I can do is tap my feet. Even standing for a long time hurts. I wish I could still swing. But now it's all done from a chair.
Glemm and Benny would be proud.
Two of the all-time greats of Big Band music.
I plan to hear only a couple of songs and ended to watch the whole show amazing, congratulations, stunning, perfection!!!
Excellent, passionate music, pleasing and a pleasure to listen and watch the videos.
Brings a tear of joy to my eye, THANK YOU!!!
Fantastic swing great musicians. Hope it stay on TH-cam 👍😙🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Welcome this kind of art these times!
estoy pasando duros momentos, pero esto a llenado mi corazon de animo y alegria, gracias
This is RIDICULOUSLY enjoyable. Thank you so many times.
Thank you for posting this great band and concert! I wish I was there!
I have some of this music on my ipod right alongside the Stones, Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers etc. It's all terrific!
I remember school in the eighties a random swing band appeared in our assembly hall . We the kids were like awe this is going to be shit. Anyways they start playing and man a wall of sound and the swing they played so infectious wee the kids were amazed and cheered them not to stop it was brilliant . if you get the chance to see a swing band live take it you will remember it all your life. Both Benny Goodman and glen miller special can't say who was the best it swings both ways lol god bless em.
I love this concert. I have listened to it many times while grading; in fact, I am grading and listening to it now.
Masterpiece... greatings from Poland
How can such a good band play in such a small theathre, they DO deserve much much more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Exactly ten years to the day (evening) later (7/11/2024) of this performance and still luvin' it!
I was very blessed to have parents who were in their 20's during this rage of music, thus I grew up in house were SWING was glorious glorified! I was one of 2, well maybe 4, in my graduation class who had any idea who, what and why there was SWING!
My mom's older sister taught me how to swing as we often found odd hall rentals where a Big Band was playing. I'm 57 now. Those days of dancing with someone who lived it is gone for me BUT still I'm always looking for a big band to enbrace and SWING.
my experience as well my parents were both born in the 20's and I in 59 so a big gap - we had all the records of this era and they were great dancers - used to love watching them dance
Not disclaiming The Duke the count the dorseys Artie Shaw And others they were All great bands but Miller and Goodman are still my All round favorites thank you for allowing us to see this wonderful performance of some incredible musicians 🎹🎺🎺🎷🎶🎵🎹🎺🎷🥁🎶🎵❤️❤️👍👍❤️❤️👍👍
Excellent music. The best to remember those times and glad our mothers too.
Awesome playing guys ! Keep on keeping on Jazz !
Espetacular. Grandes músicos interpretando composições de 2 grandes bandas.
I really need more of these guys❤
Tengo 74 años Está música No es de mis tiempos pero nunca volverá a ver este tipo de música desafortunada mente saludos
Que buena orquesta recordada de tanta tiempo estas melodias llenas de ritmo. Buenisima
Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman were My favorites of the big bands this was beautifully played And orchestrated and a great tribute to these marvelous bands
My dad loved to play Glenn Miller when I was growing up. Great memories!
Orquesta que marco una Época!!!
What a terrific event! Thank you for sharing this. :)
I listened to this in its entirety the other days...I'm now hooked. Amazing.
Two of my favorite, the music I grew up with and love to this day. Fantastic!
Can't ever get tired of Sing Sing Sing!
+Michaela B Me too! I heard the music before but just recently I found out it's name. Now I hear it every time I can on Pandora or on TH-cam.
Bernardo Martinez When I was in high school we played it every year in our jazz band! Such a great song to listen to and to play!
Fifteen years ago while in HS jazz band my daughter fell in love with Glenn Miller as she is a trombone player and she still gets out the horn and plays around! Her three year old son loves it when she gets her horn out!!
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excellent! great dynamics, great clarinet work, great sax section, drummer knows how to kick a big band around, great band very well rehearsed tight and polished, a treat to listen to.
The beautiful music 😎👌🏻👍💥💙🍾🥂
Thank you very much 😎👍💙🍾🥂
Was music, the best x young people and old people after to dancing. Hello from Albuquerque new mex USA.
I just stumbled onto this link...
#WOW!
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Have a good day masters of music! Very thank You for jazz classic! Yeah!!!!
Setembro/2020 precisamos que haja mais músicas assim e mais alegria pelo mundo.
Excelente música!! Me encantó. Me sorprende cómo las personas están tan tranquilas en sus butacas, yo estaría bailando!
Absolutely fantastic! I love this so much!
Rob
A great performance, although many listeners may not realize it, we had the privilege of listening to very well trained talented musicians.
Felicidades por su excelente trabajo 👍👍👍 saludos desde California
John Packer good night blessed for all family and friends of Jazz hear Benny Goodman vs Glenn Miller ,great for Master and all musician ,in one word , magnifique
in the mood!!! this music came out way before my time!! me and my stepson both love Glenn Miller. especially In The Mood
This music is full of life makes you feel alive And Young ,I Can Feel The Beat through my whole body, more so when you swing dance to it.
Wonderful!! There is magic in live swing.
Brilliant host 🏅
Absolutely fantastic! I loved it. What a superb group of musicians. I lived through the Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller years and can tell you that these guys are their equals. Audio and video qualities outstanding! Thanks so much!
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Magnífico homenaje a dos grandes maestros, magnífica banda e interpretación. Me encantan las Big Band y esta música desde que era una jovencita. Bien por John Packer.
Gracias por este video y esta batalla de Swing que me hace mover los pies y las manos y sonreír sin pensarlo.
Esta mùsica NUNCA va a pasar de moda, es un DELEITE escucharla!!.....me falto decir...¡¡¡GRAN ORQUESTA!!!
Thank you for posting this brought me back to my first love of swing & jazz . Most entertaining
Amazing! This music was popular before my time but I can truly relate to it.
It’s a kind of finger snapping let’s get on the dance floor and get then feet dancing
kind of mood,forget your problems.🎶💃🏻🕺🏻🎵❣️
LOVE ALL SWING! BRING IT BACK! BIG DANCES, BIG BANDS! PROPER ATTIRE! TY GBYCS!
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Phenomenal job on Danny boy...really playin well together after playin for so long...Bravo Boys!
Excelent, congratulations for you and all musicians of the big band.
JUST LET YOUR SELF TO GO BACK TO THE YEARS OF WONDERFUL MUSIC TO REMEMBER ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Both bands are still my favourites at my age of 80.George Bendek,Budapest, Hungary
So cool, thank you Pete Long!
great - never heard it so relaxed, live and perfect, the drummer is great
Oh wow!! I have just spent the afternoon dancing round my kitchen (while trying to bake wedding cakes!!). I don’t know how the audience could just sit placidly in their seats, politely tapping one hand. I would love to know if this band and their leader are still performing live - I can’t see when this was recorded but guess it was a while ago. Thank you so much to whoever posted this xxx
Listen to Goodman ( Goodman)..
.... O MY GOD SO AWESOME AND BEAUTIFUL ......
Thanks for the Memoires...They are still great and Packer todo.
What a wonderful rythm, harmony, puré good músic. I love it