Word: swingster
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Dates: during 1938-1938
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MOZART: QUINTET FOR CLARINET & STRINGS (K. 581). (Benny Goodman and the Budapest String Quartet; Victor: 8 sides.) One evening last winter, a Victor representative introduced bespectacled Benny Goodman, No. 1 U. S. swingster, to the famed Budapest String Quartet, world's No. 1 chamber-music team. Goodman knew about them; they had never heard of him. When they discovered how well he played the clarinet they suggested that he join them in making a record or two. "Have you ever made records before?" inquired the Budapesters. "Yes, a few," said Goodman, "in fact, I have a band." "Indeed...