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A1	–Benny Goodman Trio	China Boy Clarinet – Benny GoodmanDrums – Gene KrupaPiano – Teddy WilsonWritten-By – Winfree*, Boutelje*	2:30
A2	–Benny Goodman Quartet*	My Melancholy Baby Clarinet – Goodman*Drums – Krupa*Piano – Wilson*Vibraphone [Vibes] – Lionel HamptonWritten-By – Burnett*, Norton*	3:25
A3	–Benny Goodman Quartet*	The Blues In My Flat Clarinet – Goodman*Drums – Dave ToughPiano – Wilson*Vocals [Vocal] – Hampton*Written-By – Hampton*	3:23
A4	–Benny Goodman Trio	I Know That You Know Bass – John KirbyClarinet – Goodman*Drums – Hampton*Piano – Wilson*Written-By – Caldwell*, Youmans*	3:01
A5	–Benny Goodman Quartet*	Bei Mir Bist Du Schön Clarinet – Goodman*Drums – Krupa*Piano – Wilson*Trumpet – Ziggy ElmanVibraphone [Vibes] – Hampton*Vocals [Vocal] – Martha TiltonWritten-By – Jacobs*, Secunda*Written-By [English Version] – Chan*, Chaplin*	6:44
A6	–Benny Goodman Quartet*	The Blues In Your Flat Clarinet – Goodman*Drums – Tough*Piano – Wilson*Vibraphone [Vibes] – Hampton*Written-By – Hampton*	2:33
A7	–Benny Goodman Quartet*	Vieni, Vieni Clarinet – Goodman*Drums – Krupa*Piano – Wilson*Vibraphone [Vibes] – Hampton*Written-By – Koger*, Varna*, Scotto*	2:50
A8	–Benny Goodman Trio	Nobody's Sweetheart Clarinet – Goodman*Drums – Krupa*Piano – Wilson*Written-By – Meyers*, Schoebal*, Erdman*, Kahn*	2:45
B1	–Benny Goodman Quartet*	Dizzy Spells Clarinet – Goodman*Drums – Tough*Piano – Wilson*Vibraphone [Vibes] – Hampton*Written-By – Goodman*, Hampton*, Wilson*	3:17
B2	–Benny Goodman Trio	Exactly Like You Clarinet – Goodman*Drums – Krupa*Piano – Wilson*Vocals [Vocal] – Hampton*Written-By – Fields*, McHugh*	3:16
B3	–Benny Goodman Quartet*	Vibraphone Blues Clarinet – Goodman*Drums – Krupa*Piano – Wilson*Vibraphone [Vibes], Vocals [Vocal] – Hampton*Written-By – Hampton*	3:22
B4	–Benny Goodman Quintet*	I Cried For You Bass – Kirby*Clarinet – Goodman*Drums – Buddy SchutzPiano – Wilson*Vibraphone [Vibes] – Hampton*Written-By – Lyman*, Freed*, Arnheim*	3:18
B5	–Benny Goodman Trio	All My Life Clarinet – Goodman*Drums – Krupa*Piano – Wilson*Vocals [Vocal] – Helen WardWritten-By – Stept*, Mitchell*	3:11
B6	–Benny Goodman Quartet*	Stompin' At The Savoy Clarinet – Goodman*Drums – Krupa*Piano – Wilson*Vibraphone [Vibes] – Hampton*Written-By – Razaf*, Goodman*, Webb*, Sampson*	2:47
B7	–Benny Goodman Trio	More Than You Know Clarinet – Goodman*Drums – Krupa*Piano – Wilson*Written-By – Rose*, Eliscu*, Youmans*	3:12
B8	–Benny Goodman Quartet*	I'm A Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas) Clarinet – Goodman*Drums – Krupa*Piano – Wilson*Vibraphone [Vibes] – Hampton*Written-By – Baxter*	2:38

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – Radio Corporation Of New Zealand Ltd.
• Published By – Allans Music Aust. Pty Ltd
• Published By – J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd.
• Published By – Chappell's ∙ Sydney
• Published By – D. Davis & Co Ltd ∙ Sydney
• Published By – Sam Fox

Credits

• Bass – John Kirby
• Clarinet – Benny Goodman
• Drums – Buddy Schutz, Dave Tough, Gene Krupa
• Piano – Teddy Wilson
• Reissue Producer – Brad McCuen
• Sleeve Notes – Dom Cerulli
• Trumpet – Ziggy Elman
• Vibraphone [Vibes], Vocals [Vocal] – Lionel Hampton
• Vocals [Vocal] – Helen Ward, Martha Tilton

Notes

Cover information:
Flipback sleeve, 2 glue-flaps, made of thin card, fully laminated, pinched spine.
Front of sleeve:
Top left hand corner, under catalogue #, 'vintage series' and underneath, the series logo.
Top right hand, 'RCA VICTOR®' and red 'RCA' ®
In centre, on blue vertical oblong, title shown as, 'BG The Small Groups' and underneath, '16 Original Versions By Benny's Trio, Quartet And Quintet Featuring Gene Krupa, Teddy Wilson, Lionel Hampton And Dave Tough'
Behind the blue oblong is a black and white photo of the Quartet.
Back of sleeve:
Top right hand corner, under catalogue #, 'B.G., The Small Groups / Benny Goodman'
Down right hand side is the tracklist, titles are not numbered. Each track shows the credits and following information:
Side 1:
China Boy Trio
(BS-100395-1) Recorded in Chicago, Illinois, 4/24/36
My Melancholy Baby Quartet
(BS-03063-1) New York City, 11/18/36
The Blues In My Flat Quartet
(BS-021627-1) New York City, 3/25/38
I Know That You Know Trio
(BS-030777-2) New York City, 12/29/38
Bei Mir Bist Du Schön Quartet
(BS-017754-1/BS-017783-1) New York City, 12/21 & 29/37
The Blues In Your Flat Quartet
(BS-021626-1) New York City, 3/25/38
Vieni, Vieni Quartet
(BS-015577-2) New York City, 10/29/37
Nobody's Sweetheart Trio
(BS-100501-1) Chicago, 4/27/36
Side 2:
Dizzy Spells Quartet
(BS-021629-2) New York City, 3/25/38
Exactly Like You Trio
(PBS-97773-1) Hollywood, California, 8/26/36
Vibraphone Blues Quartet
(PBS-97774-1) Hollywood, 8/26/36
I Cried For You Quintet
(BS-030776-1) New York City, 12/29/38
All My Life Trio
(BS-100397-1) Chicago, 4/23/36
Stompin' At The Savoy Quartet
(BS-03514-2) New York City, 12/2/36
More Than You Know Trio
(BS-100396-1) Chicago, 4/24/36
I'm A Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas) Quartet
(BS-017451-2) New York City, 12/2/37
Public performance clearance-ASCAP.
All selections except I Know That You Know, Vibraphone Blues, Nobody's Sweetheart, Bei Mir Bist Du Schön, More Than You Know and I'm A Ding Dong Daddy appear on LP for the first time on this recording.
Reissue produced by Brad McCuen.
IMPORTANT! Any RCA Monophonic record ( New Orthophonic High Fidelity ) CAN be played on Stereophonic equipment, but all RCA Stereophonic records ( Living Stereo ) MUST be played on equipment designed specifically for stereophonic reproduction.
Comprehensive sleeve notes of the history of the Bands by Dom Cerulli Jazz Critic, Co-Editor The Jazz World (Ballantine Books) and underneath an acknowledgement of the source material for the notes.
Under is a black outlined square box with notes about the 'RCA Victor Vintage Series' inside.
© 1965, Radio Corporation of America
Underneath the RCA logo, 'Pressed in New Zealand'
33⅓ R.P.M. LONG PLAYING RECORD Silent Surface, Flexible
At end of 'Copyright' warning sentence; 'Copyright subsists in all records by virtue of the New Zealand Copyright Act, 1913.
Distributed by RADIO CORPORATION OF NEW ZEALAND LTD.
Cover produced by CELLO-KRAFT LTD.

Label information:
Title, 'B.G., The Small Groups'
DYNAGROOVE
Side 1:
1, 4, 8 Benny Goodman Trio; 2, 3, 5, 6. 7 Benny Goodman Quartet; 3. vocal Lionel Hampton; 5. vocal Martha Tilton
Side 2:
1, 3, 6, 8 Benny Goodman Quartet; 2, 5, 7 Benny Goodman Trio; 4, Benny Goodman Quintet; 2, vocal Lionel Hampton 5, vocal Helen Ward
Both sides, Producer: Brad McCuen
Product Of Radio Corporation Of New Zealand Ltd. Made From Master Recordings Of Radio Corporation Of America
Publisher’s ‘seals’ on both sides. The seal for 'Davis', track A8, is missing.
Publisher for track A2, and tracks B1, B2, B3, B4, B6 is shown as 'Alberts', the seal shows 'Albert & Son'
Title of track A5 shown as, 'Bei Mir Bist Du Schon'

Publishing information:
Side 1, track 1, side 2, track 8 - Allans
Side 1, track 2, side 2, tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 - Alberts
Side 1, tracks 3, 4, 5, 6 - Chappells
Side 1, track 7 - BIEM
Side 1, track 8, side 2, track 7 - Davis
Side 2, track 5 - Sam Fox Pub.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 runout stamped): SPRM - 3795 - - 2 S
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 runout stamped): SPRM - 3796 - - 1 S
• Matrix / Runout (Label side 1): SPRM - 3795
• Matrix / Runout (Label side 2): SPRM - 3796
• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Rights Society: BIEM

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
LPV-521, LPV 521	Benny Goodman	B.G., The Small Groups ‎(LP, Comp, Mono)	RCA Victor, RCA Victor	LPV-521, LPV 521	US	1965
LPM 521, LPM-521	Benny Goodman	B.G., The Small Groups ‎(LP, Comp, Mono)	RCA Victor, RCA Victor	LPM 521, LPM-521	Germany	1965
LPV-521, LPV 521	Benny Goodman	B.G., The Small Groups ‎(LP, Comp, Mono)	RCA Victor, RCA Victor	LPV-521, LPV 521	Canada	1965
LPV-521	Benny Goodman	B.G., The Small Groups ‎(LP, Comp, Mono)	RCA	LPV-521	Australia	1965
LPM 34080	Benny Goodman	B.G., The Small Groups ‎(LP, Comp, Num)	RCA Victor	LPM 34080	Italy	1970