Flying Home (1939-10-02, mx. WCO 26132 A)

~ Recording by Benny Goodman Sextet

Annotation

Solo Flight entry

First take, and first recording of Charlie Christian with Benny Goodman & co. The second take (WCO 26132 B) is often referred to as "Homeward Bound"

Annotation last modified on 2023-10-05 13:12 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
7.11Flying Home3:17Benny Goodman Sextet, Charlie Christian, Lionel HamptonSony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a CenturyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-10-12
CBS Records Masterworks, Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Columbia Jazz, Columbia Masterworks, Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Harmony Records (budget label owned by Columbia), OKeh, Perfect (1922-1938), Philadelphia International Records, Romeo (1920-1930s US 25¢ shellac label), Sony Classical, Sony Discos (an imprint owned by Sony Discos, Inc.)JXK 65750

Relationships

archtop guitar and electric guitar:Charlie Christian (on 1939-10-02)
clarinet:Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1939-10-02)
double bass:Arthur Bernstein (on 1939-10-02)
drums (drum set):Nick Fatool (on 1939-10-02)
piano:Fletcher Henderson (on 1939-10-02)
vibraphone:Lionel Hampton (on 1939-10-02)
recorded at:Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-10-02)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/192956 [info]
recording of:Flying Home (instrumental version) (on 1939-10-02)

Related works

Flying Home (instrumental version)

composer:Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
Lionel Hampton
publisher:Ragbag Music (ASCAP)
Regent Music (BMI)
later versions:Flying Home (sung/scat version, eg. by Ella Fitzgerald)
Flying Home (with actual English lyrics)