Benny Goodman it was premiered by Goodman. Herman was the dedicatee (1945) and first performer (1946) of Igor Stravinsky's "Ebony Concerto", but many years later Stravinsky made another recording with Goodman as the soloist. He made a recording of Mozart's "Clarinet Quintet" in July 1956 with the Boston Symphony String Quartet at the Berkshire Festival; on the same occasion he recorded Mozart's "Clarinet Concerto in A major", K. 622, with the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch. He also recorded the clarinet concertos of Weber and Carl Nielsen. After forays outside swing, Goodman started a new band in 1953. According to
Benny Goodman "Bugle Call Rag". NBC hired for Goodman for the radio program "Let's Dance". He needed new arrangements every week, so he was advised by Hammond to buy them from Fletcher Henderson. Goodman hired Henderson's band members to teach his musicians how to play the music. During the Depression, Henderson disbanded his orchestra because he was in debt. Goodman's band was one of three to perform on "Let's Dance", playing arrangements by Henderson along with hits such as "Get Happy" and "Limehouse Blues" by Spud Murphy. Goodman's portion of the program was broadcast too late at night to attract a large