I idolized the great improvisers like Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw, but I rarely sought a soloist role. I was content being a sideman, playing notes written by someone else.

我极其崇拜象班尼·古德曼和阿蒂·肖这样即兴演奏者，但我很少寻求独奏的机会，我喜欢吹着别人写的曲子为他人伴奏。

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Benny Goodman, the clarinet player who looked like a banker but whose sound swooped and soared like a bird, led a band that sparked a worldwide craze in the 30s.

贝尼·古德曼，这位看上去像银行家的单簧管演奏者，能将音乐表演成鸟鸣般雀跃。30年代期间，他所带领的爵士乐团在全球范围内引领浪潮。

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Mr. Bellson was a big band drummer in the 40s and 50s, who performed with Benny Goodman, Count Basie and Duke Ellington among others.

Bellson先生是一个大乐队鼓手在40 〜 50岁，谁用班尼古德曼，计数贝西和艾灵顿公爵等。

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They included Benny Goodman on clarinet, Teddy Wilson on piano, Roy Eldridge on trumpet and Ben Webster on saxophone.

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This was no Benny Goodman or Artie Shaw riffing with glissandos, over two octaves of pure melody.

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