Lionel Hampton and Benny Goodman - Stealing Apples (high quality) 

So, that's my dad, Harry Babasin, on bass... he was part of Benny Goodman's rhythm section at the time with the others in this group, Mel Powell on piano, Louie Bellson on drums, Al Hendrickson on guitar... the others sitting with Louis Armstrong are Charlie Barnet and Tommy Dorsey

"I've never heard of Benny Goodman" - Benny Goodman

That's my dad Lionel Hampton. he was amazing. miss him so much. thank you for posting.

I am old enough to remember when popular music on the radio sounded like this. What a great era to have lived in !

Benny Goodman was the first big jazz musician to formally integrate his band by bringing Lionel Hampton on board. It's hard to overestimate how revolutionary that was at the time!

You know you have made it when you are a musician playing a parody of yourself and Louis Armstrong is an extra in your scene.

Every single person in that scene had amazing talent! Simply amazing!

I met Lionel Hampton at Oakland Airport. He and his band were waiting for the same flight I was waiting for. So I walked up and said hello and shook his hand. Very gracious guy!

Ah Danny Kaye .... what a wonderful actor, singer, dancer. I loved these movies from this era. I'm glad I grew up when I did ...

Some of the finest musicians the world has ever produced.

In 1977, I was on my way to track practice after school at West Babylon HS on Long Island when I heard some music coming from the Auditorium. I peeked in and the room was dark except the stage where a band was practicing. I had time before practice started so I took a seat and to my amazement, it turned out to be Lionel Hampton warming up for a show they were doing that night. It was like a private concert, it was amazing, I stayed for about a half an hour and then went to practice.

Benny Goodman, ("the Professor") could play that licorice stick like nobody else could!!! He was the greatest!!!

I just saw this movie on Living Scriptures streaming. My Dad's idol was Benny Goodman. He became a clarinet player, college music professor and taught all the woodwinds privately. He was first flute teacher. Loved to hear him play.

I live in Russia, Kazan city. And my father, 1937,told me how they young students liked listening to this beatiful jazz and other music of famous Russian band of Oleg Lundstrem,who started his musical life in Kazan.40s, 50s.They played the same music, and I like this music too, tried to play in piano .It,s a Wonderful World of great music,greetings!

I was fortunate to see these guys live once in the sixties, and I haven’t gotten over it yet.

Nobody could play that thing like the great Lionel Hampton!!! He was born with that phenomenal ability, and it shows!!!

I love how the "Old Greats" transitioned music from the 1920's to the 1930's. It's so wonderful to listen to.

What a time to have lived, I wish I was around that era to have seen Benny Goodman live.

Shows how important music was/is to breaking down racial barriers. That was sweet music.^

I've loved this movie since it was on PBS the first time I drank an entire 40 oz. This movie SOLIDIFIED my love for Jazz. I had no idea who most of these people were in 1994. But 14 year old me thanks you for making this look so beautiful. Sincerely.

Jazz music at its best. These two are fantastic playing together really.

Great number played by two immortals. 😇😇

Aside from the extreme talent on stage, there are others that deserve recognition. Did you notice how great the camera work was? They had exactly the right angles. They let us watch the artists using their equipment. We got to see their hands and fingers actually creating the music. No camera theatrics. No camera angle changes every 2 seconds. We got to watch as if we were there, without constant interruptions from camera angle changes. No zooming in and out, over and over. No cameras swooping around. No closeups to see if someone had a pimple or a blackhead. No warped, wide-angle, fish-eye aspect ratio. No lip syncing. Or in this case, no pretending to play a pre-recorded session. What we saw is what we heard. Compare this video to music videos of today (or even since the 1970s). Nearly all we get is lip synced, studio recordings, where the focus is 50% on the artists, and 50% on the camera acrobatics and post-recording special effects (it is not special if it is throughout the recording). When watching, you probably paid no attention to the camera crew. You were solely focused on the musicians. The highest complement I can pay a camera crew is when they are invisible to the performance. The camera crew made the event about the artists, and not about themselves.

Wonderful! My late father took me to a Benny Goodman concert decades ago. One of my favorite memories.

Love it ... those were the days. I grew up on that band music and, as a side note, I can still sing "I'm Hans Christian Anderson!" and march around while doing-it just like Danny Kaye.

Holy crap there's a lot of talent in that room. Hampton, Goodman, Danny Kaye, Louis Armstrong in the background . . .

These folks trained at such young ages, that they were totally in sync with their improvisation. Being a musician myself, it it so brilliant to watch.

This is from a Song is Born- the musical version of Ball of Fire. While I still love the original with Gary Cooper, this version has some AWESOME MUSIC and all the greats of the day. A true time capsule of jazz at a time when the music was going through a transition period from swing to bebop and 'jump blues'.

man I wish more music was like this.

Don't you just love seeing two masters of the craft complimenting each other so well. And the rest of the band... whoa momma. what a sound :) (me happy, you happy too?)

Hi grew up in the late 40s and 50s an my Mom and Dad loved the big band sound along with country and western .I'm now 78 and I love the old big band and old country Music .

That’s a three minute jazz master class!

I was lucky enough to see Benny Goodman once at Yale in New Haven, CT and Lionel Hampton twice, once with front row seats at the Bushnell in Hartford, Ct.

How have I never come across this movie, there’s just like all of these greats standing in one room!

I'm dancing by my own in my bedroom, jazz is on another level

best thing I've seen all week. No, all month. What the hell, best thing I've seen all year.

Incredibly good this. My dad's fave musician was probably Benny Goodman. 👍

Très grand moment musical par les meilleurs musiciens de JAZZ, de cette époque révolue. Merci à eux.

My Uncle, who was like a father to me, grew up on Jazz and Swing music. I used to listen to it with him once in awhile. He passed in 1990, but I sure miss him, and would give everything I have to go back to listen with him again.

Il Film Famosissimo con I PIÙ FAMOSI JAZZISTI DEL MONDO ! GRANDI LEGGENDE SPETTACOLARI !!!

Sencillo , elegante , con mucho swing y un toque de humor , que más se puede pedir? .

I love how a lot of jazz music has a string bass :3 it makes me feel happy 😊

Amazing musicians and great time for music ❤️❤️❤️! I also love how Louie's smile lights up the room/screen ❤️😊

True talent Hapmton , Goodman , Kaye . It's got the lot and its great fun too. I love Jazz.

Holy Moley, Von! This is the coolest thing I’ve clicked on all year! Your pops is awesome. What a great world to grow up in. You’re a good kid to have kept your dads bass and cello, too. These snipits of stories are fantastic, and even though we all know a musicians life back in the early days wasn’t always a complete bowl of cherries, I hope we can hear the long versions someday soon. Good luck with your movie, book or which ever way you decide to tell the story. Your a gem for sharing. Thank you so much. This made my night.

Man, I watched this movie with my Dad three times!! It was and still is AWESOME! That and the Glenn Miller Story too! I went to high school in the late seventies and graduated in the early eighties. I think I was one of the few kids who listened to Black Sabbath, Rush, the Beatles, the Stones AND listened to Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Lionel Hampton AND Louis Armstrong!! Still listen to all of these and more to this very day!!!

The movie is available in full right here on youtube!

Pure genius, and they all look amazing.

Such a classic. Saw Benny Goodman in 1973 with Dad at the CNE Bandshell. Really, Dad? Never forgot. The key...just do it. Love this.

The Best, just simply THE BEST! 👍👍

I always loved the vibraphone!

I'm so honored to make your acquaintance. Your dad brought the vibraphone into a prominence which changed jazz dramatically, particularly in the early 50s. Quite a daunting legacy.

WOW! WHAT A LOT OF TALENT IN THAT ROOM!!

It's just a pity that Tommy Dorsey and Louis Armstrong at the back didn't join in. Benny Goodman had some of the greats in his band, just as Cab Calloway, Jack Teagarden and Duke Ellington played with his clarinet rival, Artie Shaw. Great days. Imagine if they had all played together. I think music would have given up at that point, job done.

Je viens de rererevoir ce film cet après midi ! J'adore et c'est rare de voir Benny Goodman !

Man, Lionel Hampton rocks!

This is how I imagine it in heaven... that one day I will see jazz and swing greats there and that is something that comforts me about death...

Love that movie....Virginia Mayo was gorgeous and talented.

Thanks for the superior copy of this gem!!

Man, this made my day! Never seen this clip before! Thanks so much!

Lovely movie! A great remake with lovely acting and great, great musicians. I like how Benny Goodman makes the clown 😆 too

I'm gonna go out on a limb here, I'm pretty sure that professor was really Benny Goodman and this was an early episode of Undercover Boss.

I was very fortunate to meet and speak to Goodman, Hampton and Charlie Barnett (the latter by phone to set up an interview with the host of the radio show I helped on) back in my teens in the late '70s. All wonderful people. I met other greats as well, and boy was I lucky. Fantastic clip--thanks!

I'll have to find this movie!

An absolute joy. Thanks for posting this masterwork.

Great video and lovely performance. I saw Lionel Hampton band here in Monterrey...It was probably around 1976, I was in high school. The best jazz concert I've seen. He was such a máster! He played his xiliphone and also drums incredibly well. During the concert, he and his band members went to the audience and played their instruments walking around and dancing, mixing with the public. So awesome. He was brilliant and unforgettable!

For the complete 2:57 sec. I had a big smile ans big swing in my foots and fingers! Great visual is a plus!

I could listen to this forever....pure gold

My Dad was a big fan of both these tremendous musicians. Although I was born long after their heyday in the mid 50s, he introduced me to them when I was a pre-teen, and still listen to their music today.

This is great musicianship. Worth listening to

Delightful Movie loved it Nice little memory here

Brutal. Qué talentos. Los dos, como dioses. Mario Dueñas, Chile.

Magical to watch them, thank you.

Took me a minute to recognize Satchmo in the background. His iconic smile.

We don’t see talent like this much anymore.

It's a who's who of jazz in one sequence!!!!

I feel happy swing music always elevates my mood. Thank you very much 😊.

John Williams brought in jazz artists to play his Benny Goodman style Cantina music for Star Wars. The homage is pretty clear.

Professor Brooks playing Benny Goodman as "Benny Goodman"...this scene always cracks me up...🤣🤣

Fantastici.Quanto adoro questi immensi musicisti.

just wonderful thank you

The musicianship on display here is astounding.

What an amazing piece of music. On a 1 to 10 scale with today's stuff, this music is 100 !

It's amazing 👋👋👋👋🇧🇷👏 from Martin Castilho. Manaus Am Brazil

That's awesome. Thank you.

When Satch Mo is behind you digging hard on what ur playing u know ur doing something right

I copied this on a VHS tape off the TV. Still have it. Great movie!

Benny Goodman disguised is one of the coolest think i ever seen....

ty Lee finally and well done ...

Pure fun! Love it!

What a happy, fun little short!

THANKS FOR THIS!!!!!

The story as was related to me was that Louis B. Mayer didn't want to pay Sylvia Fine & Danny Kaye $25,000 for Kaye's signature fast-talking songs. This created many opportunities in this movie for these jazz legends to take over the screen. I think it was and is terrific.

Great Video! Love it!

Had a double take when they scanned the back crowd and saw a young Satchmo....Hello Dolly..

Love the wardrobe in this scene. Very realistic and not overly glamorized. Lots of variation. Mel and Harry sporting t-shirt and jacket look that wouldn't be out of place today.

If ever in Richmond VA stop at Pearly’s on Grace St. and order the Benny Goodman. BTW loved the video.

Lionel Hampton played a concert in Lancaster, Pa at Long Park Amphitheater back in the mid 70s. My mom working the concession stand nearby gave Lionel a free hotdog on his break and had a nice conversation with him at intermission.

I only dream of playing like this!! OMG the talent!

I'll be damned! This has got to be some of the coolest video I've seen on RU-vid! Lionel Hampton is amazing but Mel Powell playing the piano steals the show for 10 seconds at a time! This is amazing!!!!!!