Swing, Swing! Tribute to Benny Goodman Music Box 5 LbNA #24589
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Aug 15, 2006 |
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| City: | Dallas |
| County: | Dallas |
| State: | Texas |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | Viewfinder  |
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| Found by: | Pub Crawler |
| Last found: | Nov 23, 2011 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Aug 15, 2006 |
Swing, Swing! A Tribute to Benny Goodman: Music Box #5
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NOTE: This box has been replaced as of 2/23/08
Benny Goodman, the King of Swing, is the undisputed greatest jazz clarinetist of all time. His flawless solo improvisations set standards of excellence for jazz performance. He founded and directed the most important musical organization of the swing era. He was the first white bandleader to adopt and popularize an uncompromising jazz style, and was among the first to feature black jazz players, an action that might have compromised his own career at a time when racial integration was not a popular concept. His concerts brought a new audience and a new level of recognition to jazz.
Among the jazz legends with whom he was associated were Bix Beiderbecke, Paul Whiteman, Fletcher Henderson, Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton, Harry James, and many others. On January 16, 1938, he brought a new level of recognition to jazz with a concert in Carnegie Hall, presenting Harry James, Ziggy Elman, Jess Stacy, Hampton, Krupa, and Teddy Wilson from his own entourage, as well as guest soloists from the bands of Duke Ellington and Count Basie. In the same period, Goodman became the first famous jazz musician to achieve success performing classical repertory, performing and recording with America’s leading symphonies. He became America’s jazz ambassador touring Europe, the USSR, South America, and Japan during the 1950’s and 60’s, He was one of the five recipients of the fifth annual Kennedy Center Honors awards in1982.
To find Benny Goodman’s letterbox, go to the Cedar Ridge Nature Preserve, south of I 20 on Mountain Creek Parkway (7171 Mountain Creek Parkway). Find the entrance to the Bluestem Trail near the large information sign just past the Visitors Center. Look for the 5 Senses Garden, and, at the large wind chime, follow the trail circling to the right to find a large swing. Have a seat toward the left end. Enjoy the birds and butterflies while swinging gently (listening to Goodman, of course, or to the birds). While swinging, notice the rocks in the bed directly in front of you, particularly a larger rock directly ahead to the north. Then look just slightly to the left of this rock, at about 340 degrees, to a medium rock. Observe carefully the way three smaller rocks are stacked in front of this medium rock, covering a small space under the rock in which you might discover A Tribute to Benny Goodman. CRITICAL: be sure to replace the rocks exactly as they were to hide this letterbox from view of anyone working in the gardens or relaxing in the swing, as the opening under the rock faces directly toward the path and the swing. Please be sure the letterbox is carefully covered, and all bags and box sealed tightly.
Now that you’ve rested here awhile, continue along the Bluestem Trail, or explore the other trails in the nature preserve. Don’t forget to look for Ludwig’s Letterbox (Music Box #4), or PuddleSplasher’s Wren letterbox while in the Nature Preserve.
Placed by Viewfinder
NOTE: This box has been replaced as of 2/23/08
Benny Goodman, the King of Swing, is the undisputed greatest jazz clarinetist of all time. His flawless solo improvisations set standards of excellence for jazz performance. He founded and directed the most important musical organization of the swing era. He was the first white bandleader to adopt and popularize an uncompromising jazz style, and was among the first to feature black jazz players, an action that might have compromised his own career at a time when racial integration was not a popular concept. His concerts brought a new audience and a new level of recognition to jazz.
Among the jazz legends with whom he was associated were Bix Beiderbecke, Paul Whiteman, Fletcher Henderson, Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton, Harry James, and many others. On January 16, 1938, he brought a new level of recognition to jazz with a concert in Carnegie Hall, presenting Harry James, Ziggy Elman, Jess Stacy, Hampton, Krupa, and Teddy Wilson from his own entourage, as well as guest soloists from the bands of Duke Ellington and Count Basie. In the same period, Goodman became the first famous jazz musician to achieve success performing classical repertory, performing and recording with America’s leading symphonies. He became America’s jazz ambassador touring Europe, the USSR, South America, and Japan during the 1950’s and 60’s, He was one of the five recipients of the fifth annual Kennedy Center Honors awards in1982.
To find Benny Goodman’s letterbox, go to the Cedar Ridge Nature Preserve, south of I 20 on Mountain Creek Parkway (7171 Mountain Creek Parkway). Find the entrance to the Bluestem Trail near the large information sign just past the Visitors Center. Look for the 5 Senses Garden, and, at the large wind chime, follow the trail circling to the right to find a large swing. Have a seat toward the left end. Enjoy the birds and butterflies while swinging gently (listening to Goodman, of course, or to the birds). While swinging, notice the rocks in the bed directly in front of you, particularly a larger rock directly ahead to the north. Then look just slightly to the left of this rock, at about 340 degrees, to a medium rock. Observe carefully the way three smaller rocks are stacked in front of this medium rock, covering a small space under the rock in which you might discover A Tribute to Benny Goodman. CRITICAL: be sure to replace the rocks exactly as they were to hide this letterbox from view of anyone working in the gardens or relaxing in the swing, as the opening under the rock faces directly toward the path and the swing. Please be sure the letterbox is carefully covered, and all bags and box sealed tightly.
Now that you’ve rested here awhile, continue along the Bluestem Trail, or explore the other trails in the nature preserve. Don’t forget to look for Ludwig’s Letterbox (Music Box #4), or PuddleSplasher’s Wren letterbox while in the Nature Preserve.