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Impressions of Benny Goodmans Teeth

Benny Goodman Papers
Gilmore Music Library

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liszt letter cosima von bulowEvery woodwind or brass player knows the importance of the teeth in a proper embouchure. Thanks to these dental impressions, we are able to examine the state of the teeth of Benny Goodman (1909–1986), the “King of Swing.”