Ben Light

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Ben Light And His Surf Club Boys The Tempo Trio

American pianist (b. April 23, 1893 in New York, NY – d. January 6, 1965 in Santa Monica, CA)

ALBUMS

Ben Light And His Lightning Fingers*

The Speed Of Light

Bailando Con Ben Light

1960, 7", EP, Discophon, Discophon

It's A Sin To Tell A Lie

1959, 7", Single, GNP

Ben Light and His Lightning Fingers*

Music For Tap Dancing

In The Limelight

Luz Sobre Ben Light Y Sus Dedos Mágicos

1958, LP, Album, RCA

Orchids in the Moonlight

1958, Vinyl Duty Stamp,

Speed Of Light!

1956, 7", EP, Capitol Records

Speed Of Light!

At The Eighty-Eight

Once Over Lightly

1955, 10", Mono, "X"

Ben Light and His Lightning Fingers*

Once Over Lightly

1955, 7", EP, "X"

1955, 7", Single, "X"

Light's On / Light's On Foster

Ben Light With The Mellowmen*

Ben Light Salutes the States

1954, 10", Album, "X"

Ida! Sweet As Apple Cider / Way Down Yonder In New Orleans

Deep In The Heart Of Texas / Georgia On My Mind

Ben Light's Rhythm Rendezvous

1954, 2x Vinyl,

Easy Listening/Ragtime

By The Sea, By The Sea

Spotlight On Ben Light

Carolina In The Morning / Back Home Again In Indiana

Sleepy Time Gal / Begin The Beguine

1953, Shellac, 10", Capitol Records

My Broken Heart Keeps Asking Why

1953, Shellac, 10", Capitol Records

Hindustan / Blue Skies

Waiting For The Robert E. Lee / My Baby Said She's Mine

My Broken Heart Keeps Asking Why / Twelfth Street Rag

You Made All My Dreams Come True / Marie

Do You Ever Think Of Me

Ben Light's Juke Box Favorites - Part 2

1952, 7", EP, Capitol Records

After You've Gone

Perfidia / Mistakes

Siboney / I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

Ben Light's Juke Box Favorites

Benny's Bounce / I Got Rhythm

I Want My Mama / Green Eyes

Rosalie / Mexicali Rose

Ben Light With The Tempo Quintette

Smiles / Blue And Brokenhearted

1951, Shellac, 10", Tempo (7)

I Don't Want To Walk Without You Baby

1951, Shellac, 10", Single, Tempo (7)

At The Steinway

1951, LP, Mono, Red, Tempo (7)

Ben Light And The Tempo Quartette With Jimmy Briggs

Pretty Baby / Tell Me

Lady, Be Good / My Wonderful One

1950, Shellac, 10", Tempo (7)

Ben Light, Lloyd Sloop, Pete DiMaggio, Bill Markas, Jack Smith

Shine / Where Or When

At The Steinway

1949, LP, Red, Tempo (7)

Ben Light With Herb Kern And Lloyd Sloop

I Can't Give You Anything But Love / Blue Room

1949, Shellac, 10", Tempo (7)

Birth Of The Blues / Somebody Stole My Gal

1949, Shellac, 10", Tempo (7)

My Blue Heaven / I'll See You In My Dreams

1949, Shellac, 10", Tempo (7),

Ben Light With Herb Kern And Lloyd Sloop

Benny's Boogie / Whispering

Ben Light With Herb Kern And Lloyd Sloop

Make Believe / Body And Soul

Ben Light With Herb Kern And Lloyd Sloop

Tea For Two / Rose Room

Changes/Green Eyes

Orchids In The Moonlight

Ben Light, Herb Kern, Lloyd Sloop

Tiger Rag / Stormy Weather

1948, Shellac, 10", Cetra

Ben Light, Herb Kern

The Carioca / The Best Things In Life Are Free

1948, Shellac, 10", Tempo (7)

Ben Light With The Tempo Trio

Hindustan / Lazy Bones

1948, Shellac, 10", Tempo (7)

Ben Light, Herb Kern, Lloyd Sloop, Gail Laughton

When Day Is Done / Cocktails For Two

1948, Shellac, 10", Tempo (7)

Ben Light With Herb Kern And Lloyd Sloop

The Very Thought Of You / A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody

1948, Shellac, 10", Tempo (7)

1948, Shellac, 10", Single, Tempo (7)

Ben Light, Herb Kern And Lloyd Sloop

Siboney / Mama Inez

Ben Light, Herb Kern, Lloyd Sloop, Gail Laughton

Always / I'm Waiting For Ships That Never Come In

Toot, Toot, Tootsie / You Made Me Love You

Ben Light, Herb Kern

My Gal Sal / On The Sunny Side Of The Street

Ben Light, Herb Kern

Stormy Weather / Ragging The Scale

Ben Light, Herb Kern, Lloyd Sloop, Bill Markas

The Blue Room / Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

1946, Shellac, 10", Cetra

Ben Light, Herb Kern, Lloyd Sloop, Bill Markas

The Blue Room / Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Shellac, 10", Cetra

Ben Light With The Tempo Trio

Shellac, 10", Tempo (7)

Capitol Presents Ben Light (Vol 2)

10", Capitol Records, Capitol Records

Ben Light Y Sus Mágicos Dedos*

Teclado Mágico

Ben Light With The Tempo Quartette

My Blue Heaven / I'll See You In My Dreams

7", Red, Tempo (7)

When Day Is Done

7", Red, Tempo (7)

Ben Light, Herb Kern, Gail Laughton

Deep Purple / Love Nest

Shellac, 10", Tempo (7),

Ben Light With The Tempo Trio

I'm Just Wild About Harry

7", Single, Red, Tempo (7)

Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland

Ben Light, Herb Kern, Lloyd Sloop, Bill Markas

Liza / I Got Rhythm

Shellac, 10", Cetra

Begin The Beguine / Siboney

Shellac, 10", Karusell

At the Steinway

LP, Album, Mono, Tempo (7)

One Alone / I Want To Be Happy

Shellac, 10", Tempo (7)

Ben Light, Herb Kern, Gail Laughton

Pagan Love Song / Singin' In The Rain

Shellac, 10", Tempo (7)

Toot, Toot, Tootsie / You Made Me Love You

Tea For Two / Perfidia

Shellac, 10", Capitol Records

Alice Blue Gown / The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise

Shellac, 10", Tempo (7)

I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You) / Do You Ever Think of Me

Shellac, 10", Capitol Records

Ben Light, Herb Kern, Lloyd Sloop

The Very Thought Of You / A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody

7", Red, Tempo (7)

Ben Light At The Steinway

LP, Album, Tempo (7)

Speed Of Light! - Part 2

7", EP, Capitol Records

Ben Light, Herb Kern And Bill Markas

La Cumparsita / After You’ve Gone

Shellac, 10", Tempo (7)

Negra Consentida / Lightning Fingers

Shellac, 10", Tempo (7)

Joe Venuti, Herb Kern, Lloyd Sloop / Ben Light, Herb Kern, Bill Markas

Lady Be Good / Liza

Shellac, 10", Elite Special,

Ben Light with Herb Kern and Lloyd Sloop

Honeysuckle Rose / Coquette

Shellac, 10", Tempo (7)

Dance With Ben Light

10", Album, Red, Tempo (7)

Two-Melody Rag / Wait Till The Sun Shines, Nelly

7", Single, Red, Tempo (7)

I Cried For You / Orchids In The Moonlight

7", Capitol Records

Ben Light And His Lightning Fingers*

Embraceable You

Music For Tap Dancing (vol.1)

Ben Light With The Tempo Trio

7", Single, Red, Tempo (7)

With The Speed Of Light

3xShellac, 10", Album, Tempo (7)

Ben Light, Herb Kern

The Continental / All The Things You Are

Shellac, 10", Tempo (7)

Ben Light and His Lightning Fingers*

Music For Tap Dancing

LP, Album, Mono, Vik

Ben Light, Herb Kern, Lloyd Sloop, Bill Markas, Tony Romano

Yours / It Had To Be You

Shellac, 10", Elite Special

Twelfth Street Rag / My Broken Heart Keeps Asking Why

Shellac, 10", Capitol Records

Ben Light At The Steinway

LP, Album, CID (2)

Ben Light With The Tempo Quintette

Bright Eyes / You Made All Of My Dreams Come True

7", Red, Tempo (7)

Benny's Bounce / Bye Bye Blues

Ben Light With Herb Kern And Lloyd Sloop

Georgia Camp Meeting / Love Is A Random Thing

Shellac, 10", Tempo (7)

I'm Just Wild About Harry / The Lady In Red

Shellac, 10", Tempo (7)

Ben Light With The Tempo Quartette

Negra Consentida / Lightning Fingers

7", Red, Tempo (7)

Ben Light And His Lightning Fingers*

Embraceable You

Ben Light, Herb Kern, Lloyd Sloop, Bill Markas, Tony Romano

It Had To Be You / Sleeptime Gal

Shellac, 10", Cetra

ORQUIDEAS AO LUAR Ben Light e seu estilo

LP, Rádio by Fonográfica Brasileira S. A.

Ben Light, Herb Kern, Lloyd Sloop

La Carioca / Begin the Beguine

10", Single, Le Chant Du Monde, Chappell

Ben Light, Herb Kern, Lloyd Sloop

Carioca / Begin The Beguine

At the Steinway

You Were Meant For Me / If I Had You

Ben Light With Herb Kern And Lloyd Sloop

I'll See You Again

St. Louis Blues / Ain't Misbehavin'

Ben Light With The Tempo Trio

I'm Getting Sentimental Over You / I Cried For You

Begin The Beguine / I Got Rhythm

La Cumparsita / After You've Gone

Ben Light With The Tempo Quartette

I'll Get By / It Had To Be You

Ben Light, Herb Kern, Lloyd Sloop

Na Rozloučenou / Růžový Pokoj

Ben Light, Herb Kern And Lloyd Sloop

Dark Eyes / Melody In F

I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now / Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey

Ben Light And His Surf Club Boys

The Girl From Atlantic City / That Little Shanty Behind The House

Ben Light And His Surf Club Boys

It's Wonderful / Daddy's Girl

APPEARANCES +

St. Louis Blues / Star Dust

Shellac, 10", Cetra

Ruff And Reddy (4) / Ben Light And His Surf Club Boys

Stingy Girl / When A Goose Was A Bird

Shellac, 10", Good-Humor Records

Pure And Simple / Ben Light And His Surf Club Boys

Bridal Suite / Is It True What They Say About Trixie

Shellac, 10", Good-Humor Records

Ruff And Reddy (4) / Ben Light And His Surf Club Boys

Feelem Hotel / Her Man Of War

Shellac, 10", Good-Humor Records

Rae Bourbon / Ben Light And His Surf Club Boys

The Happy Offspring / The Cute Canine

Shellac, 10", Party Record, Party Record

Le Piano Bastringue - Fantaisie Débridée

2008, 2xCD, Comp, Marianne Mélodie, Musique Récréative

The Essential Jazz Collection

2006, 3xCD, Comp, Emporio,

Smooth Jazz/Swing/Hard Bop/Post Bop/Cool Jazz

More Bewitching Piano

2002, CD, Comp, Memoir Records Ltd.

Eddie G's Xmas 2000

2000, CD, Comp, Not On Label (Eddie Gorodetsky Self-released),

Selections From New Capitol Albums For May & June 1956

1956, 2xLP, Mono, Promo, Smplr, Pap, Capitol Records,

Tempo's Treasure Chest Of Transcriptions For The Home

1949, 5xLP, Tempo (7),

Hoffman Special LP

LP, Comp, Red, Tempo (7)