Which musicians did Benny Goodman play with during teenage jam sessions?

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Benny Goodman in a tuxedo with bow tie and boutonniere, smiling and holding a clarinet, circa 1945. — Benny Goodman Jazz clarinetist Benny Goodman, c. 1945.

During his early teenage years, Benny Goodman absorbed the fundamentals of jazz by participating in jam sessions with Bud Freeman, Jimmy McPartland, and Frank Teschemacher.1