"By the end of the night's battles the dancers seemed always to have voted Chick's band as the best." Chick's good friend Helen Dance recalled that Basie's band obviously outplayed Chick's, but the dancers at the Savoy were "so loyal" to their resident band that they voted for it.
Absolutely check "Savoy Ballroom Benny Goodman vs Chick Webb." Chick Webb outplayed BG on Don't Be That Way! Only problem is we don't hear enough of it. Krupa showed real class and bowed to Chick Webb.