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Released
  
1955

Artist
  
Benny Carter

Producer
  
Norman Granz

Genre
  
Jazz

Benny Carter Plays Pretty (1954)
  
New Jazz Sounds (1954)

Release date
  
1955

Label
  
Norgran Records

Recorded
  
June 23 and September 14, 1954 Los Angeles, CA and Fine Sound Studios, NYC

Jazz albums
  
New Jazz Sounds, Cosmopolite, Alone Together, Sing and Swing with Buddy Rich, Dizzy and Strings

Benny Carter Plays Pretty (also released as Moonglow) is an album by American jazz saxophonist Benny Carter recorded in 1954 and originally released on the Norgran label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

  1. "Moonglow" (Will Hudson, Irving Mills, Eddie DeLange) - 2:44
  2. "My One and Only Love" (Guy Wood, Robert Mellin) - 3:51
  3. "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:35
  4. "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) - 3:37
  5. "Unforgettable" (Irving Gordon) - 3:21
  6. "Laura" (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer) - 7:41
  7. "Ruby" (Heinz Roemheld, Mitchell Parish) - 4:32
  8. "Moon Song" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) - 3:56
  • Recorded on June 23 1954 in Los Angeles, CA (tracks 1-5, 7 & 8) and on September 14, 1954 at Fine Sound Studios, NYC (track 6)

    • Personnel

  • Benny Carter - alto saxophone
  • Bill Harris - trombone (track 6)
  • Don Abney (tracks 1-5, 7 & 8), Oscar Peterson (track 6) - piano
  • Herb Ellis - guitar (track 6)
  • George Duvivier (track 1-5, 7 & 8), Ray Brown (track 6) - bass
  • Louis Bellson (tracks 1-5, 7 & 8), Buddy Rich (track 6) - drums

    • References

    Benny Carter Plays Pretty Wikipedia
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