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Jazz Giant (Benny Carter album)

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Released
  
1958

Artist
  
Benny Carter

Producer
  
Lester Koenig

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
38:44

Release date
  
1958

Label
  
Original Jazz Classics

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Recorded
  
June 11, July 22 and October 7, 1957 and April 21, 1958 Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California

Jazz Giant (1958)
  
Swingin' the '20s (1958)

Similar
  
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Jazz Giant is an album by saxophonist Benny Carter recorded in 1957 and 1958 and released on the Contemporary label.

Contents

Benny carter old fashioned love


Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow called it a "particularly strong septet session" and stated: "This timeless music is beyond the simple categories of 'swing' or 'bop' and should just be called 'classic.'"

Track listing

  1. "Old Fashioned Love" (James P. Johnson, Cecil Mack) - 7:51
  2. "I'm Coming Virginia" (Will Marion Cook, Donald Heywood) - 5:48
  3. "A Walkin' Thing" (Benny Carter) - 6:00
  4. "Blue Lou" (Irving Mills, Edgar Sampson) - 4:58
  5. "Ain't She Sweet" (Milton Ager, Jack Yellen) - 3:40
  6. "How Can You Lose" (Carter) - 6:13
  7. "Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me" (Charles McCarron, Russ Morgan, Arthur Swanstrom) - 4:39
  • Recorded at Contemporary Records Studio in Los Angeles, California on June 11, 1957 (tracks 1 & 4), July 22, 1957 (tracks 2 & 3), October 7, 1957 (track 6) and April 21, 1958 (tracks 5 & 7)

    • Personnel

  • Benny Carter - alto saxophone, trumpet, arranger
  • Frank Rosolino - trombone (tracks 1-4 & 6)
  • Ben Webster - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-4 & 6)
  • AndrĂ© Previn (tracks 1 & 4-7), Jimmy Rowles (tracks 2 & 3) - piano
  • Barney Kessel - guitar
  • Leroy Vinnegar - bass
  • Shelly Manne - drums

    • Songs

    1Old Fashioned Love7:53
    2I'm Coming Virginia5:51
    3A Walkin' Thing6:03

    References

    Jazz Giant (Benny Carter album) Wikipedia
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