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Out of This World (Walter Benton album)

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Released
  
September 20 1960

Release date
  
20 September 1960

Label
  
Riverside Records

Artist
  
Walter Benton

Producer
  
Orrin Keepnews

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
1960 Plaza Sound Studios, New York City

Out of This World is the sole album led by American jazz saxophonist Walter Benton which was recorded in 1960 for the Jazzland label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Walter Benton except as indicated

  1. "Out of This World" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 5:43
  2. "Walter's Altar" - 8:26
  3. "Iris" - 5:24
  4. "Night Movements" - 2:43
  5. "A Blues Mood" - 7:30
  6. "Azil" - 4:36
  7. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman) - 8:45

Personnel

  • Walter Benton - tenor saxophone
  • Freddie Hubbard - trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6)
  • Wynton Kelly - piano
  • Paul Chambers - bass
  • Jimmy Cobb (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6), Albert Heath (tracks 3, 5 & 7) - drums

    • References

    Out of This World (Walter Benton album) Wikipedia
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