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Benny Carter
Four Classic Albums Plus
Compil. UK 2012 on Avid Jazz label
Jazz (Swing, Big Band)
4 Benny Carter albums remastered on 2 CDs: Tracks 1-1 to 1-7 from Jazz Giant recorded in Los Angeles, June, July, October 1957 & April 1958 Tracks 1-8 to 1-19 from Swingin' The '20s and track 20 (alt. take) recorded in Los Angeles, November 2, 1958 Tracks 2-1 to 2-12 from Sax Ala Carter! recorded in Los Angeles, February 5, 1960 Tracks 2-13 to 2-26 from Aspects : location and recording date not mentioned Standard 2-CDs jewel box, 8-page booklet, extracts from original sleeve notes. ℗ & © 2012 Avid Ltd. CD 1: 79:58 - CD 2: 79:58 Track 2-1 is wrongly credited to Mack & Johnson (probably copied from track 1-1), it's indeed a song written by Johnny Mercer and Ziggy Elman.
Musicians
 | Benny Carter as, 1907-2003 US alto saxophone, leader, tenor saxophone, overdubbed, trumpet, written by, album by |
 | Leroy Vinnegar b, 1928-1999 US bass |
 | Mel Lewis dr, 1929-1990 US drums |
 | Shelly Manne dr, 1920-1984 US drums, soloist |
 | Barney Kessel g, 1923-2004 US guitar, soloist |
 | André Previn p, *1929 US piano |
 | Earl Hines p, 1903-1983 US piano, written by |
 | Jimmy Rowles p, 1918-1996 US piano |
 | Ben Webster ts, 1909-1973 US tenor saxophone |
 | Frank Rosolino tb, 1926-1978 US trombone, soloist |
 | The Benny Carter Quartet , performer on track |
 | Benny Carter And His Orchestra , performer on track |
 | Arnold Ross p, 1921-2000 US soloist |
 | Herb Harper tb, *1920 US soloist |
 | Shorty Sherock tr, 1915-1980 US soloist |
 | Bobby Gibbons g, soloist |
 | Pete Candoli tr, 1923-2008 US soloist |
 | Joe Gordon tr, 1928-1963 US soloist |
 | Buddy Collette fl, 1921-2010 US soloist |
 | Larry Bunker dr, vib, 1928-2005 US soloist |
 | Gerald Wiggins p, 1922-2008 US soloist |
 | Plas Johnson ts, sax, fl, *1931 US soloist |
 | Stu Williamson tr, tb, 1933-1991 US soloist |
Producers
| Anne Bennett artwork, coordinator |
| Dave Bennett compilation producer, remastered by |
| Leonard Feather liner notes |
| Lester Koenig liner notes |
| Nat Hentoff liner notes |
| Ted Kendall remastered by, final masters |
Composers
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jazz Giant | Benny Carter | ||
| 2 | Old Fashioned Love | Benny Carter | Cecil Mack, James Price Johnson | 7:48 |
| 3 | I'm Coming Virginia | Benny Carter | Donald Heywood, Will Marion Cook | 5:45 |
| 4 | A Walkin' Thing | Benny Carter | 5:57 | |
| 5 | Blue Lou | Benny Carter | Edgar Sampson, Irving Mills | 4:55 |
| 6 | Ain't She Sweet | Benny Carter | Jack Yellen, Milton Ager | 3:37 |
| 7 | How Can You Loose | Benny Carter | 6:11 | |
| 8 | Blues My Naughtie Sweetie Gives To Me | Benny Carter | Arthur N. Swanstone, Carey Morgan, Charles R. McCarron | 4:39 |
| 9 | Swingin' The '20s | Benny Carter | ||
| 10 | Thou Swell | The Benny Carter Quartet | Rodgers & Hart | 2:49 |
| 11 | My Blue Heaven | The Benny Carter Quartet | George Whiting, Walter Donaldson | 3:18 |
| 12 | Just Imagine | The Benny Carter Quartet | DeSylva, Brown and Henderson | 2:31 |
| 13 | If I Could Be With You | The Benny Carter Quartet | Henry Creamer, James Price Johnson | 2:40 |
| 14 | Sweet Lorraine | The Benny Carter Quartet | Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish | 5:00 |
| 15 | Who's Sorry Now | The Benny Carter Quartet | Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Ted Snyder | 2:22 |
| 16 | Laugh! Clown! Laugh! | The Benny Carter Quartet | Joe Young, Sam Lewis, Ted Fiorito | 3:20 |
| 17 | All Alone | The Benny Carter Quartet | Irving Berlin | 3:12 |
| 18 | Mary Lou | The Benny Carter Quartet | Abe Lyman, George Waggner, J. Russel Robinson | 3:06 |
| 19 | In A Little Spanish Town | The Benny Carter Quartet | Joe Young, Mabel Wayne, Sam Lewis | 2:44 |
| 20 | Someone To Watch Over Me | The Benny Carter Quartet | George & Ira Gershwin | 2:37 |
| 21 | A Monday Date | The Benny Carter Quartet | Earl Hines, Sid Robin | 3:08 |
| 22 | All Alone (Alternate Take) | The Benny Carter Quartet | Irving Berlin | 3:11 |
| 23 | Sax Ala Carter! | Benny Carter | ||
| 24 | And The Angels Sing | The Benny Carter Quartet | Johnny Mercer, Ziggy Elman | 2:57 |
| 25 | Everything I Have Is Yours | The Benny Carter Quartet | Burton Lane, Harold Adamson | 3:33 |
| 26 | I Understand | The Benny Carter Quartet | Kim Gannon, Mabel Wayne | 3:04 |
| 27 | All Or Nothing At All | The Benny Carter Quartet | Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence | 3:16 |
| 28 | I'll Never Smile Again | The Benny Carter Quartet | Ruth Lowe | 2:22 |
| 29 | If I Loved You | The Benny Carter Quartet | Rodgers & Hammerstein | 3:43 |
| 30 | Far Away Places | The Benny Carter Quartet | Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney | 3:22 |
| 31 | I Should Care | The Benny Carter Quartet | Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn | 3:58 |
| 32 | For All We Know | The Benny Carter Quartet | J. Fred Coots, Sam Lewis | 3:00 |
| 33 | I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance | The Benny Carter Quartet | Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young | 2:48 |
| 34 | The One I Love | The Benny Carter Quartet | Gus Kahn, Isham Jones | 3:05 |
| 35 | Moon Of Manakoora | The Benny Carter Quartet | Alfred Newman, Frank Loesser | 2:40 |
| 36 | Aspects | Benny Carter | ||
| 37 | June In January | Benny Carter And His Orchestra | Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger | 3:12 |
| 38 | February Fiesta | Benny Carter And His Orchestra | Hal Schaefer | 1:55 |
| 39 | March Wind | Benny Carter And His Orchestra | 3:16 | |
| 40 | I'll Remember April | Benny Carter And His Orchestra | Don Raye, Gene DePaul, Patricia Johnston | 3:21 |
| 41 | One Morning In May | Benny Carter And His Orchestra | Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish | 2:49 |
| 42 | June Is Bustin' Out All Over | Benny Carter And His Orchestra | Rodgers & Hammerstein | 2:59 |
| 43 | Sleigh Ride In July | Benny Carter And His Orchestra | Jimmy Van Heusen And Johnny Burke | 2:50 |
| 44 | August Moon | Benny Carter And His Orchestra | 3:39 | |
| 45 | September Song | Benny Carter And His Orchestra | Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson | 2:39 |
| 46 | Something For October | Benny Carter And His Orchestra | 2:53 | |
| 47 | Swingin' In November | Benny Carter And His Orchestra | 3:02 | |
| 48 | Roses In December | Benny Carter And His Orchestra | Ben Oakland, George Jessel, Herbert Magidson | 2:36 |
| 49 | February Fiesta (Mono Alternate Take) | Benny Carter And His Orchestra | Hal Schaefer | 1:55 |
| 50 | August Moon (Mono Alternate Take) | Benny Carter And His Orchestra | 3:35 |
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