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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Benny Carter • Jazz Giant

Review
by Scott Yanow
Benny Carter had already been a major jazz musician for nearly 30 years when he recorded this particularly strong septet session for Contemporary. With notable contributions from tenor saxophonist Ben Webster, trombonist Frank Rosolino and guitarist Barney Kessel, Carter (who plays a bit of trumpet on "How Can You Lose") is in superb form on a set of five standards and two of his originals. This timeless music is beyond the simple categories of "swing" or "bop" and should just be called "classic."
https://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-giant-mw0000187817

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Reseña
por Scott Yanow
Benny Carter ya era un músico de jazz importante desde hacía casi 30 años cuando grabó esta sesión de septeto particularmente fuerte para Contemporary. Con notables contribuciones del saxofonista tenor Ben Webster, el trombonista Frank Rosolino y el guitarrista Barney Kessel, Carter (que toca un poco la trompeta en "How Can You Lose") está en magnífica forma en un conjunto de cinco estándares y dos de sus originales. Esta música atemporal está más allá de las simples categorías de "swing" o "bop" y debería llamarse simplemente "clásica".
https://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-giant-mw0000187817

1 - Old Fashioned Love 7:46
2 - I'm Coming Virginia 5:45
3 - A Walkin' Thing 5:55
4 - Blue Lou 4:55
5 - Ain't She Sweet 3:37
6 - How Can You Lose 6:10
7 - Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me 4:38

Credits:
    Alto Saxophone – Benny Carter
    Bass – Leroy Vinnegar
    Drums – Shelly Manne
    Guitar – Barney Kessel
    Mastered By – Joe Tarantino
    Piano – André Previn, Jimmy Rowles
    Producer – Lester Koenig
    Recorded By – Roy DuNann
    Trombone – Frank Rosolino
    Trumpet – Benny Carter

Recorded in Los Angeles; June 11, July 22, October 7, 1957 and April 21, 1958.

Label:    Contemporary Records – C3555
Released:    1958
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/3655722-Benny-Carter-Jazz-Giant