Four Classic Albums Plus

~ Release by Benny Carter (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

4 Benny Carter albums remastered on 2 CDs:
Tracks 1-1 to 1-7 from Benny Carter - Jazz Giant recorded in Los Angeles, June, July, October 1957 & April 1958
Tracks 1-8 to 1-19 from The Benny Carter Quartet - Swingin' The '20s and track 20 (alt. take) recorded in Los Angeles, November 2, 1958
Tracks 2-1 to 2-12 from The Benny Carter Quartet - Sax Ala Carter! recorded in Los Angeles, February 5, 1960
Tracks 2-13 to 2-26 from Benny Carter And His Orchestra - 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.

Annotation last modified on 2023-07-09 23:49 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1: Jazz Giant / Swingin' the '20s
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Old Fashioned Love
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-06-11)
engineer:
Roy DuNann
producer:
Lester Koenig
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1957-06-11)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1957-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1957-06-11)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1957-06-11)
piano:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (on 1957-06-11)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-06-11)
trombone:
Frank Rosolino (on 1957-06-11)
recording of:
Old Fashioned Love (on 1957-06-11)
composer:
James P. Johnson and Cecil Mack
Benny Carter7:48
2I'm Coming Virginia
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-07-22)
engineer:
Roy DuNann
producer:
Lester Koenig
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1957-07-22)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1957-07-22)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1957-07-22)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1957-07-22)
trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1957-07-22)
recording of:
I’m Coming Virginia (on 1957-07-22)
lyricist:
Will Marion Cook
composer:
Donald Heywood
Benny Carter5:45
3A Walkin' Thing
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-07-22)
engineer:
Roy DuNann
producer:
Lester Koenig
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1957-07-22)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1957-07-22)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1957-07-22)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1957-07-22)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1957-07-22)
recording of:
A Walkin’ Thing (on 1957-07-22)
composer:
Benny Carter
Benny Carter5:57
4Blue Lou
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-06-11)
engineer:
Roy DuNann
producer:
Lester Koenig
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1957-06-11)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1957-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1957-06-11)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1957-06-11)
piano:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (on 1957-06-11)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-06-11)
trombone:
Frank Rosolino (on 1957-06-11)
recording of:
Blue Lou (on 1957-06-11)
composer:
Irving Mills and Edgar Sampson
Benny Carter4:55
5Ain't She Sweet
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-04-21)
engineer:
Roy DuNann
producer:
Lester Koenig
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1958-04-21)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1958-04-21)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-04-21)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1958-04-21)
piano:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (on 1958-04-21)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1958-04-21)
trombone:
Frank Rosolino (on 1958-04-21)
instrumental recording of:
Ain’t She Sweet (on 1958-04-21)
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Milton Ager
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), EMI Music (Electric & Musical Industries Music, do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Benny Carter3:37
6How Can You Loose
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-10-07)
engineer:
Roy DuNann
producer:
Lester Koenig
alto saxophone and trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1957-10-07)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1957-10-07)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1957-10-07)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1957-10-07)
piano:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (on 1957-10-07)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-10-07)
trombone:
Frank Rosolino (on 1957-10-07)
recording of:
How Can You Lose (on 1957-10-07)
composer:
Benny Carter
Benny Carter6:11
7Blues My Naughtie Sweetie Gives To Me
Benny Carter4:39
8Thou Swell
alto saxophone and trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1958-11-02)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1958-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-11-02)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1958-11-02)
instrumental recording of:
Thou Swell (on 1958-11-02)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1927)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Marlin Enterprises and Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases)
The Benny Carter Quartet2:49
9My Blue Heaven
alto saxophone and trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1958-11-02)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1958-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-11-02)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1958-11-02)
instrumental recording of:
My Blue Heaven (on 1958-11-02)
lyricist:
George A. Whiting (popular songwriter) (in 1924)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1924)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
composed at:
New York Friars Club in New York, New York, United States (in 1924)
The Benny Carter Quartet3:18
10Just Imagine
alto saxophone and trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1958-11-02)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1958-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-11-02)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1958-11-02)
instrumental recording of:
Just Imagine (Good News) (on 1958-11-02)
writer:
Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva and Ray Henderson
part of:
Good News (1947 film)
The Benny Carter Quartet2:31
11If I Could Be With You
The Benny Carter Quartet2:40
12Sweet Lorraine
alto saxophone and trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1958-11-02)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1958-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-11-02)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1958-11-02)
recording of:
Sweet Lorraine (on 1958-11-02)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1928)
composer:
Cliff Burwell (in 1928)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Everbright Music Co. and Mills Music, Inc.
The Benny Carter Quartet5:00
13Who's Sorry Now
alto saxophone and trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1958-11-02)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1958-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-11-02)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1958-11-02)
instrumental recording of:
Who’s Sorry Now? (1923 song) (on 1958-11-02)
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar (in 1923) and Harry Ruby (in 1923)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1923)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), Waterson, Berlin & Snyder (on 1923-03-07) and Mills Music Corporation (in 1929)
The Benny Carter Quartet2:22
14Laugh! Clown! Laugh!
alto saxophone and trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1958-11-02)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1958-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-11-02)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1958-11-02)
recording of:
Laugh! Clown! Laugh! (on 1958-11-02)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Ted Fio Rito
The Benny Carter Quartet3:20
15All Alone
The Benny Carter Quartet3:12
16Mary Lou
The Benny Carter Quartet3:06
17In A Little Spanish Town
alto saxophone and trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1958-11-02)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1958-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-11-02)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1958-11-02)
instrumental recording of:
In a Little Spanish Town (’Twas on a Night Like This) (on 1958-11-02)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Mabel Wayne
The Benny Carter Quartet2:44
18Someone To Watch Over Me
alto saxophone and trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1958-11-02)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1958-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-11-02)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1958-11-02)
instrumental recording of:
Someone to Watch Over Me (Oh, Kay!) (on 1958-11-02)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Harms, Inc. (in 1926) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2022-01-01)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
The Benny Carter Quartet2:37
19A Monday Date
The Benny Carter Quartet3:08
20All Alone (Alternate Take)
alto saxophone and trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1958-11-02)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1958-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-11-02)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1958-11-02)
instrumental recording of:
All Alone (on 1958-11-02)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1924)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
The Benny Carter Quartet3:11
▶ CD 2: Sax Ala Carter! / Aspects