New Jazz Sounds: The Benny Carter Verve Story by Benny Carter - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

Volume 1

Volume 2

The remarkable Benny Carter, who had first recorded 25 years earlier, was not even halfway through with his career when he started making sessions for Verve. This double CD wraps up the complete reissuance of all of his Verve albums. The distinctive and lyrical altoist is backed by strings throughout the first disc (16 songs plus ten alternate takes), but there is nothing sleepy about the music. The string arrangements (half by Joe Glover and half by Carter himself) are tasteful and provide a cushion for Carter's melodic but unpredictable horn; this is far from mere mood music. Most of the second disc matches the ageless altoist with trumpeter Roy Eldridge and a rhythm section. Some heat is generated, and most unusual are four unique numbers on which Eldridge duets with drummer Alvin Stoller (one has Roy overdubbing some basic piano), although Roy mostly follows the chord changes. In addition, there is a leftover alternate take from a Carter session with the Oscar Peterson quartet and two exciting selections in a sextet with trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and trombonist Bill Harris. Easily recommended, this is a perfectly conceived series.
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Volume 1

1. Isn't It Romantic

by Oscar Peterson

Primary Artist: Benny Carter
Oscar Peterson; Main Performer
Performer: Joe Oliver; Performer
Composer: Richard Rodgers; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Joe Oliver; Composer
Author: Lorenz Hart; Production
Composer Lyricist: Richard Rodgers; Other

2. Some Other Spring

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Irene Kitchings; Composer
Author: Arthur Herzog Jr.; Production

3. These Things You Left Me

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Harold H. Dickenson
Sidney Lippman; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Sidney Lippman
Harold H. Dickenson; Other

4. 'Round Midnight

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Bernie Hanighen
Cootie Williams
Thelonious Monk; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Thelonious Monk
Bernie Hanighen
Cootie Williams; Other

5. Alone Together

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Arthur Schwartz
Howard Dietz; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Howard Dietz
Arthur Schwartz; Other

6. Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered

by Oscar Peterson

Featured Artist: Oscar Peterson; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Lorenz Hart
Richard Rodgers; Composer
Producer: Norman Granz; Production
Composer Lyricist: Richard Rodgers
Lorenz Hart; Other

7. Cocktails For Two

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Arthur Johnston
Sam Coslow; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Arthur Johnston
Sam Coslow; Other

8. Key Largo

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Benny Carter
Karl Suessdorf
Leah Worth; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Benny Carter
Karl Suessdorf
Leah Worth; Other

9. I'll Be Around

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Alec Wilder; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Alec Wilder; Other

10. Beautiful Love

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Victor Young
Wayne King
Egbert Van Alstyne; Composer
Author: Heaven Gillespie; Production

11. Blue Star

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Benny Carter; Composer
Producer: Norman Granz; Production
Composer Lyricist: Benny Carter; Other

12. Flamingo

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Theodor Grouya; Composer
Author: Edmund Anderson; Production
Producer: Norman Granz; Production

13. With A Song In My Heart

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Lorenz Hart
Richard Rodgers; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Richard Rodgers
Lorenz Hart; Other

14. Can't We Be Friends

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Kay Swift
Paul James; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Kay Swift
Paul James; Other

15. Symphony

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Alex Alstone; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Alex Alstone; Other

16. I'm Sorry

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Benny Carter; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Benny Carter; Other

17. 'Round Midnight

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Bernie Hanighen
Cootie Williams
Thelonious Monk; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Thelonious Monk
Bernie Hanighen
Cootie Williams; Other

18. 'Round Midnight

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Bernie Hanighen
Cootie Williams
Thelonious Monk; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Thelonious Monk
Bernie Hanighen
Cootie Williams; Other

19. Alone Together

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Arthur Schwartz
Howard Dietz; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Howard Dietz
Arthur Schwartz; Other

20. Bewitched

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Lorenz Hart
Richard Rodgers; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Richard Rodgers
Lorenz Hart; Other

21. Bewitched

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Lorenz Hart
Richard Rodgers; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Richard Rodgers
Lorenz Hart; Other

22. Cocktails For Two

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Arthur Johnston
Sam Coslow; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Arthur Johnston
Sam Coslow; Other

23. Cocktails For Two

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Arthur Johnston
Sam Coslow; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Arthur Johnston
Sam Coslow; Other

24. Cocktails For Two

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Arthur Johnston
Sam Coslow; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Arthur Johnston
Sam Coslow; Other

25. Key Largo

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Benny Carter
Karl Suessdorf
Leah Worth; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Benny Carter
Karl Suessdorf
Leah Worth; Other

26. Key Largo

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Benny Carter
Karl Suessdorf
Leah Worth; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Benny Carter
Karl Suessdorf
Leah Worth; Other

Volume 2

1. I Still Love Him So

by Benny Carter

Featured Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Roy Eldridge
Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Benny Carter; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Benny Carter; Other

2. The Moon Is Low

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Arthur Freed
Nacio Herb Brown; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Arthur Freed
Nacio Herb Brown; Other

3. I Missed My Hat

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: David Roy Eldridge; Composer
Composer Lyricist: David Roy Eldridge; Other

4. Medley: I Remember You

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Victor Schertzinger
Billy Strayhorn
Harold Arlen; Composer
Author: Johnny Mercer
Ted Koehler; Production
Composer Lyricist: Harold Arlen
Billy Strayhorn; Other

5. Polite Blues

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: David Roy Eldridge; Composer
Composer Lyricist: David Roy Eldridge; Other

6. Close Your Eyes

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Bernice Petkere; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Bernice Petkere; Other

7. Where's Art?

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer Lyricist: David Roy Eldridge; Other

8. I Don't Know

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: David Roy Eldridge; Composer
Composer Lyricist: David Roy Eldridge; Other

9. Striding

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: David Roy Eldridge; Composer
Composer Lyricist: David Roy Eldridge; Other

10. Wailing

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: David Roy Eldridge; Composer
Composer Lyricist: David Roy Eldridge; Other

11. The Moon Is Low

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Arthur Freed
Nacio Herb Brown; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Arthur Freed
Nacio Herb Brown; Other

12. I Missed My Hat

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: David Roy Eldridge; Composer
Composer Lyricist: David Roy Eldridge; Other

13. Close Your Eyes

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Bernice Petkere; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Bernice Petkere; Other

14. Just One Of Those Things

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Cole Porter; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Cole Porter; Other

15. The Marriage Blues

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Benny Carter; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Benny Carter; Other

16. Street Scene

by Benny Carter

Primary Artist: Benny Carter; Main Performer
Composer: Alfred Newman; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Alfred Newman; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

2 volumes in total

Tracks

42 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

2 hours, 35 minutes and 12 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 640x640 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

No lyrics found

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Jazz

Label

Verve Reissues

Music Distribution Service

Unknown

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1995

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

73145316372