Jazz Giant (Benny Carter album)

This article is about the album by Benny Carter. For the album by Bud Powell, see Jazz Giant.
Jazz Giant
Studio album by Benny Carter
Released 1958
Recorded June 11, July 22 and October 7, 1957 and April 21, 1958
Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre Jazz
Length 38:44
Label Contemporary C3555/S7555
Producer Lester Koenig
Benny Carter chronology
Urbane Jazz
(1955)
Jazz Giant
(1958)
Swingin' the '20s
(1958)

Jazz Giant is an album by saxophonist Benny Carter recorded in 1957 and 1958 and released on the Contemporary label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow called it a "particularly strong septet session" and stated: "This timeless music is beyond the simple categories of 'swing' or 'bop' and should just be called 'classic.'"[2]

Track listing

  1. "Old Fashioned Love" (James P. Johnson, Cecil Mack) - 7:51
  2. "I'm Coming Virginia" (Will Marion Cook, Donald Heywood) - 5:48
  3. "A Walkin' Thing" (Benny Carter) - 6:00
  4. "Blue Lou" (Irving Mills, Edgar Sampson) - 4:58
  5. "Ain't She Sweet" (Milton Ager, Jack Yellen) - 3:40
  6. "How Can You Lose" (Carter) - 6:13
  7. "Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me" (Charles McCarron, Russ Morgan, Arthur Swanstrom) - 4:39

Personnel

References

  1. Contemporary Records discography accessed June 8, 2015
  2. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Jazz Giant – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
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