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Jazz Giant (Benny Carter album) 
Summary
Jazz Giant is an album by saxophonist Benny Carter that was recorded in 1957 and 1958 and released by Contemporary Records.[1][2]
| Jazz Giant | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | June 11, July 22 and October 7, 1957 and April 21, 1958 | |||
| Studio | Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:44 | |||
| Label | Contemporary | |||
| Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [4] |
At Allmusic, Scott Yanow called the album 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.'"[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that the album "is a terrific small-group record, full of imagination and invention, and the interchanges with Webster are classic".[4]
Track listing edit
- "Old Fashioned Love" (James P. Johnson, Cecil Mack) - 7:51
- "I'm Coming Virginia" (Will Marion Cook, Donald Heywood) - 5:48
- "A Walkin' Thing" (Carter) - 6:00
- "Blue Lou" (Irving Mills, Edgar Sampson) - 4:58
- "Ain't She Sweet" (Milton Ager, Jack Yellen) - 3:40
- "How Can You Lose" (Carter) - 6:13
- "Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me" (Charles McCarron, Russ Morgan, Arthur Swanstrom) - 4:39
Personnel edit
- Benny Carter – alto saxophone, trumpet, arrangements
- Frank Rosolino – trombone (tracks 1–4 & 6)
- Ben Webster – tenor saxophone (tracks 1–4 & 6)
- André Previn (tracks 1 & 4–7) – piano
- Jimmy Rowles (tracks 2 & 3) – piano
- Barney Kessel – guitar
- Leroy Vinnegar – double bass
- Shelly Manne – drums
References edit
- ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed June 8, 2015
- ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Benny Carter, accessed June 7, 2019
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Jazz Giant – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.