A Gentleman and His Music explained

A Gentleman and His Music
Type:Studio
Artist:Benny Carter
Cover:A Gentleman and His Music.jpg
Released:1985
Recorded:August 1985
Studio:Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre:Jazz
Length:47:24
Label:Concord
CJ-285
Producer:Carl Jefferson
Chronology:Benny Carter
Prev Title:Skyline Drive
Prev Year:1983
Next Title:Billy Eckstine Sings with Benny Carter
Next Year:1986

A Gentleman and His Music is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Carter recorded in 1985 and released by the Concord label.[1] [2]

Reception

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "For this 1985 session, altoist Benny Carter (then a week short of turning 78 years old) is teamed with the lyrical trumpeter Joe Wilder and the Concord All-Stars .... The results are predictably excellent with the septet swinging with spirit and creativity on four standards, a blues and Carter's original 'A Kiss from You.' This album is well worth tracking down".

Track listing

  1. "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 7:39
  2. "A Kiss from You" (Benny Carter, Johnny Mercer) – 6:15
  3. "Blues for George" (Carter) – 8:09
  4. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons) – 9:53
  5. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Sherman, Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez) – 7:28
  6. "Idaho" (Jesse Stone) – 8:00

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/benny-carter/ Encilopedia del Jazz: Benny Carter
  2. http://newarkwww.rutgers.edu/ijs/bc/disc.htm Benny Carter: Selected Discography - Bibliography