Elegy in Blue explained

Elegy in Blue
Type:	Studio
Cover:	Elegy in Blue.jpg
Released:	1994
Recorded:	May 18–19, 1994
Studio:	Group IV Studios, Los Angeles
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	68:58
Label:	MusicMasters 65115-2
Producer:	Ed Berger
Chronology:	Benny Carter
Prev Title:	Legends
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Another Time, Another Place
Next Year:	1993

Elegy in Blue is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Carter recorded in 1994 and released by the MusicMasters label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

"Prelude to a Kiss" won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Solo in 1995.^[3] AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "Benny Carter, 87 at the time of this recording, could pass musically for 57. His alto playing is as flawless as ever but 79-year-old trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison very much sounds his age and falters constantly throughout the date ... Edison and the so-so material cause this session to fall far short of its potential".

Track listing

1. "Did You Call Her Today?" (Ben Webster) – 6:24
2. "Ceora" (Lee Morgan) – 7:53
3. "Good Queen Bess" (Johnny Hodges) – 6:46
4. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) – 6:25
5. "Little Jazz" (Roy Eldridge) – 6:18
6. "Blue Monk" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:02
7. "Someday You'll Be Sorry" (Louis Armstrong) – 4:54
8. "Nuages" *(Django Reinhardt) – 8:35
9. "Undecided" (Sid Robin, Charlie Shavers) – 6:30
10. "Elegy in Blue" (Benny Carter) – 9:11

Personnel

• Benny Carter – alto saxophone
• Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet, vocals
• Cedar Walton – piano
• Mundell Lowe – guitar
• Ray Brown – bass
• Jeff Hamilton – drums

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
3. https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/benny-carter Grammy Awards: Benny Carter