Summer Serenade Explained

Summer Serenade
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Benny Carter Quartet
Cover:	Summer Serenade.jpg
Released:	1982
Recorded:	August 17, 1980
Studio:	Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	44:15
Label:	Storyville SLP 4047
Producer:	Karl Emil Knudsen, Richard Boone
Chronology:	Benny Carter
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	Skyline Drive
Next Year:	1983

Summer Serenade (also released as In Copenhagen) is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Carter recorded in 1980 in Denmark and released by the Storyville label in 1982.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "Benny Carter has recorded so many excellent swing sessions throughout his lengthy career that it is very difficult to pick out the best ones; there's too much competition".

Track listing

All compositions by Benny Carter except where noted

1. "Indiana" (James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) – 5:08
2. "Almost Like Being in Love" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) – 7:22
3. "Summer Serenade" – 4:15
4. "All That Jazz" (Carter, Al Stillman) – 5:03
5. "Blue Star" – 8:06
6. "When Lights Are Low" – 6:01
7. "Taking a Chance on Love" (Vernon Duke) – 8:20

Personnel

• Benny Carter – alto saxophone
• Kenny Drew – piano
• Jesper Lundgaard – bass
• Ed Thigpen – drums

Notes and References

1. https://www.storyvillerecords.com/products/in-copenhagen-1018517 Storyville Records: album details
2. https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/benny-carter/ Encilopedia del Jazz: Benny Carter