His Eight Finest Albums

~ Release by Benny Carter (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: New Jazz Sounds / Urbane Jazz
2▼CD: Jazz Giant / Swingin' The 20's
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1Old Fashioned Love
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-06-11)
engineer:
Roy DuNann
producer:
Lester Koenig
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1957-06-11)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1957-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1957-06-11)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1957-06-11)
piano:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (on 1957-06-11)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-06-11)
trombone:
Frank Rosolino (on 1957-06-11)
recording of:
Old Fashioned Love (on 1957-06-11)
composer:
James P. Johnson and Cecil Mack
7:49
2I'm Coming Virginia
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-07-22)
engineer:
Roy DuNann
producer:
Lester Koenig
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1957-07-22)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1957-07-22)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1957-07-22)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1957-07-22)
trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1957-07-22)
recording of:
I’m Coming Virginia (on 1957-07-22)
lyricist:
Will Marion Cook
composer:
Donald Heywood
5:46
3A Walkin' Thing
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-07-22)
engineer:
Roy DuNann
producer:
Lester Koenig
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1957-07-22)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1957-07-22)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1957-07-22)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1957-07-22)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1957-07-22)
recording of:
A Walkin’ Thing (on 1957-07-22)
composer:
Benny Carter
5:57
4Blue Lou
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-06-11)
engineer:
Roy DuNann
producer:
Lester Koenig
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1957-06-11)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1957-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1957-06-11)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1957-06-11)
piano:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (on 1957-06-11)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-06-11)
trombone:
Frank Rosolino (on 1957-06-11)
recording of:
Blue Lou (on 1957-06-11)
composer:
Irving Mills and Edgar Sampson
4:56
5Ain't She Sweet
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-04-21)
engineer:
Roy DuNann
producer:
Lester Koenig
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1958-04-21)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1958-04-21)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-04-21)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1958-04-21)
piano:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (on 1958-04-21)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1958-04-21)
trombone:
Frank Rosolino (on 1958-04-21)
instrumental recording of:
Ain’t She Sweet (on 1958-04-21)
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Milton Ager
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
3:37
6How Can You Lose
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-10-07)
engineer:
Roy DuNann
producer:
Lester Koenig
alto saxophone and trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1957-10-07)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1957-10-07)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1957-10-07)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1957-10-07)
piano:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (on 1957-10-07)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-10-07)
trombone:
Frank Rosolino (on 1957-10-07)
recording of:
How Can You Lose (on 1957-10-07)
composer:
Benny Carter
6:12
7Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-04-21)
engineer:
Roy DuNann
producer:
Lester Koenig
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1958-04-21)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1958-04-21)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-04-21)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1958-04-21)
piano:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (on 1958-04-21)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1958-04-21)
trombone:
Frank Rosolino (on 1958-04-21)
instrumental recording of:
Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me (on 1958-04-21)
writer:
Charles McCarron, Carey Morgan and Arthur Swanstrom
4:40
8Thou Swell
alto saxophone and trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1958-11-02)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1958-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-11-02)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1958-11-02)
instrumental recording of:
Thou Swell (on 1958-11-02)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1927)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Marlin Enterprises and Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases)
2:54
9My Blue Heaven
alto saxophone and trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1958-11-02)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1958-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-11-02)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1958-11-02)
instrumental recording of:
My Blue Heaven (on 1958-11-02)
lyricist:
George A. Whiting (popular songwriter) (in 1924)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1924)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
composed at:
New York Friars Club in New York, New York, United States (in 1924)
3:22
10Just Imagine
alto saxophone and trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1958-11-02)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1958-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-11-02)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1958-11-02)
instrumental recording of:
Just Imagine (Good News) (on 1958-11-02)
writer:
Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva and Ray Henderson
part of:
Good News (1947 film)
2:36
11If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
alto saxophone and trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1958-11-02)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1958-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-11-02)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1958-11-02)
instrumental recording of:
If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1926)
composer:
James P. Johnson (in 1926)
2:43
12Sweet Lorraine
alto saxophone and trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1958-11-02)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1958-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-11-02)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1958-11-02)
recording of:
Sweet Lorraine (on 1958-11-02)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1928)
composer:
Cliff Burwell (in 1928)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Everbright Music Co. and Mills Music, Inc.
5:04
13Who's Sorry Now'
alto saxophone and trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1958-11-02)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1958-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-11-02)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1958-11-02)
instrumental cover recording of:
Who’s Sorry Now? (1923 song) (on 1958-11-02)
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar (in 1923) and Harry Ruby (in 1923)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1923)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), Waterson, Berlin & Snyder (on 1923-03-07) and Mills Music Corporation (in 1929)
2:26
14Laugh, Clown, Laugh
alto saxophone and trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1958-11-02)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1958-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-11-02)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1958-11-02)
recording of:
Laugh! Clown! Laugh! (on 1958-11-02)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Ted Fio Rito
3:22
15All Alone
alto saxophone and trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1958-11-02)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1958-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-11-02)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1958-11-02)
instrumental recording of:
All Alone (on 1958-11-02)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1924)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
3:16
16Mary Lou
alto saxophone and trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1958-11-02)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1958-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-11-02)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1958-11-02)
instrumental recording of:
Mary Lou (on 1958-11-02)
writer:
George Waggner and Joseph Russel Robinson
translator:
Paul Briquet
3:10
17In A Little Spanish Town
alto saxophone and trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1958-11-02)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1958-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-11-02)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1958-11-02)
instrumental cover recording of:
In a Little Spanish Town (’Twas on a Night Like This) (on 1958-11-02)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Mabel Wayne
2:47
18Somone To Watch Over Me
alto saxophone and trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1958-11-02)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1958-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-11-02)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1958-11-02)
instrumental recording of:
Someone to Watch Over Me (Oh, Kay!) (on 1958-11-02)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Harms, Inc. (in 1926) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2022-01-01)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
2:40
19A Monday Date
alto saxophone and trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1958-11-02)
double bass [bass]:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1958-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-11-02)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1958-11-02)
recording of:
My Monday Date (on 1958-11-02)
composer:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
adaptations:
My Monday Date (with lyrics)
3:12
3▶CD: Aspects / Sax ala Carter!
4▶CD: Further Definitions / BBB & Co.