4世代のジャズ・アーティストを驚かせるほどの素晴らしい才能を持つベニー・カーターが50歳の時にシェリー・マン、バーニー・ケッセル、テナー・サックスの巨匠ベン・ウェブスターなど豪華なキャストと録音し自らはアルト・サックス、トランペット、アレンジを担当した代表作。
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Benny Carter(as, tp, arr) Frank Rosolino(tb) Ben Webster(ts) Andre Previn (p) Jimmy Rowles (p) Barney Kessel (g) Leroy Vinnegar(double-b) Shelly Manne (ds)
発売・販売元 提供資料(2022/03/18)
Benny Carter had already been a major jazz musician for nearly 30 years when he recorded this particularly strong septet session for Contemporary. With notable contributions from tenor saxophonist Ben Webster, trombonist Frank Rosolino and guitarist Barney Kessel, Carter (who plays a bit of trumpet on "How Can You Lose") is in superb form on a set of five standards and two of his originals. This timeless music is beyond the simple categories of "swing" or "bop" and should just be called "classic." ~ Scott Yanow
Rovi