Summer Serenade
| Summer Serenade | ||||
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| Studio album by Benny Carter Quartet | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | August 17, 1980 | |||
| Studio | Copenhagen, Denmark | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:15 | |||
| Label | Storyville SLP 4047 | |||
| Producer | Karl Emil Knudsen, Richard Boone | |||
| Benny Carter chronology | ||||
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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
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [4] |
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".[3]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Benny Carter except where noted
- "Indiana" (James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) – 5:08
- "Almost Like Being in Love" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) – 7:22
- "Summer Serenade" – 4:15
- "All That Jazz" (Carter, Al Stillman) – 5:03
- "Blue Star" – 8:06
- "When Lights Are Low" – 6:01
- "Taking a Chance on Love" (Vernon Duke) – 8:20
Personnel
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Storyville Records: album details, accessed June 7, 2019
- ^ Encilopedia del Jazz: Benny Carter, accessed June 7, 2019
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Benny Carter: Summer Serenade – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.