"The Radio Years" 1939-46, by Benny Carter And His Orchestra

"The Radio Years" 1939-46

by Benny Carter And His Orchestra

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1.	Melancholy Lullaby 01:30	buy track
2.	Rose Room 03:09	buy track
3.	I Can't Get Started 03:06	buy track
4.	Night And Day 04:34	buy track
5.	One O'Clock Jump 02:56	buy track
6.	Sleep 03:11	buy track
7.	I Used To Love You 02:46	buy track
8.	Ill Wind 04:01	buy track
9.	Fish Fry 02:31	buy track
10.	Swanee River 02:29	buy track
11.	All Of Me 03:13	buy track
12.	Honeysuckle Rose 03:06	buy track
13.	Midnight 03:33	buy track
14.	Back Bay Boogie 03:52	buy track
15.	Opening Night 03:37	buy track
16.	Love's Dream 03:03	buy track
17.	My Heart Has Wings 03:20	buy track
18.	Oh, Lady Be Good 03:10	buy track
19.	Big Wig In The Wigwam 02:29	buy track
20.	Melancholy Lullaby 01:29	buy track

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Here, for the first time on CD, 61 minutes (20 tunes) with the Benny Carter Orchestra; radio broadcasts from between 1939 and 1946 recorded both at a ballroom and in the studio in Los Angeles, and at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. The repertoire consists of popular tunes of the day as well as Benny Carter originals. Besides writing many of the tunes, arranging and conducting the orchestra, Carter is featured soloist on alto sax, trumpet and clarinet. Carter’s big band arrangements feature distinct background riffs that establish a mood and a solid launching pad for the soloists.The sound quality of the rare radio broadcasts on this CD has been greatly improved and restored. Although this music was written and performed sixty years ago, it still sounds fresh today, thanks to Benny Carter’s unique creativity as composer. The music swings like mad, and the listener can imagine the dancers enjoying themselves on the ballroom floor while Benny Carter’s Orchestra performed this music.Benny Carter, as soloist, is the star of the show, displaying exquisite, yet often unpredictable phrasing, and constant musical inventiveness.

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released January 1, 2003

Benny Carter, trumpet, alto sax & arranger; Miles Davis, Fred Trainer, Calvis Strickland, Walter Williams, Ira Pettiford, Lincoln Mills, Louis Bacon, Joe Thomas, Archie Johnson, Bobbie Woodlen, William "Chiefie" Scott, Hal Mitchell, George Treadwell, Freddy Webster - trumpet. Candy Ross, Johnny Morris, Al Grey, Charley Johnson, John "Shorty" Haughton, Earl Hardy, Alton "Slim" Moore, J. J. Johnson, Tyree Glenn, Vic Dickenson, James Archey - trombone. Bob Graettinger, Joe Epps, Gene Porter, Ted Barnett, Jimmy Powell, Carl Frye - alto sax. Castor McCord, Harold Clark, Bumps Myers - tenor sax.Eddie De Verteuil - baritone sax. Sonny White, Eddie Heywood, Jr., Teddy Brannon - piano. James Cannady, John Smith, Arnold Adams - guitar. Thomas Moultrie, Curly Russell - string bass. Percy Brice, Ted Fields, Oscar Bradley - drums.CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)

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Storyville Records is Europe’s oldest independent jazz label. It releases a rich variety of jazz, blues and related musical genres, often accompanied by authoritative notes and rare extras. This iconic label was founded in 1952 in Denmark and today continues to augment its historic catalogue of recordings made by American jazz and blues legends with new releases from contemporary jazz artists. ... more

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