Out of This World (Walter Benton album)

Out of This World
Studio album by
Walter Benton
Released1960
RecordedSeptember 19 & 21, 1960
StudioPlaza Sound Studios
GenreJazz
LabelJazzland
JLP 28
ProducerOrrin Keepnews

Out of This World is the sole album led by American jazz saxophonist Walter Benton which was recorded in 1960 for the Jazzland label.[1]

The album was reissued as part of the 2001 Milestone compilation Out of This World, paired with Julian Priester 's Spiritsville.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

The AllMusic site awarded the album 3 stars,[3] and reviewer Alex Henderson noted that it gives listeners a chance to hear Hubbard early in his career, although his solos "aren't as adventurous or cutting-edge as other things [he] did in the early '60s."[4]

Metronome's Ted White called the recording "a superior set," but stated that, despite the album title, "The charts are the usual non-challenging jump-off points for soloing, and the soloists attempt nothing new, nothing startling."[5]

Nat Hentoff of HiFi/Stereo Review described the album as "one of the more stimulating programs released so far" on Jazzland, and remarked: "It is relatively diversified as to mood and tempo, and the playing has urgency... [Benton's] musical conceptions show increasing individuality, and he has chosen challenging associates for this recording."[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Walter Benton except as indicated

  1. "Out of This World" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 5:43
  2. "Walter's Altar" - 8:26
  3. "Iris" - 5:24
  4. "Night Movements" - 2:43
  5. "A Blues Mood" - 7:30
  6. "Azil" - 4:36
  7. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman) - 8:45

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Jazzland Records discography accessed November 5, 2012
  2. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Julian Priester: Out of This World". AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed November 5, 2012
  4. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Julian Priester: Out of This World". AllMusic. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  5. ^ White, Ted (April 1961). "Record Reviews". Metronome. Vol. 78. p. 29 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Hentoff, Nat (April 1961). "Jazz". HiFi/Stereo Review. pp. 73–74 – via Google Books.