A Gentleman and His Music

A Gentleman and His Music
Studio album by
Benny Carter
Released1985
RecordedAugust 1985
StudioCopenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length47:24
LabelConcord
CJ-285
ProducerCarl Jefferson
Benny Carter chronology
Skyline Drive
(1983) 		A Gentleman and His Music
(1985) 		Billy Eckstine Sings with Benny Carter
(1986)

A Gentleman and His Music is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Carter recorded in 1985 and released by the Concord label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "For this 1985 session, altoist Benny Carter (then a week short of turning 78 years old) is teamed with the lyrical trumpeter Joe Wilder and the Concord All-Stars .... The results are predictably excellent with the septet swinging with spirit and creativity on four standards, a blues and Carter's original 'A Kiss from You.' This album is well worth tracking down".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 7:39
  2. "A Kiss from You" (Benny Carter, Johnny Mercer) – 6:15
  3. "Blues for George" (Carter) – 8:09
  4. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons) – 9:53
  5. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Sherman, Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez) – 7:28
  6. "Idaho" (Jesse Stone) – 8:00

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Encilopedia del Jazz: Benny Carter, accessed June 7, 2019
  2. ^ Benny Carter: Selected Discography - Bibliography Archived 2017-06-21 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 10, 2019
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Benny Carter: A Gentleman and His Music – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 7, 2019.