Swingin' the '20s is an album by saxophonist Benny Carter's Quartet with pianist Earl Hines, recorded in 1958 and released on the Contemporary label.[1][2]
| Swingin' the '20s | ||||
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| Studio album by Benny Carter Quartet | ||||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | November 2, 1958 | |||
| Studio | Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:16 | |||
| Label | Contemporary | |||
| Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [4] |
At Allmusic, Scott Yanow wrote, "but the results of this 1958 session are relaxed rather than explosive. Carter and Hines explore a dozen tunes with respect and light swing, but one wishes that there were a bit more competitiveness to replace some of the mutual respect".[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that "The rhythm section was one of the best money could buy at the time", but that the album was "generally pretty bland".[4]
Track listing
edit- "Thou Swell" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:50
- "My Blue Heaven" (Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting) - 3:18
- "Just Imagine" (Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson) - 2:31
- "If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight)" (James P. Johnson, Henry Creamer) - 2:40
- "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) - 5:00
- "Who's Sorry Now?" (Ted Snyder, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby) - 2:23
- "Laugh, Clown, Laugh" (Sam M. Lewis, Ted Fio Rito, Joe Young) - 2:24
- "All Alone" (Irving Berlin) - 3:20
- "Mary Lou" (J. Russel Robinson, Abe Lyman, George Waggner) - 2:50
- "In a Little Spanish Town" (Mabel Wayne, Lewis, Young) - 3:12
- "Someone to Watch over Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:08
- "A Monday Date" (Earl Hines) - 3:08
- "Who's Sorry Now?" [alternate take] (Snyder, Kalmar, Ruby) - 2:44 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Laugh, Clown, Laugh" [alternate take] (Lewis, Fio Rito, Young) - 2:38 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "All Alone" [alternate take] (Berlin) - 3:10 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
edit- Benny Carter – alto saxophone, trumpet (4, 8, & 11)
- Earl Hines – piano
- Leroy Vinnegar – double bass
- Shelly Manne – drums
References
edit- ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed June 8, 2015
- ^ Encilopedia del Jazz: Benny Carter, accessed June 7, 2019
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Swingin' the 20s – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.