Cosmopolite (album)
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| Studio album by Benny Carter | ||||
| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded |
December 4, 1952, December 31, 1953 and January 4, 1954 Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label |
Norgran MGN 1070 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Cosmopolite is an album by American jazz saxophonist Benny Carter recorded at three sessions between 1952 and 1954 and released on the Norgran label.[1][2] The album features tracks that were initial released on the 10 inch LP The Urbane Mr. Carter.[3]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "This long out-of-print LP from the 1950s showcases altoist Benny Carter in two very different settings. Side one finds him interpreting ballads in front of a string section while the flip side matches Carter with the Oscar Peterson Trio and drummer J.C. Heard. It is a credit to his versatility and talents that Benny Carter plays quite well in both formats".[4]
Track listing
- "Can't We Be Friends?" (Paul James, Kay Swift) - 2:38 Originally released on MGN 10
- "Symphony" (Alex Alstone, Jack Lawrence, Andre Tabet) - 2:16 Originally released on MGN 10
- "Sorry" (Benny Carter) - 3:04 Originally released on MGN 10
- "I'll Be Around" (Alec Wilder) - 2:34 Originally released on MGN 10
- "Beautiful Love" (Wayne King, Victor Young, Egbert Van Alstyne) - 2:50 Originally released on MGN 10
- "Blue Star" (Carter) - 3:08 Originally released on MGN 10
- "Street Scene" (Alfred Newman) - 3:17
- "Imagination" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 3:30
- "Pick Yourself Up" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) - 2:31
- "I Get a Kick Out of You" (Cole Porter) - 2:51
- "With a Song in My Heart" (Richard Rogers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:32 Originally released on MGN 10
- "Flamingo" (Ted Grouya, Edmund Anderson) - 2:50 Originally released on MGN 10
- Recorded at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles, CA on December 4, 1952 (tracks 6-10), December 31, 1953 (tracks 4-6 & 12) and January 4, 1954 (tracks 1-3 & 11)
Personnel
- Benny Carter - alto saxophone, arranger
- Oscar Peterson (tracks 7-10), Gerald Wiggins (tracks 1-6, 11 & 12) - piano
- Barney Kessel (tracks 7-10), Jack Marshall (tracks 1-6, 11 & 12) - guitar
- Ray Brown (tracks 7-10), Red Callender (tracks 1-6, 11 & 12) - bass
- J. C. Heard (tracks 7-10), Jackie Mills (tracks 1-3 & 11), Alvin Stoller (tracks 4-6 & 12) - drums
- Joseph Eger, John Graas, Gale Robinson - French horn (tracks 4-6 & 12)
- Hoyt Bohannon, Joe Howard, Pullman Pederson - trombone (tracks 1-3 & 11)
- Juan Tizol - valve trombone (tracks 1-3 & 11)
- Benjamin Barrett - concertmaster (tracks 1-6, 11 & 12)
- Sam Albert (tracks 1-3 & 11), Sam Cytron (tracks 1-6, 11 & 12), John DeVoogdt (tracks 4-6 & 12), Henry Hill (tracks 1-6, 11 & 12), Anatol Kaminsky (tracks 1-3 & 11), George Kast (tracks 1-6, 11 & 12), Jack Shulman (tracks 1-6, 11 & 12), Cyril Towbin (tracks 4-6 & 12) - violin
- Joe DiFiore (tracks 1-3 & 11), Lou Kievman (tracks 1-6, 11 & 12), Abraham Weiss (tracks 4-6 & 12) - viola
- Armand Kaproff, Ray Kramer - cello (tracks 1-6, 11 & 12)
- Joe Glover - arranger, conductor (tracks 1-6, 11 & 12)
References
- ↑ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Norgran Label Discography, accessed March 29, 2016
- ↑ Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series accessed March 29, 2016
- ↑ Norgran Records Catalog: Ten Inch series accessed March 29, 2016
- 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Cosmopolite – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
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