Artist: Benny Carter
Album: The Early Benny Carter
Genre: Jazz
Release Date: 1968/2019
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 29:46
Total Tracks: 10
Total Size: 494 MB

Tracklist:

1. Benny Carter – Swingin’ at Maida Vale (02:43)
2. Benny Carter – Nightfall (03:09)
3. Benny Carter – I’ve Got Two Lips (02:53)
4. Benny Carter – If Only I Could Read Your Mind (03:03)
5. Benny Carter – Gin and Jive (02:57)
6. Benny Carter – Accent on Swing (02:48)
7. Benny Carter – Just a Mood (03:26)
8. Benny Carter – Royal Garden Blues (03:02)
9. Benny Carter – When Lights Are Low (02:47)
10. Benny Carter – Waltzin’ the Blues (02:53)

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This budget LP just contains ten short selections and does not give personnel or exact recording dates. Recorded in London during 1936-37, the brief program does contain more than its share of rewarding moments, most notably the debut recording of Carter’s “When Lights Are Low,” the advanced “Waltzin’ the Blues” (performed at a time when jazz waltzes were unheard of), the atmospheric “Nightfall,” “Just a Mood” and a fine version of “Royal Garden Blues.” Carter is heard throughout, switching between alto, clarinet, tenor and trumpet.