Elegy in Blue
| Elegy in Blue | ||||
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | May 18–19, 1994 | |||
| Studio | Group IV Studios, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 68:58 | |||
| Label | MusicMasters 65115-2 | |||
| Producer | Ed Berger | |||
| Benny Carter chronology | ||||
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Elegy in Blue is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Carter recorded in 1994 and released by the MusicMasters label.[1][2]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
"Prelude to a Kiss" won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Solo in 1995.[4] AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "Benny Carter, 87 at the time of this recording, could pass musically for 57. His alto playing is as flawless as ever but 79-year-old trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison very much sounds his age and falters constantly throughout the date ... Edison and the so-so material cause this session to fall far short of its potential".[3]
Track listing
[edit]- "Did You Call Her Today?" (Ben Webster) – 6:24
- "Ceora" (Lee Morgan) – 7:53
- "Good Queen Bess" (Johnny Hodges) – 6:46
- "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) – 6:25
- "Little Jazz" (Roy Eldridge) – 6:18
- "Blue Monk" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:02
- "Someday You'll Be Sorry" (Louis Armstrong) – 4:54
- "Nuages" *(Django Reinhardt) – 8:35
- "Undecided" (Sid Robin, Charlie Shavers) – 6:30
- "Elegy in Blue" (Benny Carter) – 9:11
Personnel
[edit]- Benny Carter – alto saxophone
- Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet, vocals
- Cedar Walton – piano
- Mundell Lowe – guitar
- Ray Brown – bass
- Jeff Hamilton – drums
References
[edit]- ^ Encilopedia del Jazz: Benny Carter, accessed June 10, 2019
- ^ Benny Carter: Selected Discography - Bibliography Archived 2017-06-21 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 10, 2019
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Benny Carter: Elegy in Blue – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ^ Grammy Awards: Benny Carter, accessed June 10, 2019