Previously unreleased Benny Carter (and others including Dizzy)

[mjzee]

I've been collecting those Benny Carter Pablos as I see them.  I have The King, Montreux '77, Wonderland, Carter Gillespie Inc., and this one, which (IMHO) is the best of the batch - really exciting "small big band" music (with the requisite ugly Pablo cover):

[Dan Gould]

For those not receiving Loren Schoenberg updates on FB, I have added Volume 5 details to my earlier post,and repeated here. Pretty interesting group and the only known recording of Benny with Barry Harris.  The music can be heard on Youtube on the Harlem Jazz Museum page.

Volume 5:

 

Benny Carter, alto saxophone Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet Barry Harris, piano Stanley Jordan, guitar Joe Kennedy, violin Larry Ridley, bass Yusef Ali, drums

Edited November 22, 2022 by Dan Gould

[Justin V]

On 11/22/2022 at 10:28 AM, Dan Gould said:

For those not receiving Loren Schoenberg updates on FB, I have added Volume 5 details to my earlier post,and repeated here. Pretty interesting group and the only known recording of Benny with Barry Harris.  The music can be heard on Youtube on the Harlem Jazz Museum page.

Volume 5:

 

Benny Carter, alto saxophone Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet Barry Harris, piano Stanley Jordan, guitar Joe Kennedy, violin Larry Ridley, bass Yusef Ali, drums

Alright, that is a fascinating lineup.

[Dan Gould]

I have added Volume 6 & 7 details in my original post and below:

Volume 6:

Benny Carter, alto saxophone Harry “Sweets” Edison, trumpet Derek Smith, piano George Duvivier, bass Ronnie Bedford, drums

Volume 7:

Benny Carter, alto saxophone Chris Neville, piano Steve LaSpina, bass Jackie Williams, drums

[Justin V]

Stanley Jordan also guests on Volume 6.  I listened to 4 volumes on YouTube over the weekend.  There's a good chance I'll end up buying all 8 volumes. 

[Dan Gould]

Can anyone chime in on the "best" releases?  I expect an Amazon gift card for Christmas but it won't be large enough to cover all. So I am curious if anyone has an opinion on the "not to be missed" volumes?