Benny Carter: The music master

[EKE BBB]

Due out on April 26.

4 CD box-set

Recordings from 1931 to 1952

Edited April 22, 2004 by EKE BBB

[EKE BBB]

Track list

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BENNY CARTER

'THE MUSIC MASTER'

Disc One (Accent on Swing)

1. GOODBYE BLUES Carter p 1931 3.17

2. CLOUDY SKIES Hawkins p 1931 2.54

3. GOT ANOTHER SWEETIE NOW Harrison p 1931 2.59

4. BUGLE CALL RAG Pettis, Mills, Schoebel p 1931 2.49

5. DEE BLUES Carter p 1933 2.55

6. SWING IT Bretz, Weiss p 1933 3.10

7. SYNTHETIC LOVE Carter, Mills, Washington p1933 3.25

8. SIX BELLS STAMPEDE Hughes p 1933 2.39

9. LOVE, YOU’RE NOT THE ONE FOR ME Carter p 1933 2.32

10. SWEET SUE, JUST YOU Young, Harris p 1933 2.59

11. BLUE INTERLUDE Carter p 1933 3.25

12. I NEVER KNEW Fio Rito, Kahn p 1933 3.03

13. ONCE UPON A TIME Carter p 1933 3.24

14. KRAZY KAPERS Carter p 1933 3.28

15. DEVIL’S HOLIDAY Carter p 1933 3.06

16. LONESOME NIGHTS Carter p 1933 3.33

17. SYMPHONY IN RIFFS Carter p 1933 3.03

18. BLUE LOU Sampson p 1933 3.05

19. SHOOT THE WORKS Carter, Mills p1934 2.57

20. DREAM LULLABY Carter, Mills p 1934 3.09

21. EVERYBODY SHUFFLE Carter p 1934 3.02

22. THESE FOOLISH THINGS Strachey, Link p 1936 3.00

23. ACCENT ON SWING Carter p 1936 2.49

Disc Two (When Lights Are Low)

1. WHEN LIGHTS ARE LOW Carter, Williams p 1936 2.48

2. BLUE INTERLUDE Carter p 1936 3.07

3. GIN AND JIVE Carter p 1937 2.55

4. NAGASAKI Warren, Dixon p 1937 2.57

5. THERE’S A SMALL HOTEL Rodgers, Hart p 1937 3.05

6. I’M IN THE MOOD FOR SWING Carter p 1937 2.32

7. I’LL NEVER GIVE IN Johnson p 1937 2.40

8. SKIP IT Carter p 1937 2.56

9. LAZY AFTERNOON Carter p 1937 3.01

10. BLUES IN MY HEART Carter p 1937 2.33

11. SOMEBODY LOVES ME Gershwin, McDonald, De Sylva p 1937 2.46

12. MIGHTY LIKE THE BLUES Feather p 1937 3.02

13. PARDON ME, PRETTY BABY Rose, Klages, Meskill p 1937 2.57

14. MY BUDDY Donaldson p 1937 2.47

15. FAREWELL BLUES Mares, Schoebel p 1938 3.13

16. BLUE LIGHT BLUES Ellington p 1938 3.04

17. MELANCHOLY LULLABY Carter p 1939 2.55

18. WHEN LIGHTS ARE LOW Carter, Williams p 1939 2.50

19. RIFF ROMP Carter p 1939 2.55

20. SHUFFLEBUG SHUFFLE Carter p 1939 2.45

21. SLEEP Lebieg p 1940 2.57

22. FISH FRY Carter p 1940 3.10

23. SLOW FREIGHT Carter p 1940 3.20

24. NIGHT HOP Carter p 1940 3.08

25. POM POM Carter p 1940 2.50

Disc Three (Back Bay Boogie)

1. O.K. FOR BABY Carter p 1940 3.03

2. SMACK Feather p 1940 2.36

3. I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH ME McHugh p 1940 4.12

4. BOOGIE WOOGIE SUGAR BLUES Williams, Fletcher p 1940 3.06

5. ALL OF ME Simons, Marks p 1940 3.20

6. CUDDLE UP, HUDDLE UP Carter p 1941 2.43

7. MIDNIGHT Gomez, Parker p 1941 3.16

8. LULLABY TO A DREAM Carter p 1941 3.07

9. WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MADE Adams, Grever p 1941 3.02

10. SUNDAY Miller, Cahn, Stein, Krueger p 1941 2.45

11. BACK BAY BOOGIE Carter p 1941 2.54

12. POINCIANA Simon, Bernier p 1943 3.01

13. LOVE FOR SALE Porter p 1943 3.01

14. I CAN’T ESCAPE FROM YOU Robin, Whiting p 1944 3.21

15. I CAN’T GET STARTED Duke, Gershwin p 1944 2.51

16. I SURRENDER DEAR Barris, Clifford p 1944 3.03

17. MALIBU Carter p 1945 3.03

18. FOREVER BLUES Carter p 1946 2.37

19. JUMP CALL Carter p 1946 2.53

20. LOOKING FOR A BOY Gershwin, Gershwin p 1946 2.51

21. ROSE ROOM Hickman, Williams p 1946 2.57

22. THE MOON IS LOW Brown, Freed p 1946 2.48

23. STAIRWAY TO THE STARS Signorelli, Malneck, Parish p 1946 3.07

24. BYE BYE BLUES Hamm, Bennett, Lown, Gray p 1946 2.44

25. I DONT KNOW WHY I LOVE YOU, LIKE I DO Ahlert, Turk p 1946 3.05

Disc Four (Funky Blues)

1. MOONGLOW Hudson, De Lange, Mills p 1946 2.51

2. GIVE ME SOMETHING TO REMEMBER YOU BY Dietz Schwartz p 1946 2.47

3. LADY BE GOOD Gershwin, Gershwin p 1946 2.38

4. DEEP PURPLE Parish, De Rose p 1946 3.12

5. SWEET GEORGIA BROWN Bernie, Pinkard, Casey p 1946 2.35

6. OUT OF MY WAY Catlett, Grimes, Sigman p 1946 3.00

7. WHAT’LL IT BE Webster p 1946 3.16

8. CADILLAC SLIM Webster p 1946 3.01

9. JAM BLUES Unknown p 1952 14.19

10. WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE? Porter p 1952 15.23

11. FUNKY BLUES Hodges p 1952 13.11

12. ISN’T IT ROMANTIC ? Rodgers, Hart p 1952 3.40

13. GONE WITH THE WIND Wrubel, Magidson p 1952 2.56

14. I GOT IT BAD AND THAT AIN’T GOOD Ellington, Webster p 1952 2.55

15. KEY LARGO Carter, Worth, Suessdorf p 1952 3.06