Benny Carter Plays Pretty
1955 studio album by Benny Carter
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Benny Carter Plays Pretty (also released as Moonglow) is an album by jazz saxophonist Benny Carter that was recorded in 1954 and released by Norgran Records.[1][2]
Released1955
RecordedJune 23 and September 14, 1954
StudiosLos Angeles and Fine Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
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| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | June 23 and September 14, 1954 | |||
| Studios | Los Angeles and Fine Sound Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Norgran | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Billboard in 1955 wrote: "This is mainly 'mood music' in the jazz idiom, and highly effective."[3]
Reception
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Moonglow" (Will Hudson, Irving Mills, Eddie DeLange) | 2:44 |
| 2. | "My One and Only Love" (Guy Wood, Robert Mellin) | 3:51 |
| 3. | "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Unforgettable" (Irving Gordon) | 3:21 |
| 6. | "Laura" (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer) | 7:41 |
| 7. | "Ruby" (Heinz Roemheld, Mitchell Parish) | 4:32 |
| 8. | "Moon Song" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) | 3:56 |
Personnel
- Benny Carter – alto saxophone
- Don Abney (tracks 1–5, 7 & 8) – piano
- Oscar Peterson (track 6) – piano
- George Duvivier (track 1–5, 7 & 8) – double bass
- Ray Brown (track 6) – double bass
- Louis Bellson (tracks 1–5, 7 & 8) – drums
- Buddy Rich (track 6) – drums
- Herb Ellis (track 6) – guitar
- Bill Harris (track 6) – trombone