Legends (Benny Carter album)
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| Legends | ||||
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| Studio album by Benny Carter featuring Hank Jones | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | June 16 & 17, 1992 | |||
| Studio | BMG Studios, New York City, NY | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 68:37 | |||
| Label | MusicMasters 65087-2 | |||
| Producer | Ed Berger | |||
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Legends is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Carter recorded in 1992 and released by the MusicMasters label.[1][2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Jazz Forum |  [4] |
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "The great altoist Benny Carter is in typically remarkable form at age 85 with a quartet, on five duets with pianist Hank Jones, and on three selections with the truly remarkable trumpeter Doc Cheatham (87 years old at the time). ... there is not a weak track on this classic disc. This set would be recommended even if Carter were 55 rather than 85; the music is timeless and often glorious".[3]
Marcin Kydryński of Polish Jazz Forum magazine was fascinated with the album: "Legends" has the same weight for me as "Jurassic Park" does for cinema. It's a return, a nostalgic journey into a world long gone... Essential listening for all jazz lovers under sixty." [4]