Alone Together (Benny Carter album)
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Alone Together is an album by American jazz saxophonist Benny Carter and Orchestra with the Oscar Peterson Quartet recorded in 1952 which was released on the Norgran label.[1][2] The album features tracks that were originally released on the 10 inch LP The Formidible Benny Carter along with additional recordings from the same sessions.[3]
Reception
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Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars.[4]
Track listing
- "Isn't It Romantic?" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3:40 Originally released on MGN 21
- "Some Other Spring" (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Irene Kitchings) - 3:45 Originally released on MGN 21
- "These Things You Left Me" (Harold Dickinson, Sidney Lippman) - 3:38 Originally released on MGN 21
- "Gone With the Wind" (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) - 2:59
- "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) - 2:57
- "Long Ago (and Far Away)" (Jerome Kern, Ira Gershwin) - 3:05
- "Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 2:36 Originally released on MGN 21
- "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3:13 Originally released on MGN 21
- "Cocktails for Two" (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow) - 2:58 Originally released on MGN 21
- "Key Largo" (Benny Carter, Karl Suessdorf, Leah Worth) - 3:07 Originally released on MGN 21
- "I've Got the World on a String" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 3:21
- "'Round About Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 3:17 Originally released on MGN 21
Personnel
- Benny Carter - alto saxophone
- Oscar Peterson - piano
- Barney Kessel - guitar
- Ray Brown - bass
- Buddy Rich - drums
- Orchestra arranged and conducted by Joe Glover (tracks 1-3, 7-10 & 12)
References
- ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Norgran Label Discography, accessed March 29, 2016
- ^ Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series accessed March 29, 2016
- ^ Norgran Records Catalog: Ten Inch series accessed March 29, 2016
- ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessed March 29, 2016