Benny Carter - All-Stars (2011)
DVD-5 | Runtime: 34 min. | 1.90 Gb | Copy: Untouched
Video: NTSC, 720 x 480 (1.333) at 29.970 fps | Audio: English, PCM 2 channels at 1 536 Kbps
Genre: Jazz / Label: Music Video Distribution / Covers: Not included
This is a actual treasure from the Sonet archives - the legendary Benny Carter playing an informal , hugely swinging sitting with an all-star group up~ the body DVD for the very first time; and it presents The King at his transcendent best. Backed by Nat Adderley up~ the body trumpet, Red Norvo on vibraphone, Horace Parlan without interrupti~ piano, Red Mitchell on bass and Ronnie Gardiner forward drums, Benny Carter leads this quick sextet through a memorable program of standards from the Great American Songbook plus the jazz classics "Work Song" (that features Adderley singing the song since the very first time on vestige) and "Lover Man". The musicians in c~tinuance the session are clearly inspired ~ dint of. Benny's leadership and brilliant musicianship.
The highminded trombonist, J. J. Johnson once said of Benny Carter: "He is single in kind of the greatest musicians I've continually had the pleasure of working with. The whole time I was in Benny's junto, it was one continuous education in harmony."
Educational, inspirational and unfailingly tasteful - that was Benny Carter.
