A Gentleman and His Music

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A Gentleman and His Music
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Studio album by
Released1985
RecordedAugust 1985
StudioCopenhagen, Denmark
Genre Jazz
Length47:24
Label Concord
CJ-285
Producer Carl Jefferson
Benny Carter chronology
Skyline Drive
(1983)
A Gentleman and His Music
(1985)
Billy Eckstine Sings with Benny Carter
(1986)

A Gentleman and His Music is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Carter recorded in 1985 and released by the Concord label. [1] [2]

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AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "For this 1985 session, altoist Benny Carter (then a week short of turning 78 years old) is teamed with the lyrical trumpeter Joe Wilder and the Concord All-Stars .... The results are predictably excellent with the septet swinging with spirit and creativity on four standards, a blues and Carter's original 'A Kiss from You.' This album is well worth tracking down". [3]

Track listing

  1. "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 7:39
  2. "A Kiss from You" (Benny Carter, Johnny Mercer) – 6:15
  3. "Blues for George" (Carter) – 8:09
  4. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons) – 9:53
  5. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Sherman, Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez) – 7:28
  6. "Idaho" (Jesse Stone) – 8:00

Personnel

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