Cosmopolite (album)

Cosmopolite
Studio album by Benny Carter
Released	1956 (1956)
Recorded	December 4, 1952, December 31, 1953, and January 4, 1954
Studio	Radio Recorders, Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz
Label	Norgran
Producer	Norman Granz
Benny Carter chronology
Alone Together (1952) Cosmopolite (1956) Benny Carter Plays Pretty (1954)
The Urbane Mr.Carter Cover

Cosmopolite is an album by American jazz saxophonist Benny Carter recorded at three sessions between 1952 and 1954 and released by Norgran Records. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The album features tracks that were released on the 10-inch LP The Urbane Mr. Carter. ^[4]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars, stating that the album "showcases altoist Benny Carter in two very different settings. Side one finds him interpreting ballads in front of a string section while the flip side matches Carter with the Oscar Peterson Trio and drummer J.C. Heard. It is a credit to his versatility and talents that Benny Carter plays quite well in both formats." ^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Can't We Be Friends?" (Paul James, Kay Swift)	2:38
2.	"Symphony" (Alex Alstone, Jack Lawrence, Andre Tabet)	2:16
3.	"I'm Sorry" (Carter)	3:04
4.	"I'll Be Around" (Alec Wilder)	2:34
5.	"Beautiful Love" (Wayne King, Victor Young, Egbert Van Alstyne)	2:50
6.	"Blue Star" (Carter)	3:08
7.	"Street Scene" (Alfred Newman)	3:17
8.	"Imagination" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)	3:30
9.	"Pick Yourself Up" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields)	2:31
10.	"I Get a Kick Out of You" (Cole Porter)	2:51
11.	"With a Song in My Heart" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)	2:32
12.	"Flamingo" (Ted Grouya, Edmund Anderson)	2:50

Tracks 1–6, 11–12 are included on the original The Urbane Mr. Carter 10" album.

Personnel

• Benny Carter – alto saxophone, arranger
• Oscar Peterson – piano
• Barney Kessel – guitar
• Jack Marshall – guitar
• Ray Brown – double bass
• Red Callender – double bass
• J. C. Heard – drums
• Jackie Mills – drums
• Alvin Stoller – drums
• Hoyt Bohannon – trombone
• Joe Howard – trombone
• Tommy Pederson – trombone
• Juan Tizol – valve trombone

References

1. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Norgran Label Discography, accessed March 29, 2016
2. Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series accessed March 29, 2016
3. Encilopedia del Jazz: Benny Carter, accessed June 7, 2019
4. Norgran Records Catalog: Ten Inch series, accessed March 29, 2016.
5. Yanow, Scott. Cosmopolite – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved March 30, 2016.