Further Definitions

Further Definitions
Studio album by Benny Carter
Released	1962, 1966
Recorded	1961, 1966
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:38, 37:45
Label	Impulse!
Producer	Bob Thiele George Cates & Bob Thiele
Benny Carter chronology
Sax ala Carter! (1960) Further Definitions (1962) BBB & Co. (1962)

Further Definitions is a 1962 jazz album by Benny Carter and his orchestra, rereleased on CD in 1997 coupled with his follow-up album, 1966's Additions to Further Definitions. The earlier album features an all-star octet that includes Coleman Hawkins, with whom Carter had recorded in Paris in 1937, using the same configuration of instruments: four saxophones, piano, guitar, bass, and drums. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3] (Further Definitions)
Down Beat	[4] (Original Lp version)
AllMusic	[5] (Additions to Further Definitions)
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[6] (Further Definitions)
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[6] (Additions to Further Definitions)
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[7] (Further Definitions)

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested "Core Collection", calling it "a good value purchase." ^[7]

Track listing

Further Definitions

1. "Honeysuckle Rose" (Andy Razaf – Fats Waller) – 3:50
2. "The Midnight Sun Will Never Set" (Jones–Cochran–Salvador) – 3:57
3. "Crazy Rhythm" (Caesar–Meyer–Kahn) – 3:23
4. "Blue Star" (Carter) – 5:19
5. "Cotton Tail" (Ellington) – 4:24
6. "Body and Soul" (Green–Sour–Heyman–Eyton) – 4:09
7. "Cherry" (Redman–Gilbert) – 4:52
8. "Doozy" (Carter) – 3:32
    

   Additions to Further Definitions

9. "Fantastic, That's You" (Cates–Greene–Thiele) – 6:11
10. "Come on Back" (Carter) – 4:14
11. "We Were in Love" (Carter) – 4:27
12. "If Dreams Come True" (Sampson–Goodman–Mills) – 5:49
13. "Prohibido" (Carter) – 3:20
14. "Doozy" (Carter) – 5:33
15. "Rock Bottom" (Carter) – 4:14
16. "Titmouse" (Carter) – 3:02

1–8 recorded in 1961 in New York City, on 13 November (1–3, 7) and 15 November (4–6, 8).
9–16 recorded in 1966 in Los Angeles, on 2 March (9, 10–13) and 4 March (11, 14–16).

Solo Order, by Track:

1. Rouse, Woods, Hawkins, Carter
2. Hawkins, Katz, Carter
3. Hawkins, Woods, Rouse, Carter, Katz
4. Hawkins, Carter, Katz, Carter (ad-libbing)
5. Hawkins, Carter, Rouse, Woods, Hawkins, Katz
6. Woods, Rouse, Carter, Hawkins
7. Carter (Intro), Rouse, Carter, Rouse, Woods, Hawkins
8. Katz, Woods, Hawkins, Carter, Rouse, Katz

Personnel

Further Definitions

• Benny Carter – alto saxophone
• Phil Woods – alto saxophone
• Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
• Charlie Rouse – tenor saxophone
• John Collins – guitar
• Dick Katz – piano
• Jimmy Garrison – bass
• Jo Jones – drums

Additions to Further Definitions

• Benny Carter – alto saxophone
• Bud Shank – alto saxophone
• Teddy Edwards – tenor saxophone
• Buddy Collette – tenor saxophone (9–10, 12–13)
• Bill Perkins – tenor saxophone (11, 14–16)
• Bill Hood – baritone saxophone
• Barney Kessel – guitar (9–10, 12–13)
• Mundell Lowe – guitar (11, 14–16)
• Don Abney – piano
• Ray Brown – bass
• Alvin Stoller – drums

Production

• Johnny Cue - engineer
• Pete Turner - photography

References

1. Dance, Stanley (December 1997), "Benny Carter: Further Definitions", JazzTimes.
2. Riccardo Di Filippo, "Benny Carter", Enciclopedia del Jazz. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
3. Further Definitions at AllMusic
4. Down Beat : April 26, 1962, vol. 29, no. 9.
5. Additions to Further Definitions at AllMusic
6. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 37. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
7. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 229-230. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.

External links

• Impulse!/Verve page