| Out of This World | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1960 |
| Recorded | September 19 & 21, 1960 |
| Studio | Plaza Sound Studios |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Jazzland JLP 28 |
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews |
Out of This World is the sole album led by American jazz saxophonist Walter Benton which was recorded in 1960 for the Jazzland label. [1]
The album was reissued as part of the 2001 Milestone compilation Out of This World, paired with Julian Priester 's Spiritsville. [2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
The AllMusic site awarded the album 3 stars, [3] and reviewer Alex Henderson noted that it gives listeners a chance to hear Hubbard early in his career, although his solos "aren't as adventurous or cutting-edge as other things [he] did in the early '60s." [4]
Metronome's Ted White called the recording "a superior set," but stated that, despite the album title, "The charts are the usual non-challenging jump-off points for soloing, and the soloists attempt nothing new, nothing startling." [5]
Nat Hentoff of HiFi/Stereo Review described the album as "one of the more stimulating programs released so far" on Jazzland, and remarked: "It is relatively diversified as to mood and tempo, and the playing has urgency... [Benton's] musical conceptions show increasing individuality, and he has chosen challenging associates for this recording." [6]
All compositions by Walter Benton except as indicated
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