| Summer Serenade | ||||
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| Studio album by Benny Carter Quartet | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | August 17, 1980 | |||
| Studio | Copenhagen, Denmark | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:15 | |||
| Label | Storyville SLP 4047 | |||
| Producer | Karl Emil Knudsen, Richard Boone | |||
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Summer Serenade (also released as In Copenhagen) is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Carter recorded in 1980 in Denmark and released by the Storyville label in 1982. [1] [2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [4] |
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "Benny Carter has recorded so many excellent swing sessions throughout his lengthy career that it is very difficult to pick out the best ones; there's too much competition". [3]
All compositions by Benny Carter except where noted
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