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Legends (Benny Carter album)

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Legends
Studio album by
Released1993
RecordedJune 16 & 17, 1992
StudioBMG Studios, New York City, NY
GenreJazz
Length68:37
LabelMusicMasters
65087-2
ProducerEd Berger
Benny Carter chronology
Harlem Renaissance
(1992)
Legends
(1993)
Elegy in Blue
(1993)

Legends is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Carter recorded in 1992 and released by the MusicMasters label.[1][2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[3]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "The great altoist Benny Carter is in typically remarkable form at age 85 with a quartet, on five duets with pianist Hank Jones, and on three selections with the truly remarkable trumpeter Doc Cheatham (87 years old at the time). ... there is not a weak track on this classic disc. This set would be recommended even if Carter were 55 rather than 85; the music is timeless and often glorious".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Benny Carter except where noted

  1. "The More I See You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 6:46
  2. "I Was Wrong" – 6:50
  3. "Wonderland" – 6:26
  4. "Blues in My Heart" – 10:52
  5. "You Are" – 4:44
  6. "People Time" – 3:28
  7. "No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) – 6:32
  8. "Sunset Glow" – 3:21
  9. "The Little Things That Mean So Much" (Teddy Wilson, Harold Adamson) – 6:33
  10. "The Legend" – 5:06
  11. "Honeysuckle Rose" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf) – 7:59

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Encilopedia del Jazz: Benny Carter, accessed June 10, 2019
  2. ^ Benny Carter: Selected Discography - Bibliography, accessed June 10, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Benny Carter: Legends – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 10, 2019.