BENNY CARTER - Cosmopolite : The Oscar Peterson Verve Sessions (1994) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

These timeless Benny Carter performances match the great altoist with pianist Oscar Peterson, bassist Ray Brown, either Barney Kessel or Herb Ellis on guitar, Buddy Rich, J.C. Heard or Bobby White on drums, and, on four numbers, trombonist Bill Harris. The 17 standards (four of which are also heard in alternate versions) are treated with respect, taste, and swing. Carter always sounds flawless and is in excellent form throughout this enjoyable set. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Gone with the Wind 2'58
Herbert Magidson / Allie Wrubel
2     I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 2'57
Duke Ellington / Paul Francis Webster
3     Long Ago (And Far Away) 3'05
Ira Gershwin / Jerome Kern
4     I've Got the World on a String 3'21
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
5     Street Scene 3'20
Alfred Newman
6     Imagination 3'32
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
7     Pick Yourself Up 2'34
Dorothy Fields / Jerome Kern    
8     I Get a Kick Out of You 2'54
Cole Porter    
9     Laura 7'41
Johnny Mercer / David Raksin    
10     That Old Black Magic 6'47
Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer    
11     Angel Eyes 3'27
Earl Brent / Matt Dennis    
12     The Song Is You 4'49
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
13     A Foggy Day 3'40
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin    
14     You Took Advantage of Me 3'57
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers    
15     Poinciana 2'49
Buddy Bernier / Nat Simon    
16     Prisoner of Love 3'49
Russ Columbo / Clarence Gaskill / Leo Robin    
17     Frenesi 4'42
Alberto Dominguez / Leonard Whitcup    
18     Gone with the Wind 2'30
Herbert Magidson / Allie Wrubel    
19     I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 3'03
Duke Ellington / Paul Francis Webster    
20     Long Ago (And Far Away) 3'06
Ira Gershwin / Jerome Kern    
21     I've Got the World on a String 3'17
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Benny Carter
Bass – Ray Brown
Drums – Bobby White (pistas: 12 to 17), Buddy Rich (pistas: 1 to 4, 9 to 12, 18 to 21), J.C. Heard (pistas: 5 to 8)
Guitar – Barney Kessel (pistas: 1 to 8, 18 to 21), Herb Ellis (pistas: 9 to 17)
Piano – Oscar Peterson
Supervised By – Norman Granz
Trombone – Bill Harris (pistas: 9 to 12)