Cosmopolite: The Oscar Peterson Verve Sessions

by Benny Carter

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	07/26/1994
Label:	Verve / Polygram
UPC:	0731452167323

Tracks

1. Gone with the Wind
2. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
3. Long Ago (And Far Away)
4. I've Got the World on a String
5. Street Scene
6. Imagination
7. Pick Yourself Up
8. I Get a Kick Out of You
9. Laura
10. That Old Black Magic
11. Angel Eyes
12. The Song Is You
13. A Foggy Day
14. You Took Advantage of Me
15. Poinciana
16. Prisoner of Love
17. Frenesi
18. Gone with the Wind
19. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
20. Long Ago (And Far Away)
21. I've Got the World on a String

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Benny Carter   Primary Artist,Sax (Alto)
Oscar Peterson   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Piano
Herb Ellis   Guest Artist,Guitar
Barney Kessel   Guest Artist,Guitar
Buddy Rich   Guest Artist,Drums
Ray Brown   Guest Artist,Bass
Bobby White   Drums
Bill Harris   Trombone
J.C. Heard   Drums

Technical Credits

Jerome Kern   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Clarence Gaskill   Composer
Russ Columbo   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Richard Seidel   Executive Producer
Val Valentin   Engineer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Nat Simon   Composer
Phil Schaap   Research,Remastering,Restoration,Compilation Producer
Matt Dennis   Composer
Ed Berger   Liner Notes
Dorothy Fields   Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
David Raksin   Composer
Leonard Whitcup   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Leo Robin   Composer
Buddy Bernier   Composer
Herbert Magidson   Composer
Johnny Burke   Composer
Earl K. Brent   Composer
David Stone Martin   Cover Art
Peter Pullman   Liner Editor
Wendi Traub-Cohen   Design,Art Direction
Dario Spina   Design Coordinator
Rafael Gayoso-Zuber   Arranger
C. Robert Fine   Engineer
Scott Townsend   Retouching
Earl Brent   Composer
Alberto Dominguez Borras   Composer
Michael Lang   Supervisor
Norman Granz   Producer,Original Recording Producer
Alberto Dominguez   Composer
Allie Wrubel   Composer
Ted Koehler   Composer
Paul Francis Webster   Composer
Ben Young   Research
Alfred Newman   Composer