Benny Carter | The King

The King is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Carter recorded in 1976 and released by the Pablo label.^[1][2]

The King Review

 

by Scott Yanow

The great Benny Carter was so much in demand as an arranger/composer in the studios that for 15 years, starting in the early '60s, he rarely recorded or performed in jazz settings, instead choosing to concentrate on writing movie scores. The drought ended when Carter, then in his late 60s, started recording for Pablo. As The King (his first small-group session since 1966) proves, the masterful altoist had not lost a thing through the years. In a sextet with vibraphonist Milt Jackson, guitarist Joe Pass and pianist Tommy Flanagan, Benny Carter is in masterful form, stretching out on eight of his own compositions and showing that his name always has to be ranked near the top of jazz improvisers, whether one is considering the 1930s or the 1990s. 

Benny Carter   |   The King

All compositions by Benny Carter except where noted

1. "A Walkin' Thing" – 6:18
2. "My Kind of Trouble Is You" (Carter, Paul Vandervoort II) – 4:35
3. "Easy Money" – 6:16
4. "Blue Star" – 8:05
5. "I Still Love Him So" – 6:42
6. "Green Wine" (Carter, Leonard Feather) – 6:45
7. "Malibu" – 4:25
8. "Blues in D Flat" – 7:56

• Benny Carter – alto saxophone
• Milt Jackson – vibraphone
• Joe Pass – guitar
• Tommy Flanagan – piano
• John B. Williams – bass
• Jake Hanna – drums