The Radio Years 1939-1946

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Here, for the first time on CD, 61 minutes (20 tunes) with the Benny Carter Orchestra; radio broadcasts from between 1939 and 1946 recorded both at a ballroom and in the studio in Los Angeles, and at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. The repertoire consists of popular tunes of the day as well as Benny Carter originals. Besides writing many of the tunes, arranging and conducting the orchestra, Carter is featured soloist on alto sax, trumpet and clarinet. Carter’s big band arrangements feature distinct background riffs that establish a mood and a solid launching pad for the soloists.The sound quality of the rare radio broadcasts on this CD has been greatly improved and restored. Although this music was written and performed sixty years ago, it still sounds fresh today, thanks to Benny Carter’s unique creativity as composer. The music swings like mad, and the listener can imagine the dancers enjoying themselves on the ballroom floor while Benny Carter’s Orchestra performed this music.Benny Carter, as soloist, is the star of the show, displaying exquisite, yet often unpredictable phrasing, and constant musical inventiveness.

Benny Carter, trumpet, alto sax & arranger; Miles Davis, Fred Trainer, Calvis Strickland, Walter Williams, Ira Pettiford, Lincoln Mills, Louis Bacon, Joe Thomas, Archie Johnson, Bobbie Woodlen, William "Chiefie" Scott, Hal Mitchell, George Treadwell, Freddy Webster – trumpet. Candy Ross, Johnny Morris, Al Grey, Charley Johnson, John "Shorty" Haughton, Earl Hardy, Alton "Slim" Moore, J. J. Johnson, Tyree Glenn, Vic Dickenson, James Archey – trombone. Bob Graettinger, Joe Epps, Gene Porter, Ted Barnett, Jimmy Powell, Carl Frye – alto sax. Castor McCord, Harold Clark, Bumps Myers – tenor sax.Eddie De Verteuil – baritone sax. Sonny White, Eddie Heywood, Jr., Teddy Brannon – piano. James Cannady, John Smith, Arnold Adams – guitar. Thomas Moultrie, Curly Russell – string bass. Percy Brice, Ted Fields, Oscar Bradley – drums.CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)

Melancholy Lullaby
Melancholy Lullaby
Rose Room
Rose Romm
I Can’t Get Started
I Can’T Get Started
Night And Day
Night And Day
One O’clock Jump
One O’Clock Jump
Sleep
Sleep
I Used to Love You
I Used To Love You
Ill Wind
Ill Wind
Fish Fry
Fish Fry
Swanee River
Swanee River
All Of Me
Honeysuckle Rose
Honeysuckle Rose
Midnight
Midnight
Back Bay Boogie
Back Bay Boogie
Opening Night
Opening Night
Love’s Dream
Love’S Dream
My Heart Has Wings
My Heart Has Wings
Oh, Lady Be Good
Oh, Lady Be Good
Big Wig In The Wigwam
Big Wig In The Wigwam
Melancholy Lullaby
Melancholy Lullaby

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