Swingin' the '20s

Swingin' the '20s
Studio album by Benny Carter Quartet
Released	1959
Recorded	November 2, 1958 Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:16
Label	Contemporary M3561/S7561
Producer	Lester Koenig
Benny Carter chronology
Jazz Giant (1958) Swingin' the 20s (1958) Aspects (1958)

Swingin' the '20s is an album by saxophonist Benny Carter's Quartet with pianist Earl Hines, recorded in 1958 and released on the Contemporary label.^[1]

Reception

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "but the results of this 1958 session are relaxed rather than explosive. Carter and Hines explore a dozen tunes with respect and light swing, but one wishes that there were a bit more competitiveness to replace some of the mutual respect".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Thou Swell" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:50
2. "My Blue Heaven" (Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting) - 3:18
3. "Just Imagine" (Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson) - 2:31
4. "If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight)" (James P. Johnson, Henry Creamer) - 2:40
5. "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) - 5:00
6. "Who's Sorry Now?" (Ted Snyder, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby) - 2:23
7. "Laugh, Clown, Laugh" (Sam M. Lewis, Ted Fio Rito, Joe Young) - 2:24
8. "All Alone" (Irving Berlin) - 3:20
9. "Mary Lou" (J. Russel Robinson, Abe Lyman, George Waggner) - 2:50
10. "In a Little Spanish Town" (Mabel Wayne, Lewis, Young) - 3:12
11. "Someone to Watch over Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:08
12. "A Monday Date" (Earl Hines) - 3:08
13. "Who's Sorry Now?" [alternate take] (Snyder, Kalmar, Ruby) - 2:44 Bonus track on CD reissue
14. "Laugh, Clown, Laugh" [alternate take] (Lewis, Fio Rito, Young) - 2:38 Bonus track on CD reissue
15. "All Alone" [alternate take] (Berlin) - 3:10 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Benny Carter - alto saxophone, trumpet
• Earl Hines - piano
• Leroy Vinnegar - bass
• Shelly Manne - drums

References