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Alto saxophonists Benny Carter and Phil Woods were great friends and enjoyed playing together on a number of record dates, though this double-CD live recording from a 1996 extended gig at the Regattabar proved to be the former's final release before he retired from active performing a few years afterward. A few months shy of 89 years old at the time, Carter still gives his all on his instrument and sounds like someone decades younger, while Woods' naturally more outgoing style proves complementary to the senior musician. Backed by a strong rhythm section, including Carter's long-time pianist Chris Neville, bassist John Lockwood, and drummer Sherman Ferguson, the two saxophonists have a ball as they play favorite standards, several Carter compositions, and gems penned by other jazz musicians. While fans of Carter and Woods will be delighted with this entire release, there are a few surprises. Carter's bluesy feature of "Willow Weep for Me" marks the only time he ever recorded it. The duo's robust, swinging setting of "On the Sunny Side of the Street" is a gem, as is Carter's swaggering "A Walkin' Thing." Beautifully recorded, this final meeting between Benny Carter and Phil Woods is one for the ages.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
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1996 Evening Star Records 1996 Evening Star Records
FRANK LOESSER, Composer - Benny Carter, MainArtist - Phil Woods, MainArtist
1996 Evening Star Records 1996 Evening Star Records
Benny Carter, Composer, MainArtist - Phil Woods, MainArtist - Paul Vandervoort, Composer
1996 Evening Star Records 1996 Evening Star Records
Benny Carter, Composer, MainArtist - Phil Woods, MainArtist
1996 Evening Star Records 1996 Evening Star Records
Benny Carter, MainArtist - Ann Ronell, Composer - Phil Woods, MainArtist
1996 Evening Star Records 1996 Evening Star Records
Benny Carter, MainArtist - Phil Woods, MainArtist - Frank B Foster, Composer
1996 Evening Star Records 1996 Evening Star Records
Benny Carter, Composer, MainArtist - Phil Woods, MainArtist
1996 Evening Star Records 1996 Evening Star Records
Dorothy Fields, Composer - Jimmy McHugh, Composer - Benny Carter, MainArtist - Phil Woods, MainArtist
1996 Evening Star Records 1996 Evening Star Records
Ned Washington, Composer - Benny Carter, MainArtist - Phil Woods, MainArtist - Bronislaw Kaper, Composer
1996 Evening Star Records 1996 Evening Star Records
Benny Carter, Composer, MainArtist - Phil Woods, MainArtist
1996 Evening Star Records 1996 Evening Star Records
Benny Carter, Composer, MainArtist - Phil Woods, MainArtist
1996 Evening Star Records 1996 Evening Star Records
Kurt Weill, Composer - Ogden Nash, Composer - Benny Carter, MainArtist - Phil Woods, MainArtist
1996 Evening Star Records 1996 Evening Star Records
Benny Carter, MainArtist - Phil Woods, MainArtist - Phil W Woods, Composer
1996 Evening Star Records 1996 Evening Star Records
Lee Gaines, Composer - Benny Carter, MainArtist - Phil Woods, MainArtist - Edward Kennedy Ellington, Composer
1996 Evening Star Records 1996 Evening Star Records
Barney Bigard, Composer - Irving Mills, Composer - Benny Carter, MainArtist - Phil Woods, MainArtist - Edward Kennedy Ellington, Composer
1996 Evening Star Records 1996 Evening Star Records
Benny Carter, MainArtist - Phil Woods, MainArtist - Nancy Hamilton, Composer - William M Lewis, Composer
1996 Evening Star Records 1996 Evening Star Records
Album review
Alto saxophonists Benny Carter and Phil Woods were great friends and enjoyed playing together on a number of record dates, though this double-CD live recording from a 1996 extended gig at the Regattabar proved to be the former's final release before he retired from active performing a few years afterward. A few months shy of 89 years old at the time, Carter still gives his all on his instrument and sounds like someone decades younger, while Woods' naturally more outgoing style proves complementary to the senior musician. Backed by a strong rhythm section, including Carter's long-time pianist Chris Neville, bassist John Lockwood, and drummer Sherman Ferguson, the two saxophonists have a ball as they play favorite standards, several Carter compositions, and gems penned by other jazz musicians. While fans of Carter and Woods will be delighted with this entire release, there are a few surprises. Carter's bluesy feature of "Willow Weep for Me" marks the only time he ever recorded it. The duo's robust, swinging setting of "On the Sunny Side of the Street" is a gem, as is Carter's swaggering "A Walkin' Thing." Beautifully recorded, this final meeting between Benny Carter and Phil Woods is one for the ages.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 02:17:34
- Main artists: Benny Carter Phil Woods
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Evening Star
- Genre: Jazz
1996 Evening Star Records 1996 Evening Star Records
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