''Summer Serenade'' (also released as ''In Copenhagen'') is an album by saxophonist/composer
Benny Carter recorded in 1980 in Denmark and released by the
Storyville label in 1982.
Encilopedia del Jazz: Benny Carter
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Reception
AllMusic
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reviewer Scott Yanow stated "Benny Carter has recorded so many excellent swing sessions throughout his lengthy career that it is very difficult to pick out the best ones; there's too much competition".
Track listing
All compositions by Benny Carter except where noted
# "Indiana
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" (James F. Hanley
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Hanley was born in Rensselaer, Indiana on February 17, 1892. He attended Champion College and the Chicago Musical College.
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, Ballard MacDonald) – 5:08
# "Almost Like Being in Love
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" (Frederick Loewe
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, Alan Jay Lerner
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) – 7:22
# "Summer Serenade" – 4:15
# "All That Jazz" (Carter, Al Stillman) – 5:03
# "Blue Star" – 8:06
# "When Lights Are Low" – 6:01
# "Taking a Chance on Love
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" (Vernon Duke
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) – 8:20
Personnel
* Benny Carter – alto saxophone
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*Kenny Drew
Kenneth Sidney "Kenny" Drew (August 28, 1928 – August 4, 1993) was an American-Danish jazz pianist.
Biography
Drew was born in New York City, United States, and received piano lessons from the age of five.Feather, Leonard, & Ira Gitler (2 ...
– piano
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* Jesper Lundgaard – bass
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* Ed Thigpen – drums
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References
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1982 albums
Benny Carter albums
Storyville Records albums