''Further Definitions'' is a 1962

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

by Benny Carter and his orchestra, rereleased on CD in 1997 coupled with his follow-up album, 1966's ''Additions to Further Definitions''. The earlier album features an all-star octet that includes Coleman Hawkins, with whom Carter had recorded in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

in 1937, using the same configuration of instruments: four

saxophone The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to pr ...

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

, and

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

.Riccardo Di Filippo
"Benny Carter"
''Enciclopedia del Jazz''. Retrieved June 7, 2019.

Reception

'' The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' selected this album as part of its suggested "Core Collection", calling it "a good value purchase."

Track listing

:::''Further Definitions'' #" Honeysuckle Rose" (

Andy Razaf Andy Razaf (born Andriamanantena Paul Razafinkarefo; December 16, 1895 – February 3, 1973) was an American poet, composer and lyricist of such well-known songs as " Ain't Misbehavin'" and " Honeysuckle Rose". Biography Razaf was born in Washi ...

–

Fats Waller Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, violinist, singer, and comedic entertainer. His innovations in the Harlem stride style laid much of the basis for modern jazz pi ...

) – 3:50 #"The Midnight Sun Will Never Set" (Jones–Cochran–Salvador) – 3:57 #"Crazy Rhythm" (Caesar–Meyer–Kahn) – 3:23 #"Blue Star" (Carter) – 5:19 #" Cotton Tail" (Ellington) – 4:24 #"Body and Soul" (Green–Sour–Heyman–Eyton) – 4:09 #"Cherry" (Redman–Gilbert) – 4:52 #"Doozy" (Carter) – 3:32
#:''Additions to Further Definitions'' #"Fantastic, That's You" (Cates–Greene–Thiele) – 6:11 #"Come on Back" (Carter) – 4:14 #"We Were in Love" (Carter) – 4:27 #"If Dreams Come True" (Sampson–Goodman–Mills) – 5:49 #"Prohibido" (Carter) – 3:20 #"Doozy" (Carter) – 5:33 #"Rock Bottom" (Carter) – 4:14 #"Titmouse" (Carter) – 3:02 ''1–8 recorded in 1961 in

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

, on 13 November (1–3, 7) and 15 November (4–6, 8).
''9–16 recorded in 1966 in

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

, on 2 March (9, 10–13) and 4 March (11, 14–16).'' Solo Order, by Track: # Rouse, Woods, Hawkins, Carter # Hawkins, Katz, Carter # Hawkins, Woods, Rouse, Carter, Katz # Hawkins, Carter, Katz, Carter (ad-libbing) # Hawkins, Carter, Rouse, Woods, Hawkins, Katz # Woods, Rouse, Carter, Hawkins # Carter (Intro), Rouse, Carter, Rouse, Woods, Hawkins # Katz, Woods, Hawkins, Carter, Rouse, Katz

Personnel

''Further Definitions'' * Benny Carter – alto saxophone * Phil Woods – alto saxophone * Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone * Charlie Rouse – tenor saxophone *

John Collins John Collins may refer to: Arts and entertainment * John Collins (poet) (1742–1808), English orator, singer, and poet * John Churton Collins (1848–1908), English literary critic * John H. Collins (director) (1889–1918), American director an ...

– guitar * Dick Katz – piano *

Jimmy Garrison James Emory Garrison (March 3, 1934 – April 7, 1976) was an American jazz double bassist. He is best remembered for his association with John Coltrane from 1961 to 1967. Career Garrison was raised in both Miami and Philadelphia where he l ...

– bass *

Jo Jones Jonathan David Samuel Jones (October 7, 1911 – September 3, 1985) was an American jazz drummer. A band leader and pioneer in jazz percussion, Jones anchored the Count Basie Orchestra rhythm section from 1934 to 1948. He was sometimes k ...

– drums ''Additions to Further Definitions'' * Benny Carter – alto saxophone * Bud Shank – alto saxophone *

Teddy Edwards Theodore Marcus Edwards (April 26, 1924 – April 20, 2003) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Biography Edwards was born in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. He learned to play at a very early age, first on alto saxophone and then ...

– tenor saxophone * Buddy Collette – tenor saxophone (9–10, 12–13) * Bill Perkins – tenor saxophone (11, 14–16) * Bill Hood – baritone saxophone *

Barney Kessel Barney Kessel (October 17, 1923 – May 6, 2004) was an American jazz guitarist born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Known in particular for his knowledge of chords and inversions and chord-based melodies, he was a member of many prominent jazz groups a ...

– guitar (9–10, 12–13) *

Mundell Lowe James Mundell Lowe (April 21, 1922 – December 2, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist who worked often in radio, television, and film, and as a session musician. He produced film and TV scores in the 1970s, such as the ''Billy Jack'' soundtrac ...

– guitar (11, 14–16) *

Don Abney John Donald Abney (March 10, 1923 – January 20, 2000) was an American jazz pianist. Early life Abney was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He studied piano and french horn at the Manhattan School of Music. He joined the United States Army where he ...

– piano * Ray Brown – bass *

Alvin Stoller Alvin Stoller (October 7, 1925 – October 19, 1992) was an American jazz drummer. Though he seems to have been largely forgotten, he was held in high regard in the 1940s and 1950s. He was best known for playing drums on both Mitch Miller's ...

– drums

Production

*Johnny Cue - engineer * Pete Turner - photography

References

External links

Impulse!/Verve page
{{Authority control 1962 albums Benny Carter albums Impulse! Records albums 2007 compilation albums Albums produced by Bob Thiele Albums produced by George Cates