Benny Carter - The Chronological Classics, 10 Albums (1929-1954)

Tracks:



1929-1933 (1990) {Chronological 522}

1. That's How I Feel Today (Don Redman) - 3:02
2. Six or Seven Times (Irving Mills / Fats Waller) - 3:24
3. Goodbye Blues (Benny Carter) - 3:20
4. Cloudy Skies (Coleman Hawkins) - 2:58
5. Got Another Sweetie Now (J. Harrison) - 3:02
6. Bugle Call Rag (Billy Meyers / Jack Pettis / Elmer Schoebel) - 2:53
7. Dee Blues (Benny Carter) - 2:59
8. Tell All Your Day Dreams to Me (James ?) - 2:58
9. Swing It (Benny Carter) - 3:14
10. Synthetic Love (Benny Carter / Irving Mills / Ned Washington) - 3:29
11. Six Bells Stampede (Spike Hughes) - 2:43
12. Love, You're Not the One for Me (Benny Carter) - 3:37
13. Nocturne (Spike Hughes) - 3:00
14. Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn (Edgar Hayes / Irving Mills / Ned Washington) - 3:06
15. Pastorale (Spike Hughes) - 3:12
16. Bugle Call Rag (Billy Meyers / Jack Pettis / Elmer Schoebel) - 2:53
17. Arabesque (Spike Hughes) - 3:05
18.Fanfare (Traditional) - 2:55
19.Sweet Sorrow Blues (Traditional) - 3:04
20.Music at Midnight (Spike Hughes) - 2:44
21.Sweet Sue, Just You (Will J. Harris / Victor Young) - 3:02
22.Air in D Flat (Spike Hughes) - 3:02
23.Donegal Cradle Song (Spike Hughes) - 3:01



1933-1936 (1990) {Chronological 530}

1. Firebird (Spike Hughes) - 3:18
2. Music at Sunrise (Spike Hughes) - 3:05
3. How Come You Do Me Like You Do? (Gene Austin / Roy Bergere) - 3:05
4. Blue Interlude (Benny Carter) - 3:26
5. I Never Knew (Gus Kahn / Ted Fio Rito) - 3:05
6. Once Upon a Time (Benny Carter) - 3:26
7. Krazy Kapers (Benny Carter) - 3:29
8. Devil's Holiday (Benny Carter) - 3:08
9. Lonesome Nights (Benny Carter / Irving Mills) - 3:35
10. Symphony in Riffs (Benny Carter / Irving Mills) - 3:05
11. Blue Lou (Irving Mills / Edgar Sampson) - 3:09
12. Shoot the Works (Benny Carter / Irving Mills) - 2:58
13. Dream Lullaby (Benny Carter / Irving Mills) - 3:10
14. Everybody Shuffle (Benny Carter) - 3:04
15. Synthetic Love (Benny Carter / Irving Mills / Ned Washington) - 2:51
16. Swingin' at Maida Vale (Benny Carter) - 2:48
17. Nightfall (Benny Carter) - 3:12
18.Big Ben Blues (Benny Carter) - 3:01
19.These Foolish Things (Harry Link / Holt Marvell / Eric Maschwitz / Jack Strachey) - 3:05
20.When Day Is Done (Buddy DeSylva / Robert Katscher) - 2:58
21.I've Got Two Lips (Leonard Feather) - 3:00
22.Just a Mood (Benny Carter) - 3:32
23.Swingin' the Blues (Benny Carter) - 3:04



1936 (1990) {The Chronological Classics, 541}

01. Scandal In A Flat (3:07)
02. Accent On Swing (2:51)
03. You Understand (2:59)
04. Gin And Jive (3:00)
05. If I Could Only Read Your Mind (2:53)
06. I Gotta Go (3:06)
07. When Lights Are Low (2:53)
08. Waltzing The Blues (2:54)
09. Tiger Rag (2:48)
10. Blue Interlude (3:11)
11. Bugle Call Rag (2:26)
12. Memphis Blues (3:13)
13. When Lights Are Low (2:46)
14. Some Of These Days (2:57)
15. Gloaming (2:53)
16. Poor Butterfly (3:00)
17. Drop In Next Time You're Passing (2:59)
18. The Man I Love (2:53)
19. That's How The First Song Was Born (3:09)
20. There'll Be Some Changes Made (2:48)
21. Jingle Bells (3:16)
22. Royal Garden Blues (3:03)
23. Carry Me Back To Old Virginny (2:50)



1937-1939 (1990) {Chronological 552}

1. Gin and Jive (Benny Carter) - 2:58
2. Nagasaki (Mort Dixon / Harry Warren) - 2:59
3. There's a Small Hotel (Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers) - 3:07
4. There's a Small Hotel (Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers) - 3:06
5. I'm in the Mood for Swing (Benny Carter / Spencer Williams) - 2:35
6. Rambling in C (Benny Carter) - 3:15
7. Black Bottom (Lew Brown / Buddy DeSylva / Ray Henderson) - 3:02
8. Rambler's Rhythm (Saskia Kwast) - 2:33
9. New Street Swing (Jack Bulterman) - 2:31
10. I'll Never Give In (W. Johnson) - 2:42
11. Skip It (Benny Carter) - 2:58
12. Lazy Afternoon (Benny Carter) - 3:04
13. I Ain't Got Nobody (Roger Graham / Dave Peyton / Spencer Williams) - 3:06
14. Blues in My Heart (Benny Carter / Irving Mills) - 2:35
15. Somebody Loves Me (Buddy DeSylva / George Gershwin / Ballard MacDonald) - 2:47
16. Mighty Like the Blues (Leonard Feather) - 3:04
17. Pardon Me, Pretty Baby (Raymond Klages / Jack Meskill / Vincent Rose) - 2:59
18. My Buddy (Walter Donaldson / Gus Kahn) - 2:49
19. I'm Coming, Virginia (Will Marion Cook / Donald Heywood) - 3:03
20. Farewell Blues (Paul Mares / Elmer Schoebel) - 3:15
21. Blue Light Blues (Benny Carter / Duke Ellington) - 3:06
22. Plymouth Rock - 2:50
23. Savoy Stampede (Benny Carter) - 2:57
24. Melancholy Lullaby (Benny Carter) - 2:58



1939-1940 (1991) {Chronological 579}

1. Scandal in a Flat (Benny Carter) - 3:20
2. When the Lights Are Low (Benny Carter / Spencer Williams) - 2:54
3. The Favor of a Fool (Benny Carter / Irving Mills) - 3:02
4. Riff Romp (Benny Carter) - 2:59
5. Shufflebug Shuffle (Benny Carter) - 2:48
6. Vagabond Dreams (Hoagy Carmichael / Jack Lawrence) - 2:58
7. Love's Got Me Down Again - 2:34
8. More Than You Know (Edward Eliscu / Billy Rose / Vincent Youmans) - 2:49
9. Sleep (Earl Lebieg) - 3:00
10. Among My Souvenirs (Edgar Leslie / Horatio Nicholls) - 3:13
11. Fish Fry (Benny Carter) - 3:13
12. Slow Freight (Buck Ram / Roger "Ram" Ramirez) - 3:22
13. Honey Bunny Boo (Roe Alexander / Roger "Ram" Ramirez) - 2:40
14. The Five Little Quints (Roger "Ram" Ramirez) - 2:46
15. Harmony in Harlem (Duke Ellington / Johnny Hodges / Irving Mills) - 3:07
16. Midnight Jamboree (Roger "Ram" Ramirez) - 2:28
17. Night Hop (Benny Carter) - 3:11
18. Pom Pom (Benny Carter) - 2:53
19. O.K. for Baby (Benny Carter) - 3:06
20. Serenade to a Sarong (Benny Carter) - 3:16
21. Smack (Leonard Feather) - 2:38
22. I Surrender, Dear (Harry Barris / Gordon Clifford) - 4:30



1940-1941 (1992) {Chronological 631}

1. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me (Clarence Gaskill / Jimmy McHugh) - 4:05
2. Joe Turner Blues (W.C. Handy) - 2:42
3. Beale Street Blues (W.C. Handy) - 2:34
4. By the Watermelon Vine, Lindy Lou - 3:13
5. The Last Kiss You Gave Me (Harry Ruby) - 3:12
6. Boogie Woogie Sugar Blues - 3:04
7. I've Been in Love Before (Frederick Hollander / Frank Loesser) - 3:08
8. All of Me (Gerald Marks / Seymour Simons) - 3:18
9. The Very Thought of You (Ray Noble) - 3:05
10. Cocktails for Two (Sam Coslow / Arthur Johnston) - 3:03
11. Takin' My Time (Benny Carter) - 3:21
12. Cuddle up, Huddle Up (Benny Carter) - 2:44
13. Ev'ry Goodbye Ain't Gone (Benny Carter) - 3:13
14. Babalu (Margarita Lecuona) - 3:04
15. There! I've Said It Again (Redd Evans / Dave Mann) - 3:03
16. Midnight (Johnny Gomez / Charlie Parker) - 3:16
17. My Favorite Blues (Benny Carter) - 3:06
18. Lullaby to a Dream (Benny Carter / Johnny Gomez) - 3:07
19. What a Diff'rence a Day Made (Stanley Adams / María Mendez Grever) - 3:02
20. Sunday (Chester Conn / Benny Krueger / Ned Miller / Jule Styne) - 2:41
21. Ill Wind (Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler) - 3:00
22. Back Bay Boogie (Benny Carter) - 2:52
23. Tree of Hope (Benny Carter) - 2:49



1943-1946 (1997) {Chronological 923}

1. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me (Clarence Gaskill / Jimmy McHugh) - 4:05
2. Joe Turner Blues (W.C. Handy) - 2:42
3. Beale Street Blues (W.C. Handy) - 2:34
4. By the Watermelon Vine, Lindy Lou - 3:13
5. The Last Kiss You Gave Me (Harry Ruby) - 3:12
6. Boogie Woogie Sugar Blues - 3:04
7. I've Been in Love Before (Frederick Hollander / Frank Loesser) - 3:08
8. All of Me (Gerald Marks / Seymour Simons) - 3:18
9. The Very Thought of You (Ray Noble) - 3:05
10. Cocktails for Two (Sam Coslow / Arthur Johnston) - 3:03
11. Takin' My Time (Benny Carter) - 3:21
12. Cuddle up, Huddle Up (Benny Carter) - 2:44
13. Ev'ry Goodbye Ain't Gone (Benny Carter) - 3:13
14. Babalu (Margarita Lecuona) - 3:04
15. There! I've Said It Again (Redd Evans / Dave Mann) - 3:03
16. Midnight (Johnny Gomez / Charlie Parker) - 3:16
17. My Favorite Blues (Benny Carter) - 3:06
18. Lullaby to a Dream (Benny Carter / Johnny Gomez) - 3:07
19. What a Diff'rence a Day Made (Stanley Adams / María Mendez Grever) - 3:02
20. Sunday (Chester Conn / Benny Krueger / Ned Miller / Jule Styne) - 2:41
21. Ill Wind (Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler) - 3:00
22. Back Bay Boogie (Benny Carter) - 2:52
23. Tree of Hope (Benny Carter) - 2:49



1946-1948 (1999) {Chronological 1043}

1. Melodrama in a V-Disc Record Room (Jump Call) - 3:30
2. I Can't Get Started (Vernon Duke / Ira Gershwin) - 2:54
3. He's Funny That Way (Neil Moret (Chas. N. Daniels) / Richard A. Whiting) - 2:43
4. Moonglow (Eddie DeLange / Will Hudson / Irving Mills) - 2:51
5. Give Me Something to Remember You By (Howard Dietz / Arthur Schwartz) - 2:48
6. Oh, Lady Be Good (George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin) - 2:38
7. Deep Purple (Peter DeRose / Mitchell Parish) - 3:11
8. Back Bay Boogie (Benny Carter) - 5:17
9. Prelude to a Kiss (Duke Ellington / Irving Gordon / Irving Mills) - 3:05
10. Rebop Boogie (Benny Carter) - 3:00
11. Twelve O'Clock Jump (Benny Carter) - 2:54
12. Your Conscience Tells You So (Benny Carter / Don Raye) - 2:37
13. Mexican Hat Dance (Traditional) - 2:53
14. Sweet Georgia Brown (Ben Bernie / Kenneth Casey / Maceo Pinkard) - 2:36
15. Out of My Way (Big Sid Catlett / Tiny Grimes) - 3:01
16. What'll It Be (Ben Webster) - 3:16
17. Cadillac Slim (Ben Webster) - 3:03
18. Baby You're Mine for Keeps - 2:40
19. You'll Never Break My Heart Again - 2:53
20. Chilpanicingo - 2:54
21. An Old Love Story - 2:59
22. Reina (My Lovely Queen) - 2:58
23. Let Us Drink a Toast Together - 2:42
24. June Comes Around Every YearHarold Arlen / Johnny Mercer) - 3:07
25. Forever Blue (Benny Carter) - 3:08




1948-1952 (2003) {Chronological 1297}

01. Happy Go Lucky You and Broken Hearted Me (3:06)
02. I Don't Want It No More (2:47)
03. Cotton Tail (2:50)
04. Time Out for the Blues (2:50)
05. Surf Board (3:08)
06. You Are Too Beautiful (3:13)
07. Roll with the Boogie (2:49)
08. If I Can't Have You (3:01)
09. Suspicious of My Woman (2:50)
10. Don't Scream, Don't Shout (2:49)
11. Isn't It Romantic? (3:43)
12. Some Other Spring (3:48)
13. These Things You Left Me (3:42)
14. Gone with the Wind (3:00)
15. I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good (2:59)
16. Long Ago and Far Away (3:08)
17. I've Got the World on a String (3:22)
18. 'Round Midnight (3:20)
19. Alone Together (2:42)
20. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (3:18)
21. Cocktails for Two (3:02)
22. Key Largo (3:08)



1952-1954 (2005) {Chronological 1400}

1. Lullaby in Blue - 2:45
2. Rockin' Along (Rock Alone) - 2:44
3. Cruisin' - 2:44
4. I Wanna Go Home - 2:49
5. Georgia on My Mind - 2:54
6. You Belong to Me - 2:25
7. Love Is Cynthia - 2:30
8. Sunday Afternoon (Benny Carter) - 2:57
9. Street Scene - 3:22
10. Imagination (Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen) - 3:34
11. Pick Yourself Up - 2:35
12. I Get a Kick out of You - 2:54
13. I'll Be Around (Alec Wilder) - 2:37
14. Beautiful Love - 2:53
15. Blue Star - 3:12
16. Flamingo (Ted Grouya) - 2:53
17. With a Song in My Heart - 2:35
18. Can't We Be Friends? (James Warburg) - 2:42
19. Symphony (Alex Alstone) - 2:19
20. Sorry - 3:05