Central City Sketches
Studio album by
Benny Carter and the American Jazz Orchestra
Released1987
Recorded1987
GenreJazz
Length71:19
LabelMusicMasters
CIJD 20126Z/27X
ProducerLeroy Parkins
Benny Carter chronology
Benny Carter Meets Oscar Peterson
(1986) 		Central City Sketches
(1987) 		In the Mood for Swing
(1988)

Central City Sketches is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Carter recorded in 1987 and released by the MusicMasters label as a double LP.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "One of the many Benny Carter recordings cut after he returned to jazz on a full-time basis in the mid-'70s, this double-LP set is the jewel among the seemingly countless number of gems ... as is often the case, Benny Carter frequently steals solo honors and his brief trumpet spot on "Central City Blues" is memorable".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Benny Carter except where noted

  1. "Doozy (Second Version)" – 5:20
  2. "When Lights Are Low" – 5:00
  3. "A Kiss from You" – 2:53
  4. "Sleep" (Earl Burtnett, Adam Geibel) – 3:26
  5. "Central City Sketches: Central City Blues" – 3:08
  6. "Central City Sketches: Hello" – 4:14
  7. "Central City Sketches: People" – 4:22
  8. "Central City Sketches: Promenade" – 3:18
  9. "Central City Sketches: Remember" – 3:34
  10. "Central City Sketches: Sky Dance" – 3:28
  11. "Lonesome Nights" – 5:07
  12. "Doozy (First Version)" – 4:39
  13. "Easy Money" – 7:00
  14. "Symphony in Riffs" – 4:37
  15. "Souvenir" – 4:03
  16. "Blues in My Heart" – 7:00

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Encilopedia del Jazz: Benny Carter, accessed June 7, 2019
  2. ^ Benny Carter: Selected Discography - Bibliography Archived 2017-06-21 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 10, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Benny Carter & the American Jazz Orchestra: Central City Sketches – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
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