Summer Serenade
Studio album by
Benny Carter Quartet
Released1982
RecordedAugust 17, 1980
StudioCopenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length44:15
LabelStoryville
SLP 4047
ProducerKarl Emil Knudsen, Richard Boone
Benny Carter chronology
Benny Carter 4: Montreux '77
(1977) 		Summer Serenade
(1982) 		Skyline Drive
(1983)

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.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]

AllMusic 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".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Benny Carter except where noted

  1. "Indiana" (James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) – 5:08
  2. "Almost Like Being in Love" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) – 7:22
  3. "Summer Serenade" – 4:15
  4. "All That Jazz" (Carter, Al Stillman) – 5:03
  5. "Blue Star" – 8:06
  6. "When Lights Are Low" – 6:01
  7. "Taking a Chance on Love" (Vernon Duke) – 8:20

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Storyville Records: album details, accessed June 7, 2019
  2. ^ Encilopedia del Jazz: Benny Carter, accessed June 7, 2019
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Benny Carter: Summer Serenade – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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