Elegy in Blue

Elegy in Blue is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Carter recorded in 1994 and released by the MusicMasters label.[1][2]

Elegy in Blue
Studio album by
Benny Carter
Released1994
RecordedMay 18–19, 1994
StudioGroup IV Studios, Los Angeles
GenreJazz
Length68:58
LabelMusicMasters
65115-2
ProducerEd Berger
Benny Carter chronology
Legends
(1993)		 Elegy in Blue
(1994)		 Another Time, Another Place
(1993)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

"Prelude to a Kiss" won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Solo in 1995.[4] AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "Benny Carter, 87 at the time of this recording, could pass musically for 57. His alto playing is as flawless as ever but 79-year-old trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison very much sounds his age and falters constantly throughout the date ... Edison and the so-so material cause this session to fall far short of its potential".[3]

Track listing
  1. "Did You Call Her Today?" (Ben Webster) – 6:24
  2. "Ceora" (Lee Morgan) – 7:53
  3. "Good Queen Bess" (Johnny Hodges) – 6:46
  4. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) – 6:25
  5. "Little Jazz" (Roy Eldridge) – 6:18
  6. "Blue Monk" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:02
  7. "Someday You'll Be Sorry" (Louis Armstrong) – 4:54
  8. "Nuages" *(Django Reinhardt) – 8:35
  9. "Undecided" (Sid Robin, Charlie Shavers) – 6:30
  10. "Elegy in Blue" (Benny Carter) – 9:11

Personnel

References
  1. Encilopedia del Jazz: Benny Carter, accessed June 10, 2019
  2. Benny Carter: Selected Discography - Bibliography, accessed June 10, 2019
  3. Yanow, Scott. Benny Carter: Elegy in Blue – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  4. Grammy Awards: Benny Carter, accessed June 10, 2019
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