His Eight Finest Albums

Tracklist

• CD 1: New Jazz Sounds / Urbane Jazz
• 1
  Just One of Those Things
  5:08
• 2
  Marriage Blues
  7:32
• 3
  Angel Eyes
  3:23
• 4
  That Old Black Magic
  6:37
• 5
  The Song Is You
  4:39
• 6
  This Can't Be Love
  3:19
• 7
  Frenesi
  4:31
• 8
  I Still Love Him So
  5:47
• 9
  The Moon Is Low
  6:07
• 10
  I Missed My Hat
  5:20
• 11
  Ballad Medley
  6:19
• 12
  Polite Blues
  5:48
• 13
  Close Your Eyes
  2:40
• 14
  Where's Art
  4:07
• 15
  I Don't Know
  4:37
• 16
  Striding
  2:45
• 17
  Wailing
  3:11
• CD 2: Jazz Giant / Swingin' The 20's
• 1
  Old Fashioned Love
  7:48
• 2
  I'm Coming Virginia
  5:45
• 3
  A Walkin' Thing
  5:56
• 4
  Blue Lou
  4:55
• 5
  Ain't She Sweet
  3:37
• 6
  How Can You Lose
  6:11
• 7
  Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me
  4:39
• 8
  Thou Swell
  2:53
• 9
  My Blue Heaven
  3:21
• 10
  Just Imagine
  2:35
• 11
  If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
  2:42
• 12
  Sweet Lorraine
  5:03
• 13
  Who's Sorry Now'
  2:26
• 14
  Laugh, Clown, Laugh
  3:22
• 15
  All Alone
  3:15
• 16
  Mary Lou
  3:10
• 17
  In A Little Spanish Town
  2:47
• 18
  Somone To Watch Over Me
  2:40
• 19
  A Monday Date
  3:12
• CD 3: Aspects / Sax ala Carter!
• 1
  June In January
  3:14
• 2
  February Fiesta
  1:56
• 3
  March Wind
  3:18
• 4
  I'll Remember April
  3:22
• 5
  One Morning In May
  2:51
• 6
  June Is Busting Out All Over
  3:01
• 7
  Sleigh Ride In July
  2:52
• 8
  August Moon
  3:42
• 9
  September Song
  2:41
• 10
  Something For October
  2:55
• 11
  Swingin' In November
  3:03
• 12
  Roses In December
  2:38
• 13
  And The Angels Sing
  2:58
• 14
  Everything I Have Is Yours
  3:36
• 15
  Understand
  3:07
• 16
  All Or Nothing At All
  3:18
• 17
  I'll Never Smile Again
  2:24
• 18
  If I Loved You
  3:46
• 19
  Far Away Places
  3:25
• 20
  I Should Care
  4:00
• 21
  For All We Know
  3:02
• 22
  I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance
  2:50
• 23
  The One I Love
  3:07
• 24
  Moon Of Manakoora
  2:44
• CD 4: Further Definitions / BBB & Co.
• 1
  Honeysuckle Rose
  3:54
• 2
  The Midnight Sun Will Never Set
  4:01
• 3
  Crazy Rhythm
  3:26
• 4
  Blue Star
  5:23
• 5
  Cotton Tail
  4:27
• 6
  Body And Soul
  4:13
• 7
  Cherry
  4:56
• 8
  Doozy
  3:36
• 9
  Opening Blues
  10:14
• 10
  Lula
  7:46
• 11
  When Lights Are Low
  4:46
• 12
  You Can't Tell The Difference
  12:08

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Release credits

• Al Porcino
  trumpet [3, 6-7, 10-12]
• Alvin Stoller
  drums (drum set) [8-11, 14, 17]
• André Previn
  piano [1, 4-7]
• Arnold Ross
  piano [1-2, 4-5, 8-9]
• Barney Bigard
  clarinet [9-12]
• Barney Kessel
  guitar [2.1-7, 3.3, 3.6-7, 3.10-12]
• Ben Webster
  tenor saxophone [2.1, 2.4-7, 4.9-12]
• Benny Carter
  alto saxophone [2.1, 2.3-19, 3.1-12, 1.8-11], arranger [1-12], producer [1-12], trumpet [2, 6, 8-19], wind instruments [9-12]
• Bobby Gibbons
  guitar [1-2, 4-5, 8-9]
• Bruce MacDonald
  piano [8-11]
• Bruce McDonald
  piano [8]
• Buddy Collette
  saxophone [1-12]
• Chuck Gentry
  saxophone [1-2, 4-5, 8-9]
• Conrad Gozzo
  trumpet [1-2, 4-5, 8-9]
• Dave Barbour
  guitar [9-12]
• Earl Hines
  piano [8-19]
• Frank Rosolino
  trombone [3.3, 3.6-7, 3.10-12, 2.1, 2.4-7]
• George Roberts
  trombone [1-2, 4-5, 8-9]
• Gerald Wiggins
  piano [3, 6-7, 10-12]
• Hal Schaefer
  producer [1-12]
• Herbie Harper
  trombone [1-2, 4-5, 8-9]
• Jewell Grant
  saxophone [3, 6-7, 10-12]
• Jimmy Rowles
  piano [2.2-3, 4.9-12]
• Joe Comfort
  double bass [1-12]
• Joe Gordon
  trumpet [3, 6-7, 10-12]
• John Simmons
  double bass [8-11]
• Justin Gordon
  saxophone [1-2, 4-5, 8-9]
• Larry Bunker
  vibraphone [1-2, 4-5, 8-9]
• Leroy Vinnegar
  bass [9-12], double bass [1-19]
• Lester Koenig
  producer [1-7]
• Mel Lewis
  drums (drum set) [9-12]
• Pete Candoli
  trumpet [1-2, 4-5, 8-9]
• Peter Abbott
  engineer [1-12]
• Plas Johnson
  saxophone [3, 6-7, 10-12]
• Pullman “Tommy” Pederson
  trombone [1-12]
• Ray Triscari
  trumpet [3, 6-7, 10-12]
• Roy DuNann
  engineer [1-7]
• Roy Eldridge
  flugelhorn [14, 17], trumpet [8-11]
• Russell Brown
  trombone [3, 6-7, 10-12]
• Shelly Manne
  drums (drum set) [2.1-19, 3.1-12]
• Shorty Sherock
  trumpet [3.1-2, 3.4-5, 3.8-9, 4.9-12]
• Stu Williamson
  trumpet [3, 6-7, 10-12]
• Uan Rasey
  trumpet [1-2, 4-5, 8-9]
• William Green
  saxophone [1-12]
• William Loose
  producer [1-12]
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Issues

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  His Eight Finest Albums

  4x CD
  2020