Description
TitleStanley Wilson Orchestra
Date Created1963-05
AbstractThis recording contains an unissued studio session by the Stanley Wilson Orchestra, with Benny Carter as a guest soloist. The personnel include: Carter (alto saxophone, arrangement), Maurice Van Der (piano), Pierre Culloz (guitar), Pierre Michelot (bass), Christian Garros (drums); orchestra including 20 strings: Stanley Wilson, John Towner Williams (arrangement). The songs on the recording are: At 0.05, "The Very Thought of You" (Wilson - arranger, Carter - alto saxophone); At 2.50, "He Needs Me" (Wilson - arrangement, Carter - alto saxophone); At 5.43, "Never More" (Wilson - arrangement, Carter - alto saxophone); At 8:03, "What Kind of Fool am I" (Carter - arrangement and alto saxophone); At 10.35, "Room with a View" (Williams - arrangement); At 13.27, "British Grenadiers" (Williams - arrangement, Carter - ensemble, no solo); At 15.35, "Poor Little Rich Girl" (Carter - arrangement and alto saxophone); At 18.30, "Show Me the Way to Go Home" (Carter - arrangement and alto saxophone); At 21.50, "These Foolish Things" (Wilson - arrangement, Carter - alto saxophone); At 24.25, "Serenade to a Wealthy Widow" (Wilson - arrangement); At 27.20, "Greensleeves" (Wilson - arranger, Carter - ensemble, no solo); At 29.28, "Roses of Picardy" (Carter - arrangement and alto saxophone).
GenreJazz
Note(s)Berger, M., Berger, E., & Patrick, J. (2002). Benny Carter, a life in American music (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press, discography number 284, pages 278-279.
Note(s)This project was supported by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
CollectionBenny Carter Audio Recordings
Organization NameRutgers University. Institute of Jazz Studies
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PlaceParis, France
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