DescriptionBenny Carter (alto saxophone and trumpet) and his Orchestra perform "Scandal in A Flat" (Part 2) and "I'm in the Mood for Swing" at the Savoy Ballroom in New York. Both sides of the lacquer disc...
DescriptionBetty Grable and Dan Dailey sing "Don't Rock the Boat" for the 1950 Twentieth Century Fox film "My Blue Heaven." The tune was likely arranged by Benny Carter.
DescriptionBenny Carter (alto saxophone) and his Orchestra perform "Melancholy Lullaby" (opening & closing themes) at the Savoy Ballroom in New York. Both sides of the lacquer disc derive from a radio...
DescriptionBetty Grable and Dan Dailey sing "New Yorker" for the 1950 Twentieth Century Fox film "My Blue Heaven." The tune was likely arranged by Benny Carter.
DescriptionBenny Carter (alto saxophone, trumpet, clarinet) and his Orchestra perform "Honeysuckle Rose" at the Savoy Ballroom in New York. Both sides of the lacquer disc derive from a radio broadcast aircheck...
DescriptionBenny Carter (alto saxophone) and his Orchestra perform "Lady Be Good" at the Savoy Ballroom in New York. Both sides of the lacquer disc derive from a radio broadcast aircheck (W2XE). Carter...
DescriptionBenny Carter (alto saxophone) and his Orchestra perform "Plymouth Rock" at the Savoy Ballroom in New York. Both sides of the lacquer disc derive from a radio broadcast aircheck (WJZ).
DescriptionBenny Carter (alto saxophone) and his Orchestra perform "China Boy" at the Savoy Ballroom in New York. Both sides of the lacquer disc derive from a radio broadcast aircheck (WJZ).
DescriptionBenny Carter (alto saxophone) and his Orchestra perform "Plymouth Rock" at the Savoy Ballroom in New York. Both sides of the lacquer disc derive from a radio broadcast aircheck (W2XE).
DescriptionThe recording opens with the conclusion of "I Cover the Waterfront" featuring Benny Carter on trumpet, followed by Carter (alto saxophone) and his Orchestra performing "I'm the Caring Kind" with...