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Album · 1994

Cosmopolite: The Oscar Peterson Verve Sessions

by Benny Carter

Released
1994
Label
Verve Records
Catalogue no.
521 673-2
Tracklist
21 tracks
Length
1:18:28
Country
XE

“Cosmopolite: The Oscar Peterson Verve Sessions” is an album by Benny Carter, released in 1994 on Verve Records. The original release has 21 tracks with a running time of 1:18:28. Jazz standards on the record include “A Foggy Day”, “Angel Eyes”, “Frenesi” and “Gone With The Wind”. The line-up features Benny Carter (alto saxophone), Oscar Peterson (piano), Ray Brown (bass), Barney Kessel (guitar) and Buddy Rich (drums (drum set)).

Who played on Cosmopolite: The Oscar Peterson Verve Sessions

Tracklist

  1. 1 Gone With the Wind standard 2:58
  2. 2 I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) standard 2:58
  3. 3 Long Ago and Far Away standard 3:05
  4. 4 I've Got the World on a String standard 3:22
  5. 5 Street Scene 3:21
  6. 6 Imagination standard 3:33
  7. 7 Pick Yourself Up standard — Jerome Kern 2:34
  8. 8 I Get a Kick Out of You standard 2:55
  9. 9 Laura standard 7:42
  10. 10 That Old Black Magic 6:47
  11. 11 Angel Eyes standard 3:27
  12. 12 The Song Is You standard 4:49
  13. 13 A Foggy Day standard 3:40
  14. 14 You Took Advantage of Me standard 3:57
  15. 15 Poinciana (Song of the Tree) standard 2:50
  16. 16 Prisoner of Love 3:49
  17. 17 Frenesi standard 4:42
  18. 18 Gone With the Wind (alternate take) 2:31
  19. 19 I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good) (alternate take) 3:03
  20. 20 Long Ago and Far Away (alternate take) 3:07
  21. 21 I've Got the World on a String (alternate take) 3:18

Production

  • Norman Granz producer
  • Ralph Thorne engineer
  • Val Valentin engineer
  • C. Robert Fine engineer

More albums by Benny Carter

Live and Well in Japan · Live Cosmopolite 1953 · Clef Records New Jazz Sounds 1955 · Norgran Records Jazz Giant 1958 · Contemporary The Fabulous Benny Carter Band 1958 · Audio Lab Aspects 1959 · United Artists Sax A La Carter! 1960 · United Artists BBB & Co. 1962 · Swingville A Man Called Adam 1966 · Reprise Records Additions to Further Definitions 1966 · impulse! Jazz at the Philharmonic at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1975 1975 · Live · Pablo Live and Well in Japan! 1978 · Live · Pablo Live

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Cosmopolite: The Oscar Peterson Verve Sessions?

The line-up of Cosmopolite: The Oscar Peterson Verve Sessions includes Benny Carter (alto saxophone), Oscar Peterson (piano), Ray Brown (bass), Barney Kessel (guitar), Buddy Rich (drums (drum set)), Herb Ellis (guitar), Bobby White (drums (drum set)) and Bill Harris (trombone).

Which label released Cosmopolite: The Oscar Peterson Verve Sessions?

Cosmopolite: The Oscar Peterson Verve Sessions was released in 1994 on Verve Records (521 673-2).

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