Showing posts with label Mel Martin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mel Martin. Show all posts

Sunday, July 5, 2015

Mel Martin - Mel Martin Plays Benny Carter

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:57
Size: 137.3 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 1995
Art: Front

[4:22] 1. A Kiss From You
[9:32] 2. Hello
[6:06] 3. Zanzibar
[6:59] 4. When Lights Are Low
[6:48] 5. Summer Serenade
[5:34] 6. Souvenir
[7:18] 7. Another Time, Another Place
[5:34] 8. Wonderland
[7:39] 9. Only Trust Your Heart

Mel Martin - tenor & soprano saxophones; Benny Carter - alto saxophone; Kenny Barron - piano; Roger Kellaway - piano; Rufus Reid - bass; Victor Lewis - drums; Jeff Chambers - bass; and Harold Jones - drums.

A mellow recording of Benny Carter's great compositions featuring two all star rhythm sections and an appearance by Benny Carter himself on three tracks recorded live at Yoshi's Nitespot. The remaining tracks were done in Rudy Van Gelder's famous studio featuring the great Kenny Barron on piano. This was Mel Martin's first solo recording project.

Mel Martin Plays Benny Carter