#BennyCarter – Swing & Beyond

Mike Zirpolo November 3, 2018 0 COMMENTS

“Malibu” (1945) Benny Carter; Glen Gray with Skeets Herfurt (1958)

“Malibu” Composed and arranged by Benny Carter. Recorded by Benny Carter and His Orchestra for Capitol on April 9, 1945 in Los Angeles. Benny Carter, alto saxophone, directing: Paul Cohen, first trumpet; Gerald Wilson, Emmett [..]

Swing 101

Mike Zirpolo July 1, 2017 0 COMMENTS

“Happy as the Day Is Long” (1934) Fletcher Henderson

“Happy as the Day is Long” Composed by Harold Arlen; arranged by Benny Carter. Recorded by Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra for Decca on September 11, 1934. Fletcher Henderson directing: Russell Smith, first trumpet; Irving [..]