Cotton Tail (Benny Carter)

Benny Carter · 1961 · Reprise d'Ellington par l'octet de quatre saxophones, avec Hawkins

Context

Track from Further Definitions, recorded in New York in November 1961 by an octet of four saxophones (Carter, Phil Woods, Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Rouse) with rhythm section. Carter is reunited with Hawkins, with whom he had recorded in Paris in 1937; the Penguin Guide makes it a "Core Collection" record.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Swing, big bands. Among the origins and influences of Swing, big bands: Chicago, Stride (Harlem piano), Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington, Kansas City, Boogie-woogie, Symphonic jazz, dance orchestras.

By the same artist

• Blue Star (1961)
• Doozy (1961)
• And the Angels Sing (Benny Carter) (1960)

Sources

• EN: Further Definitions

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