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For his only session as bandleader for Impulse!, alto saxophonist, composer and arranger Benny Carter assembled an octet with a four-saxophone front line. Carter and fellow altoist Phil Woods join tenor saxophonists Coleman Hawkins and Charlie Rouse on Further Definitions, recorded just a few years after Carter’s work scoring and performing for the crime drama M Squad.
The programme brings together standards including ‘Honeysuckle Rose’, ‘Body & Soul’ and ‘Crazy Rhythm’, alongside Carter originals ‘Blue Star’ and ‘Doozy’.
This Verve Acoustic Sounds Series edition is mastered from the original analog tapes by Matthew Lutthans, pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings (QRP) and housed in a high-quality tip-on gatefold jacket.
Tracklist
Side A
1. Honeysuckle Rose
2. The Midnight Sun Will Never Set
3. Crazy Rhythm
4. Blue Star
Side B
1. Cotton Tail
2. Body & Soul
3. Cherry
4. Doozy