Contemporary C3555 · 12-inch LP · 1958

C3555

Jazz Giant

Benny Carter

Released: 1958
Tracks: 7

Who's on it

Benny Carter – alto sax
Frank Rosolino – trombone
Ben Webster – tenor sax
Barney Kessel – guitar
Andre Previn – piano
Leroy Vinnegar – bass
Shelly Manne – drums
Jimmy Rowles – piano

Credits

Producer: Lester Koenig

The tracks

Side one

1Old Fashioned LoveJune 11, 1957 · 7:46
2I'm Coming VirginiaOn this track: Benny Carter, Frank Rosolino, Ben Webster, Barney Kessel, Andre Previn, Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly ManneJuly 22, 1957 · 5:45
3A Walkin' ThingOn this track: Benny Carter, Frank Rosolino, Ben Webster, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles, Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly ManneJuly 22, 1957 · 5:55

Side two

1Blue LouJune 11, 1957 · 5:02
2Ain't She SweetApril 21, 1958 · 3:32
3How Can You LoseOctober 7, 1957 · 6:12
4Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To MeApril 21, 1958 · 4:32

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The 4 sessions

June 11, 1957Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CABenny Carter Septet
- Benny Carter – alto sax
- Frank Rosolino – trombone
- Ben Webster – tenor sax
- Barney Kessel – guitar
- Andre Previn – piano
- Leroy Vinnegar – bass
- Shelly Manne – drums
2 tracks on this record · 2 takes that dayOpen the session →
July 22, 1957Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CABenny Carter Septet
- Benny Carter – trumpet, alto sax
- Frank Rosolino – trombone
- Ben Webster – tenor sax
- Barney Kessel – guitar
- Andre Previn – piano
- Jimmy Rowles – piano
- Leroy Vinnegar – bass
- Shelly Manne – drums
2 tracks on this record · 2 takes that dayOpen the session →
October 7, 1957Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CABenny Carter Septet
- Benny Carter – trumpet, alto sax
- Frank Rosolino – trombone
- Ben Webster – tenor sax
- Barney Kessel – guitar
- Andre Previn – piano
- Leroy Vinnegar – bass
- Shelly Manne – drums
1 track on this record · 1 take that dayOpen the session →
April 21, 1958Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CABenny Carter Quintet
- Benny Carter – alto sax
- Barney Kessel – guitar
- Andre Previn – piano
- Leroy Vinnegar – bass
- Shelly Manne – drums
2 tracks on this record · 2 takes that dayOpen the session →

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

6 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	C3603	Let's Cook!	Barney Kessel	1962	Frank Rosolino, Ben Webster, Barney Kessel, Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne, Jimmy Rowles

5 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	C3571	Helen Humes	Helen Humes	1960	Benny Carter, Frank Rosolino, Andre Previn, Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne
	C3582	Songs I Like To Sing!	Helen Humes	1961	Ben Webster, Barney Kessel, Andre Previn, Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne

4 of them 4 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
LP 1226	Nobody Else But Me	Betty Bennett Sings	1955	Frank Rosolino, Barney Kessel, Andre Previn, Shelly Manne
V-8808	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra · not on the site yet	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1955	Benny Carter, Ben Webster, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles
C3521	Music To Listen To Barney Kessel By (Vol. 4)	Barney Kessel	1957	Barney Kessel, Andre Previn, Shelly Manne, Jimmy Rowles
MGV-8338	The Unforgettable Lady Day	A Memorial Album Of Billie Holiday's Greatest Performances...	1959	Benny Carter, Ben Webster, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles

3 of them 30 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-14	The Exciting Louis Bellson	Louis Bellson And His Big Band	1954	Benny Carter, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles
MGN-1001	The Consummate Artistry Of Ben Webster	Ben Webster Quintet	1954	Benny Carter, Ben Webster, Barney Kessel
MGC-669	Music For Torching With Billie Holiday	Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra	1955	Benny Carter, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles
MGN-1021	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Benny Carter, Ben Webster, Barney Kessel
MGN-1046	Skin Deep	Louis Bellson And His Orchestra	1955	Benny Carter, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles
MGN-1052	The Swinging Buddy Rich	Buddy Rich All Stars	1955	Benny Carter, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles
MGC-713	Velvet Mood	Songs By Billie Holiday	1956	Benny Carter, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles
MGC-717	Sweets	Harry Edison And His Orchestra	1956	Ben Webster, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles
LP 1232	Martians Come Back!	Shorty Rogers And His Giants	1956	Barney Kessel, Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne
C3513	To Swing Or Not To Swing	Barney Kessel Vol. 3	1956	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Jimmy Rowles
C3525	Shelly Manne & His Friends (Vol. 1)	Shelly Manne & His Friends	1956	Andre Previn, Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne
C3527	My Fair Lady	Shelly Manne & His Friends Vol. 2	1956	Andre Previn, Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne
LP 1270	Way Up There	Shorty Rogers And His Giants	1957	Barney Kessel, Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne
C3533	Li'l Abner	Shelly Manne & His Friends (Vol. 3)	1957	Andre Previn, Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne
CL 1324	Happy Session	Benny Goodman And His Orchestra Featuring Andre Previn And Russ Freeman	1959	Barney Kessel, Andre Previn, Leroy Vinnegar
C3561	Swingin' The '20s	The Benny Carter Quartet!	1959	Benny Carter, Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne
C3563	Carmen	Barney Kessel	1959	Barney Kessel, Andre Previn, Shelly Manne
C3564	Sonny Rollins And The Contemporary Leaders	Sonny Rollins And The Contemporary Leaders	1959	Barney Kessel, Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne
C3565	Some Like It Hot	Barney Kessel	1959	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Jimmy Rowles
MGV-8002	The Charlie Parker Story #3	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1956+	Benny Carter, Ben Webster, Barney Kessel
MGV-8197	Body And Soul	Billie Holiday	1956+	Ben Webster, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles
MG-36115	Out On A Limb	Pete Rugolo	1957	Frank Rosolino, Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
MGV-8257	Songs For Distingue Lovers	Billie Holiday	1958	Ben Webster, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles
MGV-8329	All Or Nothing At All	Billie Holiday	1959	Ben Webster, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles
MG-36162	The Music From Richard Diamond	Pete Rugolo	1959	Frank Rosolino, Shelly Manne, Jimmy Rowles
MGV-8343	Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster	Gerry Mulligan - Ben Webster Quintet	1960	Ben Webster, Leroy Vinnegar, Jimmy Rowles
MGV-8375	Wholly Cats	Buddy DeFranco And The All-Stars	1960	Barney Kessel, Leroy Vinnegar, Jimmy Rowles
MGV-8382	Closed Session	Buddy DeFranco And His Orchestra	1960	Barney Kessel, Leroy Vinnegar, Jimmy Rowles
V-8409	The Essential Charlie Parker	Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra	1961	Benny Carter, Ben Webster, Barney Kessel
V-8593	Verve's Choice!	The Best Of Mel Torme	1964	Frank Rosolino, Shelly Manne, Jimmy Rowles

2 of them 68 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7604	Benny Carter And His Chocolate Dandies · not on the site yet	Benny Carter And His Chocolate Dandies	1946	Benny Carter, Ben Webster
MGC-141	Cosmopolite	Benny Carter	1953	Benny Carter, Barney Kessel
V-8778	Buddy Rich All Stars · not on the site yet	Buddy Rich All Stars	1953	Benny Carter, Jimmy Rowles
MGN-21	The Formidable Benny Carter	Benny Carter And His Strings With The Oscar Peterson Quartet	1954	Benny Carter, Barney Kessel
MGN-26	The Swinging Buddy Rich	Buddy Rich All Stars	1954	Benny Carter, Jimmy Rowles
C2508	Barney Kessel	Barney Kessel Quintet	1954	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
C2514	Barney Kessel Volume 2	Barney Kessel Quintet	1954	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
MGN-1032	West Coast Jazz With Stan Getz, Shelly Manne, Leroy Vinnegar, Conte Candoli, Lou Levy	West Coast Jazz With Stan Getz	1955	Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne
MGN-1034	Tenor Saxes	Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura	1955	Benny Carter, Ben Webster
MGN-1037	Hamp And Getz	Lionel Hampton - Stan Getz Quintet	1955	Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne
C3506	12-Tone Compositions & Arrangements By Lyle Murphy	Lyle Murphy's Music	1955	Andre Previn, Shelly Manne
MGN-1057	An Evening With Anita O'Day	Anita O'Day	1956	Leroy Vinnegar, Jimmy Rowles
MGN-1070	Cosmopolite	Benny Carter And His Orchestra	1956	Benny Carter, Barney Kessel
MGN-1085	The Buddy DeFranco Wailers	The Buddy DeFranco Wailers	1956	Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles
MGV-8194	Compendium Of Jazz #1	Various Artists	1956+	Benny Carter, Barney Kessel
MG-26006	The Big Tenor	Ben Webster	1954	Benny Carter, Ben Webster
MGN-1033	Swing Guitars	Oscar Moore, Barney Kessel, Tal Farlow	1955	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
MGN-1038	Buddy And Sweets	Buddy Rich - Harry Edison Quintet	1955	Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles
BCP-37	This Time The Drum's On Me	Stan Levey	1956	Frank Rosolino, Leroy Vinnegar
MGN-1058	Alone Together	Benny Carter And His Strings With The Oscar Peterson Quartet	1956	Benny Carter, Barney Kessel
MGN-1086	This One's For Basie	Buddy Rich And His Orchestra	1956	Frank Rosolino, Jimmy Rowles
LP 1238	The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet	The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet	1956	Shelly Manne, Jimmy Rowles
C3509	Barney Kessel - Hampton Hawes' Trio With Shelly Manne (Vol. 7) - Lighthouse At Laguna	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1956	Frank Rosolino, Barney Kessel
C3511	Easy Like	Barney Kessel Volume 1	1956	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
C3512	Kessel Plays Standards	Barney Kessel Vol. 2	1956	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
C3516	Swinging Sounds	Shelly Manne & His Men Vol. 4	1956	Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne
MGV-4002	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers And Hart Song Book	Ella Fitzgerald With Buddy Bregman And His Orchestra	1956	Ben Webster, Barney Kessel
MG-36082	Music For Hi-Fi Bugs	Pete Rugolo	1956	Frank Rosolino, Shelly Manne
MG-36088	The Greatest Stars Of Jazz Under One Roof	Various Artists	1956	Frank Rosolino, Shelly Manne
C3519	More Swinging Sounds	Shelly Manne & His Men Vol. 5	1957	Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne
MGV-8200	Stan Getz And The Cool Sounds	Stan Getz Quintet	1956+	Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne
MG-36050	Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part I	Various Artists	1956	Benny Carter, Ben Webster
BCP-71	Grand Stan	Stan Levey	1957	Frank Rosolino, Leroy Vinnegar
PJ-1232	Quartet: Russ Freeman Chet Baker	Russ Freeman - Chet Baker Quartet	1957	Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne
LP 3263	Bill Harris And Friends	Bill Harris And Friends	1958?	Ben Webster, Jimmy Rowles
C3531	Nice Day With Buddy Collette (Vol. 2)	Buddy Collette Quartet	1957	Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne
C3534	Music To Listen To Red Norvo By	Red Norvo Sextet	1957	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
C3535	The Poll Winners	Barney Kessel (Vol. 5)	1957	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
C3536	Premiere Recording Of Concerto For Clarinet & Combo	Shelly Manne & His Men (Vol. 6)	1957	Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne
C3537	Double Play!	Andre Previn & Russ Freeman	1957	Andre Previn, Shelly Manne
C3543	Pal Joey	Andre Previn & His Pals (Vol. 1)	1957	Andre Previn, Shelly Manne
MGV-8211	Gee, Baby Ain't I Good To You	Harry Edison	1957	Ben Webster, Barney Kessel
PJ-1245	Beauties Of 1918	Charlie Mariano And Jerry Dodgion Sextet	1958	Shelly Manne, Jimmy Rowles
C3548	Gigi	Andre Previn & His Pals (Vol. 2)	1958	Andre Previn, Shelly Manne
C3553	Four!	Hampton Hawes!!!!	1958	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
C3556	The Poll Winners Ride Again!	Barney Kessel (Vol. 6)	1958	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
MGV-4008	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume One	Ella Fitzgerald	1958	Ben Webster, Barney Kessel
MGV-4009	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume Two	Ella Fitzgerald	1958	Ben Webster, Barney Kessel
MG-36122	Percussion At Work	Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	1958	Andre Previn, Shelly Manne
C3559	Bells Are Ringing	Shelly Manne & His Friends	1959	Andre Previn, Shelly Manne
MGV-4023	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers And Hart Song Book Volume 2	Ella Fitzgerald With Buddy Bregman And His Orchestra	1959	Ben Webster, Barney Kessel
MGV-8309	Sonny Stitt Plays Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements	Sonny Stitt Nonet	1959	Frank Rosolino, Jimmy Rowles
MGV-8315	Bravura	Buddy DeFranco And His Music	1959	Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles
MG-36143	Rugolo Plays Kenton	Pete Rugolo	1959	Frank Rosolino, Shelly Manne
C3572	West Side Story	Andre Previn And His Pals	1960	Andre Previn, Shelly Manne
C3576	Poll Winners Three!	Poll Winners	1960	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
C3581	Exploring The Scene!	The Poll Winners (Vol. 4)	1960	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
BCP-6038	Blues Ville	Various Artists	1960	Frank Rosolino, Leroy Vinnegar
MGV-8363	Generalissimo	The Buddy DeFranco Men	1960	Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles
MGV-8368	The Oscar Peterson Trio At JATP	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1960	Benny Carter, Barney Kessel
MGV-8369	The Drum Battle	Gene Krupa And Buddy Rich At JATP	1960	Benny Carter, Barney Kessel
C3596	Maggie's Back In Town!!	Howard McGhee	1961	Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne
PJ-75	Timeless	Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker	1963	Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne
CL 2018	4 To Go!	André Previn / Herb Ellis / Shelly Manne / Ray Brown	1963	Andre Previn, Shelly Manne
V-8565	The Essential Andre Previn	Andre Previn Trio	1963	Andre Previn, Shelly Manne
V-4071	Whisper Not	Ella Fitzgerald With Marty Paich And His Orchestra	1966	Shelly Manne, Jimmy Rowles
A-9116	Additions To Further Definitions	Benny Carter	1966	Benny Carter, Barney Kessel
V-8712	Big Band Shout	Buddy Rich	1967	Frank Rosolino, Jimmy Rowles