Benny Carter – Songbook Volume II

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Label:	MusicMasters Jazz – 01612-65155-2
Format:	CD, Album
Country:	USA & Canada
Released:	1997
Genre:	Jazz
Style:

Tracklist

1	My Mind Is Still On You Vocals – Joe Williams Words By – John Moen, Leonard Feather Words By, Music By – Benny Carter	3:22
2	Echo Of My Dream Vocals – Diana Krall Words By, Music By – Benny Carter	5:07
3	Rock Me To Sleep Drums – Roy McCurdy Vocals – Ruth Brown Words By, Music By – Benny Carter, Paul Vandervoort II	5:58
4	Stop Me Before I Fall In Love Again Vocals – Billy Stritch Words By, Music By – Benny Carter	4:01
5	He Doesn't Need Me Now Vocals – Nancy Marano Words By – Paul Vandervoort II Words By, Music By – Benny Carter	8:31
6	Doozy Vocals – Jon Hendricks Words By, Music By – Benny Carter	6:02
7	Nevermore Vocals – Billy Stritch Words By, Music By – Benny Carter	5:07
8	Malibu Vocals – Lainie Kazan Words By, Music By – Benny Carter	7:04
9	Blue Moonlight Vocals – Marlena Shaw Words By, Music By – Benny Carter	5:50
10	Evening Star Drums – Roy McCurdy Vocals – Kenny Rankin Words By, Music By – Benny Carter	5:27
11	Slow Carousel Vocals – Nancy Marano Words By, Music By – Benny Carter	4:44
12	Whisper To One Music By – Benny Carter Vocals – Barbara Lea Words By – Al Stillman	4:02
13	I'm The Caring Kind Music By – Benny Carter Vocals – Weslia Whitfield Words By – Irving Gordon	5:52
14	When Hilma Smiles Vocals, Words By, Music By – Benny Carter	4:15

Companies, etc.

Distributed By – BMG Music
Distributed By – BMG Distribution
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – MusicMasters, Inc.
Copyright © – MusicMasters, Inc.
Published By – Bee Cee Music Co.
Published By – Larry Shayne Enterprises
Recorded At – Group IV Recording Studios
Recorded At – Master Sound Astoria
Mixed At – Hillside Sound Studio, Englewood, NJ

Credits

Alto Saxophone, Liner Notes – Benny Carter
Artwork, Layout [CD Booklet Art & Layout By] – Audrey L. Verso
Bass – Steve LaSpina
Cornet – Warren Vaché (tracks: 1 to 11, 13, 14)
Drums – Sherman Ferguson (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 9, 11 to 14)
Engineer – Angel L. Balestier* (tracks: 1 to 3, 8 to 10), Ben Rizzi (tracks: 4 to 7, 11 to 14)
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – David Merrill (tracks: 4 to 7, 11 to 14), Eric Cowden (tracks: 1 to 3, 8 to 10)
Mixed By [Assisted By] – Dae Bennett
Mixed By, Producer [Post-Production], Mastered By – Duke Markos
Photography By [Front And Back Cover Photos, Inside Photos] – Henry Diltz
Photography By [Inside Photos] – Steve Eichner
Piano, Producer [Production Assistance] – Chris Neville
Producer [Production Assistance] – Larry Berger
Producer, Liner Notes – Danny Kapilian, Ed Berger

Notes

℗ © 1997 MusicMasters, Inc. Distributed in the USA and Canada by BMG Music. (A BMG Distribution logo is also present.)

Tracks 1 to 3 and 8 to 10 recorded at Group IV Studios, Hollywood, July 26, 27, and 28, 1995. Tracks 4 to 7 and 11 to 14 recorded at Master Sound Astoria, Astoria, NY, June 26, 27, and 28, 1995. Mixed at Hillside Studios, Englewood, NJ.

Diana Krall appears courtesy of GRP Records. Kenny Rankin appears courtesy of Private Music.

Track Information:
Track 1 - Bee Cee Music Co., ASCAP. Debut Recording.
Track 2 - Bee Cee Music Co., ASCAP. Debut Recording.
Track 3 - Bee Cee Music Co., ASCAP. First Recording: Helen Humes with Marshal Royal (1950). Also recorded by: Lucy Ann Polk with Les Brown (1950); Peggy Lee (1950); June Christy (1958); Dakota Staton (1960); Irene Kral (1963).
Track 4 - Bee Cee Music Co., ASCAP. Debut Recording.
Track 5 - Bee Cee Music Co., ASCAP. Debut Recording.
Track 6 - Bee Cee Music Co., ASCAP. First Recording: Benny Carter (1961) [instrumental]. Also Recorded By: The Cunninghams [vocal].
Track 7 - Bee Cee Music Co., ASCAP. Debut Recording.
Track 8 - Bee Cee Music Co., ASCAP. First Recording: Benny Carter (1945) [instrumental]. This is debut of lyric.
Track 9 - Bee Cee Music Co., ASCAP. First Recording: Benny Carter (1987) [instrumental]. This is debut of lyric.
Track 10 - Bee Cee Music Co., ASCAP. First Recording: Benny Carter with strings (1953) [instrumental, as "Blue Star"]. Other recordings: Benny Carter, Further Definitions (1961).
Track 11 - Bee Cee Music Co., ASCAP. Debut Recording.
Track 12 - Larry Shane Enterprises. First Recording: Sammy Davis Jr. (1965) [soundtrack album, A Man Called Adam].
Track 13 - Bee Cee Music Co., ASCAP. First Recording: Maxine Sullivan with Benny Carter (1946). Also recorded by: The Drifters (ca. 1950).
Track 14 - Bee Cee Music Co., ASCAP. Debut Recording.