Further Definitions is a 1962 jazz album by Benny Carter and his orchestra, rereleased on CD in 1997 coupled with his follow-up album, 1966's Additions to Further Definitions. The earlier album features an all-star octet that includes Coleman Hawkins, with whom Carter had recorded in Paris in 1937, using the same configuration of instruments: four saxophones, piano, guitar, bass, and drums.[1][2]
| Further Definitions | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1962, 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1961, 1966 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 33:38, 37:45 | |||
| Label | Impulse! | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele George Cates & Bob Thiele | |||
| Benny Carter chronology | ||||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [3](Further Definitions) |
| Down Beat |  [4](Original Lp version) |
| AllMusic |  [5](Additions to Further Definitions) |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [6] (Further Definitions) |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [6] (Additions to Further Definitions) |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [7] (Further Definitions) |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested "Core Collection", calling it "a good value purchase."[7]
Track listing edit
- Further Definitions
- "Honeysuckle Rose" (Andy Razaf–Fats Waller) – 3:50
- "The Midnight Sun Will Never Set" (Jones–Cochran–Salvador) – 3:57
- "Crazy Rhythm" (Caesar–Meyer–Kahn) – 3:23
- "Blue Star" (Carter) – 5:19
- "Cotton Tail" (Ellington) – 4:24
- "Body and Soul" (Green–Sour–Heyman–Eyton) – 4:09
- "Cherry" (Redman–Gilbert) – 4:52
- "Doozy" (Carter) – 3:32
- Additions to Further Definitions
- "Fantastic, That's You" (Cates–Greene–Thiele) – 6:11
- "Come on Back" (Carter) – 4:14
- "We Were in Love" (Carter) – 4:27
- "If Dreams Come True" (Sampson–Goodman–Mills) – 5:49
- "Prohibido" (Carter) – 3:20
- "Doozy" (Carter) – 5:33
- "Rock Bottom" (Carter) – 4:14
- "Titmouse" (Carter) – 3:02
1–8 recorded in 1961 in New York City, on 13 November (1–3, 7) and 15 November (4–6, 8).
9–16 recorded in 1966 in Los Angeles, on 2 March (9, 10–13) and 4 March (11, 14–16).
Solo Order, by Track:
- Rouse, Woods, Hawkins, Carter
- Hawkins, Katz, Carter
- Hawkins, Woods, Rouse, Carter, Katz
- Hawkins, Carter, Katz, Carter (ad-libbing)
- Hawkins, Carter, Rouse, Woods, Hawkins, Katz
- Woods, Rouse, Carter, Hawkins
- Carter (Intro), Rouse, Carter, Rouse, Woods, Hawkins
- Katz, Woods, Hawkins, Carter, Rouse, Katz
Personnel edit
Further Definitions
- Benny Carter – alto saxophone
- Phil Woods – alto saxophone
- Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
- Charlie Rouse – tenor saxophone
- John Collins – guitar
- Dick Katz – piano
- Jimmy Garrison – bass
- Jo Jones – drums
Additions to Further Definitions
- Benny Carter – alto saxophone
- Bud Shank – alto saxophone
- Teddy Edwards – tenor saxophone
- Buddy Collette – tenor saxophone (9–10, 12–13)
- Bill Perkins – tenor saxophone (11, 14–16)
- Bill Hood – baritone saxophone
- Barney Kessel – guitar (9–10, 12–13)
- Mundell Lowe – guitar (11, 14–16)
- Don Abney – piano
- Ray Brown – bass
- Alvin Stoller – drums
Production edit
- Johnny Cue - engineer
- Pete Turner - photography
References edit
- ^ Dance, Stanley (December 1997), "Benny Carter: Further Definitions", JazzTimes.
- ^ Riccardo Di Filippo, "Benny Carter", Enciclopedia del Jazz. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ Further Definitions at AllMusic
- ^ Down Beat: April 26, 1962, vol. 29, no. 9.
- ^ Additions to Further Definitions at AllMusic
- ^ a b Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 37. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 229-230. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.