Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Benny Carter, another pre-Parker master, possessed a playing style....

Album: 3, 4, 5: The Verve Small Group Sessions - Song: Jeepers Creepers
 
Benny Carter, another pre-Parker master, possessed a playing style marked by a sublime tone and impeccable lines and articulation, which he maintained for nearly 70 years. In "Jeepers Creepers," you can hear the influence of Louis Armstrong as Carter occasionally displaces rhythms or plays phrases over the bar-line. In the second half of the bridge on his solo chorus, he references a bebop phrase (possibly from Charlie Parker). On the out chorus of the melody, note Carter's embellishment, which could be easily serve as the lead line in one of his signature saxophone section arrangements.
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