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Journey to Next
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by Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, Pepper Adams, and Harry Sweets Edison
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The music on this cd was composed for the soundtracks of seven different animated films by John and Faith Hubley, though the music was created prior to the films instead of the other way around. Benny Carter contributed five of these soundtracks, employing a wide variety of stars, including Joe Wilder, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ray Brown, Hank Jones, the Thad Jones and Mel Lewis Orchestra, Lionel Hampton, and Lawrence Brown, among others. Although it is brief, "The Cosmic Eye Suite" is very light-hearted. "Urbanissimo" consists of a series of themes and variations of the main theme, sounding like it might have been intended for a detective series. His "Harlem Wednesday," recorded in 1956, initially seems like a throwback to Duke Ellington's tone poems of the 1930s, though it ventures more into a swing mood at times. Appropriately enough, the orchestra includes at least three veterans of Ellington's band. The adventurous "People, People, People" showcases the Thad Jones and Mel Lewis Orchestra to good effect. "Adventures of An" puts the spotlight on Hampton in a swinging setting. Dizzy Gillespie's "Voyage to Next Suite" begins with a tense samba called "Prologue," featuring Frank Wess' haunting flute and Dee Dee Bridgewater's scat singing. "The Now" is a bit out there, even for Gillespie. Quincy Jones' "Of Men and Demons" features the presence of Jimmy Cleveland, Ernie Wilkins, and Pete Christlieb.
Industry Reviews
4 Stars - Very Good - Carter's works have breadth, employing everything from percolating swing to tasty Latin moods. This music is often invigorating, and inviting
Down Beat (07/01/1996)
1. Jazz Waltz
2. Cosmic Joy
3. Sirius Samba
4. Urbanissimo
5. Prologue
6. The Now
7. Distopia
8. Then, The
9. Blues For Mother Earth
10. Conjuring up New Worlds
11. Well, Mother Do You Think They'll Make It
12. Harlem Wednesday
13. People, People, People
14. Adventures of An
15. Of Men and Demons
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Journey to Next
by Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, Pepper Adams, and Harry Sweets Edison
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