Benny Carter was a major figure in every decade of the 20th century since the 1920s, and his consistency and longevity were unprecedented. As an altoist, arranger, composer, bandleader, and occasional trumpeter, Carter was at the top of his field since at least 1928, and in the late '90s, Carter was as strong an altoist at the age of 90 as he was in 1936 (when he was merely 28). His gradually evolving style did not change much through the decades, but neither did it become at all stale or predictable except in its excellence.
CD1
1. Honeysuckle Rose
2. My Blue Heaven
3. Ain't She Sweet
4. The Midnight Sun Will Never Set
5. Angel Eyes
6. The Moon Is Low (Take 1)
7. February Fiesta
8. If I Could Be with You One Hour
9. Laugh, Clown, Laugh!
10. Starways to the Stars
11. Sweet Lorraine
12. August Moon, Pt 1
13. Bye Bye Blues (Take 1)
14. Deep Purple (Take 1)
15. Roses in December
16. Sunday Afternoon
17. C'est Magnifique
18. All or Nothing at All
19. I Don't Know Why I Love You, Like I Do
20. Moonglow (Take 1)
21. Doozy
22. Lula
23. September Song
24. Body and Soul
25. Who's Sorry Now
26. Give Me Something to Remember You by (Take 1)
27. June in January
28. I'll Remember April
29. Just Imagine
30. Lady Be Good (Take 1)
31. One Morning in May
CD2
1. All Alone
2. I Should Care
3. Lady Be Good (Take 3)
4. Mary Lou
5. Bye Bye Blues (Take 2)
6. In a Little Spanish Town
7. Deep Purple (Take 2)
8. Someone to Watch over Me
9. Deep Purple (Take 3)
10. Give Me Something to Remember You by (Take 2)
11. You Can't Tell the Difference When the Sun Goes Down
12. Anything Goes
13. Sleigh Ride in July
14. June Is Busting out All Over
15. And the Angels Sing
16. Everybody Shuffle
17. Waltz Down the Aisle
18. Swingin' in November, Pt 1
19. Moonglow (Take 2)
20. If I Loved You
21. August Moon, Pt 2
22. Far Away Places
23. Swingin' in November, Pt 2
24. Cherry
25. The Moon Is Low (Take 2)
26. A Walkin' Thing
27. Blue Lou
28. How Can You Lose
29. A Monday Date
30. Lady Be Good (Take 2)
31. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me
CD3
1. Thou Swell
2. I Love Paris
3. June Is Bustin' out All Over
4. Opening Blues
5. March Wind
6. It's All Right with Me
7. Allez-Vous En, Go Away
8. I'm in Love
9. Dream Lullaby
10. All Through the Night
11. Old Fashioned Love
12. Buddy Beware
13. Nightfall
14. I'm Coming Virginia
15. Something for October
16. You're the Top
17. Everything I Have Is Yours
18. When the Lights Are Low
19. I Understand
20. The Moon Is Low (Take 3)
21. Gin and Jive
22. Blue Star
23. For All We Know
24. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance
25. The One I Love Belongs to Someone
26. Cotton Tail
27. Moon of Manakoora
28. Crazy Rhythm
29. I'll Never Smile Again
30. Bye Bye Blues (Take 3)
31. Moonglow (Take 3)
32. February Fiesta (Part 2)
