Benny Carter - Things Ain't What They Used To Be

Benny Carter - A Gentleman And His Music
Benny Carter-alto saxophone
Joe Wilder-trumpet and flugelhorn
Scott Hamilton-tenor saxophone
Ed Bickert-guitar
Gene Harris-piano
John Clayton-bass
Jimmie Smith-drums.
Recorded at Coast Recorders,San Francisco,California,1985.
Concord Jazz,1985.

[@bobreich1313]

I am 81 and I really love this music and the arrangement.

[@dianeelder5443]

@Paul Mirzakhanian You are one smart boy!

[@DouglasAraujodeMoura]

0:00 Intro
0:43 Theme
1:23 Scott Hamilton's (tenor saxophone) solo
2:50 Joe Wilder's (trumpet and flugelhorn) solo
3:55 Ed Bickert (guitar) solo
4:58 Benny Carter (alto saxophone) solo
6:21 John Clayton's (bass) solo
7:24 Gene Harris' (piano) solo
8:48 Interlude
9:30 Theme

[@danraats5840]

Thanks for the index. It's very helpful.

[@charlescharles9625]

Went straight to 7:24, then back to the intro. Thanks,

[@nicki5040]

Wow, that swings so hard!!! Gene Harris of course but the bass is awesome too!

[@dlsmith300201]

OMG! Where has this been, all my life!? Heard this in Cabin in the Sky. ❤️

[@genaseidenschwarz1014]

This is one of my favourite songs ever. Some arrangements appeal more than others, but it's always a good, good song.

[@pamtebelman2321]

Carter's solo is wonderful!!

[@thea-brick5735]

Who Else Saw This Song's Title On The Blackboard In Soul And Came Here To Listen To The Piece Right After Finish Watching The Movie?

[@Ryne4S]

Why Are You Using Capital Letters For Every Word You Type

[@dionnehendricks1763]

That...Piano...Hot...Damn

[@DarkShadow-tv2tw]

This is some of the best music ever in history

[@ronmrjazzleigh]

Great straight ahead jazz. The way it was meant to be played. Thanks.

[@adsupermusone8875]

Finally found this tune after many years

[@tomkelly9841]

You can tell right off that it is Gene Harris on piano nobody plays like him !

[@JamesCorbettMusic5000]

Was just about to post. Straight away, that’s gene Harris

[@nicki5040]

Everyone should have seen this ruclips.net/video/bwXkS7lht7I/видео.html

[@woroboro1354]

He had me fooled there for a moment at first, I was pretty sure the person playing the piano was Oscar Peterson .but then luckily I read the description

[@hamjazz]

@@woroboro1354- Gene has a much better feel than O P >

[@jackstanton8212]

@@hamjazz Don't think so !

[@ormondreisen8407]

Born too late to see Benny Carter, but Scott Hamilton swings.

[@ccaammiinniiito2]

Even while in elementary school, I could jitter the night away to this. "Things..." was featured in "Stormy Weather." Benny, like Johnny Hodges, Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, was class personified, the very best of upper crust black America. I am capable of writing more. Just don't have the space. But a heavenly period in music, for sure.

[@tax223]

r/iamverysmart

[@charlesbarry6730]

Benny Carter and Johnny Hodges: Two of the greatest pre Charlie Parker Alto players.

[@DarkShadow-tv2tw]

I am 16 and I love this music

[@gretabrown-kempenaar5280]

+DarkShadow same, except I'm 15. This is a lot of what I play on piano is.

[@josephshahady8308]

Bruh you are not 16 just watch one video on your channel

[@tax223]

I don't think anyone fucking cares lmao

[@tamazpatarkalashvili2811]

good girl

[@luckydude-sd9kc]

@@tax223 I was at Age 13 when I first heard this

[@summer6868]

I saw this on the blackboard of Mr. Gardner from Soul (Pixar)

[@Benfreidkin22]

Glad to be alive for this

[@hamjazz]

Big shout for Ed Bickert.

[@georgecomtois7029]

Melodious - Mellifluous - and, most importantly, thanks to the wonderful combo of Benny and Gene Harris, Metronomic. This number really swings.

[@victoriavolpe1649]

una de las mejores cosas que me enseñó Julio Cortázar, apreciar monstruos.

[@mmmanutd]

Pensé que era el único salame que venía por Cortázar jajajs

[@otanygirl]

Holy shit that drive

[@joshlazerman]

i am 17 and i love this

[@k.1784]

wow crazy to think this guy is 28 now

[@luciano_trombone]

Incredible!!

[@bobreich1313]

Benny is the best.

[@ukeleles_menthor]

Simplemente perfecto! Thanks Benny and Friends!

[@MCGEHEE1]

Gene Harris!

[@paulobianchi2577]

Magnífico!!!

[@memdnnfj]

Great Tenor by Scot Hamilton

[@ChristineHubert]

Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss....

[@nvjharmonica]

That's my cat Gene Harris on piano, thats a bad boy ain't he?

[@tamazpatarkalashvili2811]

Good band

[@user-ll7mf8fs9i]

so nice

[@joejazztrombone]

Thanks for uploading a legendary jazz musician's work this is time less! I love this tune keep it coming:)

[@jmsbk12345]

Thank you very much Mercer.

[@afpseb4582]

Cool team

[@BlueSkiesCali]

Smokin' ! :-)

[@user-si4nr5ff7v]

Mean shuffle!

[@acohen1980]

too coool....

[@afpseb4582]

i am 6 months and swing on that

[@tom38813]

Bom demais

[@vova47]

Great groove as only seasoned musicians such as these can achieve in a studio.
I am slightly disappointed, though, that they decided to play this tune in B flat instead of the original and more challenging key of D flat. It may seem pedantic, but the character of the tune changes a lot in a different key.
Thanks, Borko, it's been a long time!

[@jmsbk12345]

Hi there, I play it in F on the guitar.

[@brucebrown885]

I believe the song was originally keyed in F, not D flat, and is mostly played in F.

[@johnbresnik]

Who is his or her right mind would play anything in D-flat - no sane person would play in D-flat when you have eleven other keys to choose from...

[@arnoldwegstern5124]

Great. They should integrate Martin Schmidt-Hahn with his warm clarinet-sound

[@ccaammiinniiito2]

(Cont'd) Uh-oh! You caught me in a lie. It was "Cabin in the sky," where I first heard "Things ain't what they used to be." Sorry.

[@jiyujizai]

😀💛🌱🌼

[@falkorian]

5:02

[@virgiljohnson5081]

Is that Gene Harris on the piano?

[@pianoturnerrobert]

yessir

[@joejazztrombone]

Hey I really love this tune but I cant find it online can any help?

[@beepisboopis5342]

1:26

[@paulgrunewald3585]

Wich was the most famous song from Benny Carter ?

[@FecklessMeander]

When Lights Are Low-with Mr C’s original bridge.

[@user-hi5pg8no8u]

I need this on spoofy

[@user-by7of3zl1e]

i am pretty sure thats boogie style , no groove what do you think ?

[@ingram3391]

i have 400 robux

[@dannypiazza9504]

Has anyone else noticed the Tik Tok logo in the bottom left?

[@smiley122688]

wtf is that doing here

[@maxim_hue6089]

It's actually the logo of the record company Concorde.

[@beepisboopis5342]

1:23