[Pre Order] Benny Carter - Further Definitions - Acoustic Sounds Series LP *

Release Date: December 11, 2026

Benny Carter's 1961 masterpiece in the Verve Acoustic Sounds Series, on 180-gram vinyl.

Further Definitions put Benny Carter at the head of a four-saxophone front line that included Coleman Hawkins — a deliberate echo of the 1937 Paris session the two had cut together — with Jimmy Garrison and Jo Jones in the rhythm section. It is one of the most elegantly arranged records in the Verve catalog. This Acoustic Sounds Series edition is cut on 180-gram vinyl.

Features

• Verve Acoustic Sounds Series
• 180-gram vinyl
• Label: Verve Acoustic Sounds Series

Track Listing

1. Honeysuckle Rose
2. The Midnight Sun Will Never Set
3. Crazy Rhythm
4. Blue Star
5. Cotton Tail
6. Body and Soul
7. Cherry
8. Doozy

The side splits for this pressing have not yet been published.