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Out of This World is the sole album led by American jazz saxophonist Walter Benton which was recorded in 1960 for the Jazzland label.[1]

The album was reissued as part of the 2001 Milestone compilation Out of This World, paired with Julian Priester 's Spiritsville.[2]

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AllMusic[3]

The AllMusic site awarded the album 3 stars,[3] and reviewer Alex Henderson noted that it gives listeners a chance to hear Hubbard early in his career, although his solos "aren't as adventurous or cutting-edge as other things [he] did in the early '60s."[4]

Metronome's Ted White called the recording "a superior set," but stated that, despite the album title, "The charts are the usual non-challenging jump-off points for soloing, and the soloists attempt nothing new, nothing startling."[5]

Nat Hentoff of HiFi/Stereo Review described the album as "one of the more stimulating programs released so far" on Jazzland, and remarked: "It is relatively diversified as to mood and tempo, and the playing has urgency... [Benton's] musical conceptions show increasing individuality, and he has chosen challenging associates for this recording."[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Walter Benton except as indicated

  1. "Out of This World" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 5:43
  2. "Walter's Altar" - 8:26
  3. "Iris" - 5:24
  4. "Night Movements" - 2:43
  5. "A Blues Mood" - 7:30
  6. "Azil" - 4:36
  7. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman) - 8:45

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Jazzland Records discography accessed November 5, 2012
  2. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Julian Priester: Out of This World". AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed November 5, 2012
  4. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Julian Priester: Out of This World". AllMusic. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  5. ^ White, Ted (April 1961). "Record Reviews". Metronome. Vol. 78. p. 29 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Hentoff, Nat (April 1961). "Jazz". HiFi/Stereo Review. pp. 73–74 – via Google Books.
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