Jean-Francois Bonnel with Thanks to Benny Carter

Jean-Francois Bonnel, alto saxophone and clarinetChris Dawson, pianoCharmin Michelle, vocalsFrancois Laudet, drums Jean-Francois Bonnel has created a unique kind of Benny Carter tribute, one that goes beyond playing his compositions or arrangements or reproducing note-for-note his solos, as enjoyable and instructive as those approaches may be. He has gone a step further through his deep study of Carter's concept and sound, enabling him to create new performances using Benny Carter's musical vocabulary in a way that allows his own persona to shine through. —Ed Berger Co-author, Benny Carter: A Life in American Music, 2002 Selections: When Lights Are Low Titmouse Mood Indigo Blues In My Heart If Dreams Come True Key Largo Cocktails For Two Deed I Do Love You«re Not The One For Me