Summer Serenade (also released as In Copenhagen) is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Carter recorded in 1980 in Denmark and released by the Storyville label in 1982.[1][2]

Summer Serenade
Studio album by Benny Carter Quartet
Released	1982
Recorded	August 17, 1980
Studio	Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:15
Label	Storyville SLP 4047
Producer	Karl Emil Knudsen, Richard Boone
Benny Carter chronology
Benny Carter 4: Montreux '77 (1977) Summer Serenade (1982) Skyline Drive (1983)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "Benny Carter has recorded so many excellent swing sessions throughout his lengthy career that it is very difficult to pick out the best ones; there's too much competition".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Benny Carter except where noted

1. "Indiana" (James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) – 5:08
2. "Almost Like Being in Love" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) – 7:22
3. "Summer Serenade" – 4:15
4. "All That Jazz" (Carter, Al Stillman) – 5:03
5. "Blue Star" – 8:06
6. "When Lights Are Low" – 6:01
7. "Taking a Chance on Love" (Vernon Duke) – 8:20

Personnel

• Benny Carter – alto saxophone
• Kenny Drew – piano
• Jesper Lundgaard – bass
• Ed Thigpen – drums

References