East of the Sun (1993)

About this title: For this Concord CD, tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton gave the readers of Japan's Swing Journal the opportunity to vote on which songs they would like him to record. With the exception of his original "Setagaya Serenade" (a stomping blues that Hamilton took the liberty of performing) and "Autumn Leaves," he had recorded all of these veteran songs previously, but Hamilton's melodic improvisations do not copy the earlier versions. With the assistance of an English rhythm section (pianist Brian Lemon, bassist Dave Green, and drummer Allan Ganley), Hamilton is in typically swinging form on this ... read more

Tracks:

1. Autumn Leaves [Kosma/Mercer/Prever]
2. Stardust [Carmichael/Parish]
3. It Could Happen to You [Burke/VanHeusen]
4. It Never Entered My Mind [Hart/Rodgers]
5. Bernie's Tune [Leiber/Miller/Stoll]
6. East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) [Bowman]
7. Time After Time [Cahn/Styne]
8. Setagaya Serenade [Hamilton]
9. That's All [Brandt/Haymes]
10. All the Things You Are [Hammerstein/Kern]
11. (Back Home Again In) Indiana [Hanley/MacDonald]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.