Benny Benack III
Voice Solo on
September in the Rain

About

Benny Benack III's vocal solo is the first of two improvisations on this duet performance of the Harry Warren standard. Taking one chorus of the 32-bar AABA form in E-flat at 157 BPM, Benack delivers an excellent vocalese-type performance, his solo incorporating references to other jazz standards within the lyrics. Listen closely for the many jazz standards referenced in the lyrics. His singing combines the melodic sophistication of a trained instrumentalist with the textual creativity of the vocalese tradition.

Benny Benack III was 32 to 33 years old at the time.