Ben Webster - King Of The Tenors

Ben Webster - King Of The Tenors

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Tenor Saxophone – Ben Webster [click here to see more vinyl featuring Ben Webster]

Piano – Oscar Peterson [click here to see more vinyl featuring Oscar Peterson]

Bass – Ray Brown

Alto Saxophone – Benny Carter (A1-4, B2)

Drums – Alvin Stoller (A1-4, B2), J.C. Heard (B1, B3-4)

Guitar – Barney Kessel (B1, B3-4), Herb Ellis (A1-4, B2)

Trumpet – Harry Edison (A1-4, B2)

Written by Walter Gross (A1), Jack Lawrence (A1), Harry "Sweets" Edison (A2), Duke Ellington (A3), Bob Russell (A3), Alan Brandt (A4), Bob Haymes (A4, Ben Webster (B1), Arthur Johnston (B2), Johnny Burke (B2), Duke Ellington (B3), Frederic Weatherly (B4)



 

 

1 LP, Stoughton Old-Style Tip-On Gatefold Packaging

Original analog Master Tape : YES

Heavy Press : 180g

Record Color: Black

Speed : 33 RPM

Size : 12"

Stereo

Studio

Record Press : Quality Record Pressings

Label : Verve Acoustic Sounds Series

Original Label : Verve

Recorded on May 21, 1953 & December 8, 1953

Original session produced by Norman Granz

Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab

Reissue produced by Chad Kassem

Photography by Phil Stern

Originally released in 1954

Reissued in 2025

 

 

Tracks:

Side A:

  1. Tenderly
  2. Jive at Six
  3. Don't Get Around Much Any More
  4. That's All

Side B:

  1. Bounce Blues
  2. Pennies from Heaven
  3. Cottontail
  4. Danny Boy


Reviews:

“This 1953 date matched Webster with such peers as alto saxophonist Benny Carter, trumpeter Harry Edison, and pianist Oscar Peterson for a series of elegant yet soulful and exuberant small group dates. With no cut longer than four and a half minutes, the players didn't have time for excess statements or overkill; they had to quickly get to the heart of the matter in their solos, make their points, and return to the head. The original session has been enlarged by the addition of two previously unissued tracks, plus an alternate version of "That's All" that was later issued as a single. Label head Norman Granz excelled in producing swing-oriented, crisply played mainstream dates. Although this date is more than four decades old, Ben Webster's solos have a freshness and vitality that make them quite relevant to contemporary events.” AllMusic Review by Ron Wynn

 

 

Ratings:

AllMusic : 4 / 5 ; Discogs: 4,55 / 5

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