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| 1. | Poutin'
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| 2. | Sunday
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| 3. | I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
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| 4. | Perdido
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| 5. | Come Sunday
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| 6. | For All We Know
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| 7. | Cottontail
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| 8. | Ben's Blues
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| 9. | In a Mellow Tone
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| 10. | Autumn Leaves
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Ben Webster - Tenor Saxophone
Oscar Peterson - Piano
Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen - Bass
Tony Inzalaco - Drums
Previously Unissued: Ben & Oscar's last ever collaboration!
This outstanding DVD gives us the rare opportunity to not only listen to one of the most important and influential tenor saxophonists in jazz: Ben Webster, but to see him in performance, exquisitely backed by the Oscar Peterson Trio (featuring Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen). This performance marks their final collaboration (and their only known recording together after 1959), as Ben died less than a year later, on September 20, 1973.
Ben Webster (ts), Oscar Peterson (p), N.H.O.P. (b) & Tony Inzalco (d). NDR Jazzworkshop TV broadcast. Live at the Funkhaus, Hannover, December 14, 1972.
NOTE: Although German TV recorded tracks 8 to 10, they were not filmed, as the original broadcast was shorter than the actual concert. In order to complete Ben Webster's performance from this evening ("Autumn Leaves" is a piano solo by Peterson), these are included as audio bonus tracks.
Ben Webster
Ben Webster (1909-1973) was, without a doubt, one of the most important and influential tenor saxophonists in jazz. This outstanding DVD gives us the rare opportunity to not only listen to Webster, but to see him in performance, exquisitely backed by the Oscar Peterson Trio featuring the late Danish bassist Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen.
Webster and Peterson played together many times, and the tenor saxophonist often said that Oscar was his favorite accompanist.They made their first recorded collaboration in 1952 and went on to record many albums during the 1950s. This performance marks the duo's final collaboration (and their only known recording together after 1959!), as Ben, who was living in Holland by this time, would die less than a year later, on September 20, 1973.
We are, therefore, very fortunate to have this DVD, which boasts excellent sound and image quality (in color) given the time of the performance, allowing us to listen and see the magic that these two musical giants produced together. The program, as was normally the case with Webster's concerts, consists of jazz standards, an occasional blues and numerous Ellington tunes, reflecting the saxophonist's remarkable years with Duke's orchestra.
PROGRAM NOTE: Although German TV recorded tracks 8 to 10, they were not filmed, as the original TV broadcast was shorter than the actual concert. In order to give you the complete Ben Webster performance from this evening ("Autumn Leaves" is a piano solo by Peterson), we have included the missing tunes as audio bonus tracks. Recorded for NDR Jazzworkshop TV broadcast live at the Funkhaus, Hannover, Germany on December 14, 1972.
Ben Webster
Active Decades: '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s and '70s
Born: Mar 27, 1909 in Kansas City, MO
Died: Sep 20, 1973 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Swing, Mainstream Jazz, Traditional Pop
Ben Webster was considered one of the "big three" of swing tenors along with Coleman Hawkins (his main influence) and Lester Young. He had a tough, raspy, and brutal tone on stomps (with his own distinctive growls) yet on ballads he would turn into a pussy cat and play with warmth and sentiment. After violin lessons as a child, Webster learned how to play rudimentary piano (his neighbor Pete Johnson taught him to play blues). But after Budd Johnson showed him some basics on the saxophone, Webster played sax in the Young Family Band (which at the time included Lester Young). He had stints with Jap Allen and Blanche Calloway (making his recording debut with the latter) before joining Bennie Moten's Orchestra in time to be one of the stars on a classic session in 1932. Webster spent time with quite a few orchestras in the 1930s (including Andy Kirk, Fletcher Henderson in 1934, Benny Carter, Willie Bryant, Cab Calloway, and the short-lived Teddy Wilson big band).
In 1940 (after short stints in 1935 and 1936), Ben Webster became Duke Ellington's first major tenor soloist. During the next three years he was on many famous recordings, including "Cotton Tail" (which in addition to his memorable solo had a saxophone ensemble arranged by Webster) and "All Too Soon." After leaving Ellington in 1943 (he would return for a time in 1948-1949), Webster worked on 52nd Street; recorded frequently as both a leader and a sideman; had short periods with Raymond Scott, John Kirby, and Sid Catlett; and toured with Jazz at the Philharmonic during several seasons in the 1950s. Although his sound was considered out-of-style by that decade, Webster's work on ballads became quite popular and Norman Granz recorded him on many memorable sessions. Webster recorded a classic set with Art Tatum and generally worked steadily, but in 1964 he moved permanently to Copenhagen where he played when he pleased during his last decade. Although not all that flexible, Webster could swing with the best and his tone was a later influence on such diverse players as Archie Shepp, Lew Tabackin, Scott Hamilton, and Bennie Wallace.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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