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The Two Sides of the Great Tenor: 1932-1951 |
Ben Webster |
első megjelenés éve: 1951 |
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(2005)
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CD |
4.670 Ft
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1. | New Orleans
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2. | Happy as the Day Is Long
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3. | Hotter Than 'Ell
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4. | Dream Lullaby
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5. | Everybody Shuffle
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6. | The Voice of Old Man River
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7. | Bojangles
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8. | All Too Soon
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9. | Shine
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10. | Just A-Settin' and A-Rockin'
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11. | Chelsea Bridge
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12. | Honeysuckle Rose
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13. | I Surrender Dear
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14. | Blue Skies
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15. | Kat's Fur
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16. | Frog and Mule
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17. | Spang
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18. | Randle's Island
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19. | Old Folks
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20. | You're My Thrill
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21. | King's Riff
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Jazz / Swing, Mainstream Jazz, Traditional Pop
Ben Webster - Sax (Tenor) Al Haig Piano Arnold Adams Guitar Barney Bigard Clarinet Ben Smith Saxophone Benny Morton's All Stars Trombone Bill DeArango Guitar Billy Kyle Piano Billy Strayhorn Piano Billy Taylor, Jr. Bass Brick Fleagle Guitar Buster Bailey Sax (Alto), Clarinet Clarence Holiday Guitar Claude Jones Trombone Cootie Williams Trumpet Count Basie Piano Cozy Cole Drums Dan Minor Trombone David Booth Drums Dee Stewart Trumpet Duke Ellington Piano Eddie Barefield Sax (Alto), Clarinet Eddie Durham Trombone Elmer James Bass Ernest "Bass" Hill Bass Fletcher Henderson Piano Fred Guy Guitar George Jenkins Drums George Matthews Trombone Gerald Wiggins Piano Glyn Paque Clarinet, Sax (Alto) Harry Carney Sax (Baritone) Henry "Red" Allen Trumpet Hilton Jefferson Sax (Alto), Clarinet Horace Henderson Piano Hot Lips Page Trumpet Irving "Mouse" Randolph Trumpet Jack Teagarden Trombone Jack Washington Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone) Jimmy Blanton Bass Joe Keyes Trumpet John Haughton Trombone John Kirby Bass Johnny Guarnieri Piano Johnny Hodges Sax (Alto) Johnny Russell Sax (Tenor) Juan Tizol Trombone Junior Raglin Bass Keg Johnson Trombone Lawrence D. Brown Trombone Lawrence Lucie Guitar Leroy Berry Guitar Maynard Ferguson Trumpet Oscar Pettiford Bass Ram Ramirez Piano Ray Nance Trumpet Rex Stewart Cornet Richard Clark Trumpet Robert Horton Trombone Russell Procope Sax (Alto), Clarinet Sam Nanton Trombone Scott Yanow Track Compilation Sid Catlett Drums Sonny Greer Drums Stanley Payne Sax (Alto) Wallace Jones Trumpet Walter Johnson Jr. Drums Walter Page Bass Willie Bryant Vocals Willie McWashington Drums
A tough guy and a sentimentalist wed in one tenor, Ben Webster played with a raspy and assertive approach on up-tempo tunes but purred like a pussycat on ballads. By 1940, he was considered one of the great three tenors in jazz (along with Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young), but he was still relatively unknown to the general public. That all changed when he joined Duke Ellington. The Duke knew how to showcase both sides of the great tenor, and he soon became a major jazz star, still a strong influence on jazz tenors to this day. This definitive compilation contains 21 of Webster's greatest cuts, gathered onto a single CD for the very first time, with remastered sound, detailed notes by Scott Yanow, and rare historic photos.
Tenor saxophonist Ben Webster had a hushed, honeyed horn tone on ballads that could make anyone's heart leap, and his smooth, whispered (and even sometimes slightly slurred) sax lines sounded like nothing so less than one side of an extremely intimate conversation. He could sound down and dirty when he wanted to, though, and was no slouch on up-tempo numbers, where his sax exchanged some of its honey for a touch of raspy roughness. This set includes a little of both, gathering tracks recorded between 1932 and 1951 featuring Webster with the Duke Ellington, Willie Bryant, Bennie Moten, Benny Carter, and Fletcher Henderson orchestras, as well as a handful of quartet tracks with Johnny Guarnieri on piano, Oscar Pettiford on bass, and David Booth on drums. Check out the sheer presence of Webster's horn work on "Old Folks" and the way his sax sweet talks its way through "You're My Thrill." He may not have been the most innovative tenor sax player, but he could talk the talk one hears late at night when nothing else matters and everything's at stake. Simply put, Ben Webster's playing can break your heart and heal it at the same time. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide
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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