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| 1. | Better Go
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| 2. | How Long Has This Been Going On?
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| 3. | Kitty
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| 4. | My Romance
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| 5. | Did You Call Her Today?
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| 6. | Embraceable You
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| 7. | How Long Has This Been Going On?
alternate Take, bonus track
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| 8. | Kitty
alternate Take, bonus track
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| 9. | Did You Call Her Today?
alternate Take, bonus track
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| 10. | Summertime
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| 11. | Bess, You Is My Woman
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| 12. | I Got Plenty of Nothing
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| 13. | My Man's Gone Now
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Jazz
#1-6: "Ben & Sweets"
Recorded in New York, June 6 (tracks 3, 5, 6) & June 7 (tracks 1, 2, 4), 1962
Ben Webster (ts), Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp), Hank Jones (p), George Duvivier (b) & Clarence Johnson (d)
#10-13: Mundell Lowe Septet featuring Ben Webster. (RCA-Victor LP, 1958)
Recorded in New York, July 16 & 17, 1958
Ben Webster (ts), Art Farmer (tp), Don Elliott (vib), Tony Scott (cl, bar), Mundell Lowe (g), George Duvivier (b) & Osie Johnson (d).
A great new CD which features the complete album "Ben & Sweets" (issued on Columbia, 1962) plus, as a bonus, all the tracks with solos by Ben Webster from a very rare LP released under the name of Mundell Lowe, of compostions from Gershwin's classic "Porgy & Bess".
2006 CD containing the complete Ben Sweets 1962 session, including all existing alternate takes, by Ben Webster and Harry Edison. As a bonus to this outstanding album, three tracks from Porgy And Bess by Mundell Lowe's Septet (featuring solos from Ben Webster) have been added. These sessions feature Art Farmer, Don Elliot, Tony Scott, Dale Johnson and George Duvivier.
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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