Jazz / Swing, Mainstream Jazz, Traditional Pop
CD 1: Cotton Tail - 71:05 min.
The Blue Room
New Orleans
Milenberg Joys
Lafayette
New York, December 13, 1932
Bennie Moten (dir), Oran Page, Joe Keyes, Dee Stewart (tp), Dan Minor (tb), Eddie Durham (tb)(g)(arr), Eddie Barefield (cl)(as), Jack Washington (as)(bs), Ben Webster (ts), Count Basie (p), Leroy Berry (g), Walter Page (b), Willie McWashington (d), Jimmy Rushing, Josephine Garrison, Sterling Russell, Hamilton Stewart, Clifton Armstrong (vcl)
Stampede
What's Your Story
Posin'
New York, September 25, 1934
Fletscher Henderson & His Orchestra
Ben Webster (ts)
Tea For Two
New York, December 16, 1936
Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra: Irving Randolph (tp), Vido Musso (cl), Ben Webster (ts), Teddy Wilson (p), Allen Reuss (g), John Kirby (b), Cozy Cole (d)
Early Session Hop
New York, September 11, 1939
Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra: Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Benny Carter(as), Chu Berry, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster (ts), Clyde Hart (p), Charlie Christian (g), Milton Hinton (b), Cozy Cole (d)
Cotton Tail
Hollywood, May 4,1940
Wallace Jones, Cootie Williams (tp), Rex Stewart (cn), Joe "Tricky Son" Nanton, Lawrence Brown (tb), Juan Tizol (tb), Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwicke, Harry Carney (reeds), Ben Webster (ts), Duke Ellington (p), Fred Guy (g), Jimmie Blanton (b), Sonny Greer (d).
All Too Soon
New York, July 22,1940,
Same
Conga Brava
Chicago, March 15,1940,
Same
Bojangles
Hollywood, May 28,1940
Same
My Greatest Mistake
New York, July 22,1940
Same
Chloe
Chicago, October 17,1940
Same
Blue Serge
Hollywood, February 15,1941
Same: Roy Nance (tp)(vcl) replaces Cootie Williams.
Just A Sittin And ARockin'
Hollywood, June 5,1941
Same
Five O'Clock Drag
Hollywood , September 26,1941
same.
Chelsea Bridge
Hollywood, December 2,194
Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra: Junior Raglin (b) replaces Jimmie Blanton, Strayhorn (p).
Rain Check
Hollywood, December 2,1941
Same: Duke Ellington, Strayhorn (p).
Perdido
Chicago, January 21
Same
What Am I Here For?
New York, February 26,1942
Same
Main Stem
Hollywood, June 26,1942
Same
CD 2: Woke Up Clipped - 77:35 min.
Woke Up Clipped
Teezol
'Nuff Said
The Horn
Dirty Deal
Don't Blame Me
I Surrender Dear
Tea For Two
New York, September 1043
Ben And The Boys: Ben Webster (ts), Hot Lips Page (tp), Clyde Hart (p), Charlie Drayton (b), Denzil Best (d)
After You've Gone
New York, March 4, 1944
James P. Johnson’s Blue Note Jazzmen: Ben Webster (ts), Sidney De Paris (tp), Vic Dickenson (tb), James P. Johnson (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), John Simmons (b), Sidney Catlett (d)
Body And Soul
New York, March 13, 1944
Cozy Cole All Stars: Ben Webster (ts), Lamar Wright (tp), Ray Coniff (tb), Johnny Guarnieri (p), Teddy Walters (g), Billy Taylor (b), Cozy Cole (d)
Sleep
Linger Awhile
Memories Of You
Just A Riff
New York, March 18, 1944
Sidney Cattlet Quartet: Ben Webster (ts), Marlowe Morris (p), John Simmons (b), Sidney Catlett (d)
I Surrender Dear
New York City, March 25, 1944
Ben Webster Quarter: same personnel as above
Honeysuckle Rose
Blue Skies
Kat's Fur
New York City, April 17, 1944
Ben Webster Quartet: Ben Webster (ts), Johnny Guarnieri (p), Oscar Pettiford (b), David Booth (d)
My Old Flame
The Sheik Of Araby
Limehouse Blues
New York City, January 31, 1945
Benny Morton's All Stars: Ben Webster (ts), Benny Morton (tb), Barney Bigard (cl), Sam Benskin (p), Israel Crosby (b), Eddie Dougherty (d)
If Dreams Come True
I Can't Get Started
New York City, August 14, 1945
Teddy Wilson Sextet: Ben Webster (ts), Buck Clayton (tp), Teddy Wilson (p), Al Casey (g), Al Hall (b), J.C. Heard (d)
Buchformat 2 CD + 20 page booklet
Three names stand out amongst the tenor saxophone players of the early hazz era: Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young and Ben Webster. Hawkins gave the instrument credibility in the first place, raising its status from that of a novelty instrument to that of a recognisably jazz instrument. Young provided the first alternative to Hawkins' 'large' sound with a ‘lighter‘ tone, especially on ballads. Ben Webster was master of both; he could bring a tough tone to a forceful song, but could also play a ballad with gentle beauty. |
