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Although tenor saxophonist Ben Webster gets top billing, this two-CD set actually contains an LP apiece by Webster, trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison, and altoist Johnny Hodges. Webster is on all of the recordings, but really only stars on the first date, a septet outing with trumpeter Art Farmer and fellow tenor Harold Ashby. The great tenor is at his best on a beautiful version of "Chelsea Bridge" and "When I Fall in Love." The Edison session is a sextet outing with Webster, the Oscar Peterson Trio, and drummer Alvin Stoller mixing blues and swing standards; Edison's usually muted trumpet is quite effective. The final set puts the focus on altoist Hodges, who sounds beautiful on "Don't Take Your Love from Me," although the many blues performances also give solo space to trumpeter Roy Eldridge (literally explosive on "Honey Hill") and trombonist Vic Dickenson. A total of three previously unissued performances have been added to the program, and all three of these sessions had been long out of print; they add to the legacy of Norman Granz's Verve label, showing that many top swing all-stars were actually at their prime in the 1950s. Recommended.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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Ben Webster, MainArtist - Benjamin Francis Webster, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1992 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mundell Lowe, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Webster, MainArtist - Billy Strayhorn, ComposerLyricist - Dave Bailey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1992 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ben Webster, MainArtist - Benjamin Francis Webster, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ben Webster, MainArtist - Benjamin Francis Webster, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Milt Hinton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mundell Lowe, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Young, Composer - Ben Webster, MainArtist - Edward Heyman, Author - Dave Bailey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1992 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ben Webster, MainArtist - Benjamin Francis Webster, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ben Webster, MainArtist - Benjamin Francis Webster, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ben Webster, MainArtist - Harry "Sweets" Edison, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ben Webster, MainArtist - Harry "Sweets" Edison, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ben Webster, MainArtist - Karl Suessdorf, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - John M. Blackburn, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ben Webster, MainArtist - Harry "Sweets" Edison, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ben Webster, MainArtist - Harry "Sweets" Edison, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 2
Ben Webster, MainArtist - Don Redman, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Andriamanantena Paul Razafinkarefo, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ben Webster, MainArtist - Harry "Sweets" Edison, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ben Webster, MainArtist - AL DUBIN, ComposerLyricist - Harry Warren, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Duke Ellington, Composer - Bob Russell, ComposerLyricist - Ben Webster, MainArtist - JOHNNY HODGES, FeaturedArtist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ben Webster, MainArtist - JOHNNY HODGES, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Herbert Magidson, Composer - Allie Wrubel, Author - Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ben Webster, MainArtist - JOHNNY HODGES, Composer, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ben Webster, MainArtist - JOHNNY HODGES, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ben Webster, MainArtist - JOHNNY HODGES, MainArtist - HENRY NEMO, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ben Webster, MainArtist - JOHNNY HODGES, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Duke Ellington, Composer - Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ben Webster, MainArtist - JOHNNY HODGES, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ben Webster, MainArtist - JOHNNY HODGES, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ben Webster, MainArtist - JOHNNY HODGES, MainArtist - HENRY NEMO, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Although tenor saxophonist Ben Webster gets top billing, this two-CD set actually contains an LP apiece by Webster, trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison, and altoist Johnny Hodges. Webster is on all of the recordings, but really only stars on the first date, a septet outing with trumpeter Art Farmer and fellow tenor Harold Ashby. The great tenor is at his best on a beautiful version of "Chelsea Bridge" and "When I Fall in Love." The Edison session is a sextet outing with Webster, the Oscar Peterson Trio, and drummer Alvin Stoller mixing blues and swing standards; Edison's usually muted trumpet is quite effective. The final set puts the focus on altoist Hodges, who sounds beautiful on "Don't Take Your Love from Me," although the many blues performances also give solo space to trumpeter Roy Eldridge (literally explosive on "Honey Hill") and trombonist Vic Dickenson. A total of three previously unissued performances have been added to the program, and all three of these sessions had been long out of print; they add to the legacy of Norman Granz's Verve label, showing that many top swing all-stars were actually at their prime in the 1950s. Recommended.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 26 track(s)
- Total length: 02:32:10
- Main artists: Ben Webster
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve
- Genre: Jazz
© 1995 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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