Ben Webster and Associates
| Ben Webster and Associates | ||||
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| Studio album by Ben Webster | ||||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded |
April 9, 1959 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:03 | |||
| Label |
Verve MGV 8318 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
| Ben Webster chronology | ||||
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Ben Webster and Associates is an album by American jazz saxophonist Ben Webster featuring tracks recorded in 1959 for the Verve label.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars with its review by Al Cambell stating "Ben Webster and Associates is a 1959 session that took full advantage of the long-playing LP format. Highlighted by the 20-minute version of Ellington's "In a Mellow Tone" in which tenor titans Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, and Budd Johnson plus trumpeter Roy Eldridge stretch out, not so much in a cutting contest as a laid-back jam session amongst friends. This summit meeting turned out to be a tribute to another tenor master of the same generation, Lester Young, who had died less than four weeks before this session".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Ben Webster except as indicated
- "In a Mellow Tone" (Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler) - 20:16
- "De-Dar" - 4:39
- "Young Bean" - 6:02
- "Time After Time" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 4:35
- "Budd Johnson" - 9:02
Personnel
- Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Budd Johnson - tenor saxophone
- Roy Eldridge - trumpet
- Les Spann - guitar
- Jimmy Jones - piano
- Ray Brown - bass
- Jo Jones - drums
References
- ↑ Verve Records discography accessed August 25, 2012
- 1 2 Campbell, A. Allmusic Review accessed August 25, 2012
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 206. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.