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King of the Tenors by Ben Webster (CD, Oct-1993, Verve USA) 
King of the Tenors by Ben Webster (CD, Oct-1993, Verve USA)

 
King of the Tenors by Ben Webster (CD, Oct-1993, Verve USA)

Artist: Ben Webster
Release Date: Oct 1993
Format: CD
Record Label: Verve (USA)
Genre: Jazz Instrument, Tenor Sax
UPC: 731451980626
Product ID: EPID3064290
Description: Personnel: Ben Webster (tenor saxophone); Benny Carter (alto saxophone); Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet); Oscar Peterson (piano); Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis (guitar); Ray Brown (bass); J.C. Heard, Alvin Stoller (drums). Recorded in New Yo...
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Track Listing
1. Tenderly
2. Jive at Six
3. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
4. That's All
5. Bounce Blues
6. Pennies From Heaven
7. Cotton Tail
8. Danny Boy
9. Poutin' - (previously unreleased)
10. Bounce Blues - (alternate take)
11. That's All - (single version, bonus track)

Details
Producer:Norman Granz
Distributor:Universal Distribution
Recording Type:Studio
Recording Mode:Mono
SPAR Code:n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: Ben Webster (tenor saxophone); Benny Carter (alto saxophone); Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet); Oscar Peterson (piano); Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis (guitar); Ray Brown (bass); J.C. Heard, Alvin Stoller (drums).
Recorded in New York, New York on May 21, 1953 and Los Angeles, California on December 8, 1953. Originally released on Norgran (MGN 1001) as THE CONSUMMATE ARTISTRY OF BEN WEBSTER. Includes liner notes by Michael Ullman.
By 1953, Ben Webster had carved out his own niche in the world of jazz (and certainly in the world of saxophone). Early in his career, the tenor man was under the spell of Coleman Hawkins and some critics considered him a mere copy. However, by the '50s, Webster had formed his own idiom. Still showing his roots, Webster nonetheless began to play with more flexible phrasing and a unique breathy tone. Uptempo numbers were intense yet controlled, and his ballad work (probably his greatest asset) was lyrical and more emotional than that of any of his contemporaries.
On KING OF THE TENORS we hear Webster in two different versions of the Oscar Peterson Quartet. The first setting features only one horn (Webster), the second session features legends Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet) and Benny Carter (alto sax) in addition to Webster. This reissue includes a previously unreleased version of "Poutin" as well as superb renditions of standard tunes "Tenderly," "Don't Get Around Any More," and the lovely Irish traditional "Danny Boy."

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