Ben Webster - King Of The Tenors

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1954
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:48
Size: 90,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:01)  1. Tenderly
(4:10)  2. Jive At Six
(3:05)  3. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
(3:47)  4. That's All
(4:31)  5. Bounce Blues
(2:48)  6. Pennies From Heaven
(3:20)  7. Cotton Tail
(3:36)  8. Danny Boy
(3:55)  9. Poutin'
(3:35) 10. Bounce Blues
(2:54) 11. That's All

This 1953 date matched Webster with such peers as alto saxophonist Benny Carter, trumpeter Harry Edison, and pianist Oscar Peterson for a series of elegant yet soulful and exuberant small group dates. With no cut longer than four and a half minutes, the players didn't have time for excess statements or overkill; they had to quickly get to the heart of the matter in their solos, make their points, and return to the head. The original session has been enlarged by the addition of two previously unissued tracks, plus an alternate version of "That's All" that was later issued as a single. Label head Norman Granz excelled in producing swing-oriented, crisply played mainstream dates. Although this date is more than four decades old, Ben Webster's solos have a freshness and vitality that make them quite relevant to contemporary events. ~ Ron Wynn http://www.allmusic.com/album/king-of-the-tenors-mw0000308183

Personnel:  Ben Webster - tenor saxophone;  Benny Carter - alto saxophone;   Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet;  Oscar Peterson – piano;  Herb Ellis;   Barney Kessel  – guitar;  Ray Brown – double bass;  Alvin Stoller, J. C. Heard – drums.

King Of The Tenors

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