Ben Webster, Harry Edison - Essential Sextet Jazz Masters

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 144:11
Size: 330.1 MB
Styles: Bop
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[3:06] 1. Alone Together
[8:41] 2. Sunrise Blues
[3:30] 3. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
[6:51] 4. Just A Mood
[3:26] 5. Makin' Whoopee
[3:55] 6. Moonlight In Vermont
[3:36] 7. Willow Weep For Me
[5:53] 8. Blues For The Blues
[4:50] 9. Willow Weep For Me
[6:51] 10. You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me
[3:21] 11. Louise
[3:21] 12. Love Is Here To Stay
[3:26] 13. Bidin' My Time
[7:14] 14. Walkin' With Sweets
[3:35] 15. Hollering At The Watkins
[9:29] 16. Blues For Bill Basie
[7:01] 17. The Night Is Blue
[5:59] 18. Used To Be Basie
[5:06] 19. Opus 711
[2:31] 20. Moon Song
[3:44] 21. How Deep Is The Ocean
[3:31] 22. K.M.Blues
[7:21] 23. Easy On The Eyes
[7:36] 24. Blues For Piney Brown
[8:13] 25. Studio Call
[4:48] 26. Blues For The Blues
[7:01] 27. Taste On The Place

Ben Webster (ts), Harry Edison (tp), Jimmy Rowles (p), Barney Kessel (g), Joe Mondragon (b), Alvin Stoller (d).

You are getting the fruits of collaborations between Sweets and Ben Webster during 1956-57, including tracks from albums led by both Red Norvo and Woody Herman. This compilation is identical in content to a 2-CD set titled Complete Sextet Studio Sessions. The key difference is the tracks in this compilation are scattered and interleaved, whereas the tracks on the CD version are grouped by source albums and sessions.

The CD set is sequenced that way and the listening experience is enhanced (in my opinion) when you hear the tracks from each session in that order. On the other hand, this MP3 version has almost the same sound quality as the CD set for a fraction of the cost. Either way, if you are a Ben Webster or Sweets Edison fan you win. ~Mike Tarrani

Essential Sextet Jazz Masters 

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