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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.

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’ (taking up the entirety of side one) 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”.

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

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Released: 1959
Recorded: April 9, 1959
New York City
Length: 45:03
Label: Verve
MGV 8318
Producer: Norman Granz