“Tenor saxophonist Ben Webster and trumpeter Harry “Sweets” Edison, both veterans of the swing era (although associated with different orchestras), had long wanted to record a full album together. The results, a swinging quintet set [More]
“Hey, these guys are mad! Not really, though, but the “angry” in the title refers to the fact that these are early recordings by the players – mostly done during the 78rpm years at Savoy, [More]
Soulmates is an album by saxophonist Ben Webster and pianist Joe Zawinul featuring tracks recorded in 1963 for the Riverside label. Allmusic аwаrdеd thе album 4 ѕtаrѕ with іtѕ rеvіеw bу Jim Tоdd ѕtаtіng “What [More]
For the Guv’nor (Tribute to Duke Ellington). Track listing: 01. I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good 02. Drop Me Off In Harlem 03. One For The Guv’nor 04. Prelude To A Kiss 05. [More]
Track listing: A1 All Too Soon (Duke Ellington) 0:00 A2 Love Is Here To Stay (George And Ira Gershwin) 4:48 A3 It Happens To Be Me (Sammy Gallop / Arthur Kent) 8:13 A4 My Funny Valentine (Lorenz [More]
Track listing: A1 Chelsea Bridge 0:00 A2 Willow Weep For Me 3:59 A3 No Greater Love 8:41 A4 Teach Me Tonight 12:25 A5 Until Tonight 16:32 B1 We’ll Be Together Again 20:45 B2 Blue Moon [More]
This early-’70s meeting between two giants of the tenor sax (both of whom by this time were living in Europe on a permanent basis) is full of memorable moments. The styles of Ben Webster and [More]
Soulville is a 1957 album by swing tenor saxophonist Ben Webster, recording a session from October 15, 1957 which Webster played with the Oscar Peterson Trio. This session is described by AllMusic as “one of [More]
