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Artist:
Art Tatum & Ben Webster
 Just wonderful, 2010-03-31
As kenvision says in his review, the combination of Tatum and Webster is terrific, the two set each other off beautifully, with Tatum's florid style exactly complemented by Webster's more restrained approach - his statement of the theme of Night and Day is a miracle of understatement, barely even alluding to the theme yet encapsulating it perfectly. The two lead musicians are given unobtrusive yet excellent accompaniment by Red Callender and Bill Douglass. This is one of my top ten jazz albums and I constantly return to it to enjoy it yet again.
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Ben Webster
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Coleman Hawkins,
Ben Webster
Two real giants, 2008-06-01
Some might say (including historians, musical producers and liner notes writers) that Hawkins was much better than Webster, that only Young could equall his power with his unique approach. Even if this is true, the level at which Hawk and Webster play is so high that I see the meeting of two true giants.
Impecable rhythm section led by great Oscar Peterson always helps at these Verve style encounters and I feel that both tenor plays made the best of it.
Whether it is gentle ballads, blowing the blues or harmonizing in rhythm, this CD should satisfy not only swing and mainstream fans but also modern jazz fans: mainstream by definition leans somewhat towards modern jazz and Hawk and Peterson particularly well blend the best of both worlds (as they did throught their careers; Hawkins even before modern jazz was born).
A classic.
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Rated: Exempt
Artist:
Ben Webster,
Oscar Peterson
Amazing Webster!, 2008-02-06
This is a joy! Ben Webster surprises in this late stage of his career by playing very well indeed! In fact it looks like this makes Oscar Peterson and NHØP very happy as they are smiling more and more as the concert proceed.
Fine pictures and fine sound , - this must be recommended to all fans of swinging, no-nonsense jazz!
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Ben Webster
Join the Jazz, 2000-09-05
This is the perfect record to start to listen to the Jazz music. Deep ballads, good mancini like swingers, standars... All you need to know about the Jazz by one of the masters of the sax.
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Ben Webster
As a meticulous selection of over 90 titles from the first 20 years of the Webster discography Big Ben could hardly be bettered. It traces the career of one of the great masters of the tenor saxophone from his unimpressive beginnings in 1931 to the marvellous years with Duke Ellington in the early 40s and the freelancing which followed, culminating in two sessions from 1951 which demonstrate Webster's incomparable ballad style in its full maturity. The first CD traces the early stylistic developments through sessions with Bennie Moten, Fletcher Henderson, Billie Holiday and Teddy Wilson, while the second covers the period with Ellington which also included dates with Jack Teagarden and Slim Gaillard. Among the tracks selected here are the first recordings of such classics as "Cottontail", "Sepia Panorama", "Chelsea Bridge" and "Perdido". The third and fourth CDs follow Ben through the 40s as he recorded with big band leaders Woody Herman and Jay McShann, veterans including Hot Lips Page and Cozy Cole and boppers such as Dizzy Gillespie and Idrees Sulieman. There are also eight tracks from two quartet sessions featuring the unique drumming of Big Sid Catlett and showing We...
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Ben Webster
It was the critic Leonard Feather who dubbed Ben Webster "the Clark Gable of the tenor saxophone, at once a brute and a hero". The opening two tracks of this 1953 vintage recording proves the point with a breathy, caressing "Tenderly" followed by an up-tempo "Jive At Six" with Webster sinking his teeth into the reed to produce an urgent, gutsy sound. The album couples the first two sessions Webster did for Verve producer Norman Granz, who made sure that the tenor saxophonist had colleagues of an equal stature. On all 11 tracks Webster is backed by the Oscar Peterson Trio plus a drummer and on five of them he is joined by Harry Edison and Benny Carter for some excellent mainstream jazz. The album contains the previously unissued minor key blues "Poutin'" and two takes each of "Bounce Blues" and a gorgeous ballad, "That's All". Webster was a unique player who had complete control of the tenor and was capable of bringing his sound down to a whisper and then allowing it to die away leaving just a vibrating column of air in the instrument. This album demonstrates the artistry of a true giant at peak form. --Steve Voce
The best, by the master, 2010-02-09
I must admit that I don't believe that there is another tenor sax player who can play the sweet mellow sounds of a ballad better than Ben Webster. Some people might dispute that Ben should be called King of the tenors, but I would think that would be because they have another artist they favour more.
This CD, King of tenors, is a good mixture of tracks, played with his great ability to comfort his listeners with soft comforting sounds and excite them with his drive and verve. But most of all because his music comes straight from the heart, Ben does not set out to confuse the listener, but to make them feel safe and warm within the sound of the "King of Instruments"
A most admirable recording and a must for serious collectors, I would reccommend purchasing this CD as the star of your collection.
It should be said that Ben Webster is ranked among the top seven jazz tenor saxophonists of all time. Artists like John Coltrane, Lester young, Coleman Hawkins, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins and Stan Getz.
I guess that this is the height that all saxophonists aspire to. Some will get there some won't.
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Artist:
Oscar Peterson,
Ben Webster
Ben Webster's tenor saxophone is one of the utterly distinctive and inimitable sounds in jazz and in 1959, when this set was recorded, it had reached its full breathy, melting ripeness. It was more than an instrumental tone; it was a voice, with all the variety of nuance that the human voice can command. He applies it here to seven classic American songs, well-known melodies which he explores with the ease and relaxation of long familiarity. Only Sinatra's own version could equal Webster's exposition of "In The Wee Small Hours Of the Morning", while Ray Noble's "The Touch Of Your Lips" was never so well served, either before or since. Most of the pieces are taken either as slow ballads or at an easy, mid-tempo lope, the one exception being "Sunday", which swings out with a will. Oscar Peterson is so celebrated as a virtuoso pianist that his virtues as an accompanist are rarely noticed, but he is one of the most supportive partners any soloist could desire. Along with Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen, his regular bass-and-drums team of the time, he provides the perfect setting for Webster. Altogether, this is a golden set from a golden era. --Dave Gelly
Caught In The Web., 2010-02-04
A great album to sit back and relax to - if that's what your hoping for. Recorded late in 1959, this is the fourth collaboration between the two legends. The quartet consists of Webster on tenor sax, Peterson on piano, Ray Brown on bass, and Ed Thigpen on drums; all combining to create that smoky club atmosphere. It is Ben Webster's seductive playing that lends it that feeling, the timbre of his sax is incredibly tender and sophisticated. Leisurely making his way through luscious tracks like: When Your Lover Has Gone, and, In The Wee, Small Hours Of The Morning. Not forgetting the rest of the ensemble (or tracks), all of which add to the silkiness that runs through the album.
The album is generally made up of slower pieces, exceptions being: Sunday, and This Cant Be Love. Other songs include: The Touch Of Your Lips, Bye-bye Blackbird, and, How Deep Is The Ocean. So do your ears a favour, indulge in the sonority of Webster's sax.
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