Description
Ben Webster – The Soul Of Ben Webster + 1 Bonus Track!
180 gram vinyl
Ben Webster (1909-1973) was living in Los Angeles throughout the Fifties and early Sixties and although he found some appreciation of his music in California (and was frequently recorded by Norman Granz, as proven by this and many other albums), he was rarely heard beyond the West Coast. His resurgence began in 1963 when a once a weekgig at the Shalimar in New York was extended to six weeks, whichled to concerts and further club dates at Birdland and the Half Note.Although it seems hard to imagine, at the age of 56, Ben had neverbeen to Europe once in his whole career. That would change when hetravelled to Scandinavia to play concerts, plus an engagement at JazzhusMontmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark. The ambiance there was alwaysextraordinary, and the musicians invariably found it easy to relax in thecompletely informal atmosphere. Webster moved to Europe in 1964 andremained there until his death in 1973. **** AllMusic: "Recorded in 1958 and released the following year on Verve, The Soul of Ben Webster is a superb example of swinging mainstream jazz andbop. Webster is in fine form throughout, as are his fellowmusicians including trumpeter Art Farmer, bassist MiltHinton, pianist Jimmy Jones, and others." (Matt Collar)
Format: VINYL ALBUM
SKU: 29023LP
UPC: 8436569194454
Street Date: 10/11/19
Label: MatchBall Records
Genre: Jazz
Run Time: 40 mins
Number of Discs: 1
Audio: STEREO
Tracklist:
A1 Fajista 3:48
A2 Chelsea Bridge 3:40
A3 Charlotte's Piccolo 15:27
B1 Coal Train 4:09
B2 When I Fall In Love 4:53
B3 Ev's Mad 4:23
B4 Ash 8:23
Bonus Track
B5 Chelsea Bridge (1954 Version) 3:57
