Ben Webster - Ben Webster Plays Duke Ellington (2018) [DSD128 + Hi-Res FLAC]

For many people Ben Webster is indelibly linked with the name of Duke Ellington. Ben had a long and distinguished career, of which his work with Duke was only a small part, but the crucial exposure just as he reached musical maturity was given by Ellington, and that maturity was hastened by the challenge of playing with Ellington. Yet he also gave a lot to the band and to the continuing Ellington tradition. In other words, he created the role of the tenor saxophone with Duke. Ellington always knew how to bring the best out of his major collaborators and, whereas Webster had sounded somewhat anonymous on other people’s records, with Duke he became the Ben we know and love. It is no coincidence that so many tunes in his repertoire were from the Ellington book. And, indeed, several of his own favourite performances were done while he was a member.

Tracklist:

01 - Perdido
02 - Johnny Come Lately
03 - In a Mellow Tone
04 - Cottontail
05 - Rockin' Rhythm: Rockin' in Rhythm
06 - Things Ain't What They Used to Be
07 - Stompy Jones
08 - Cottontail
09 - Bojangles

Tracks 2 & 4:
Ben Webster - tenor sax; Kenny Drew (p); Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (b); Al Heath (d)
Recorded on July 14, 1967 at Pori-Jazzfestival, Finland.

Tracks 1 & 3:
Teddy Wilson (p); Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (b); Makaya Ntsoko (d)
Recorded in 1969 at Odd Fellow Palaeet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Tracks 5 & 7:
Recorded with The Danish Radio Band, on October 10, 1969 for the Danish Radio.

Tracks 6 & 8:
Recorded with The Danish Radio Band, on November 27, 1969 for the Danish Radio.

Track 9:
Recorded with the Danish Radio Band, on November 22, 1971 for the Danish Radio.

Contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source.
2xHD Mastering: René Laflamme. 2xHD Executive Producer: André Perry.


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