Ben Webster - In Denmark 1965-1971 (2008)

All the Ben Webster fans should try to get a hold of this jewell! First of all, there are three televised performances from the 60s (some live, some in studio), featuring, among others, Teddy Wilson, Kenny Drew and the young but quite brilliant Danish bass wonder - Niels Hanning Oersted Pedersen…
And then there is a beautiful TV documentary from 1971, containing, among other things, few scenes from Ben's eveyday life in Denmark, some strings and two spirited club performances with Charlie Shavers, a spectacular (and musically very witty) trumpet player, another old friend of Ben's. Naturally, Niels Pedersen was at hand for the performances from the 1971 documentary as well…
Incidentally, Shavers died in the year this documentary was aired (throat cancer, I believe; he was in his early 50s; even younger than Ben). Admittedly, not all the recordings are on the same level (personally, I can't understand why some jazz giants actually love playing with strings), but most of the music is a great straightahead mainstream/swing jazz, perfect for all, as some would say, jazz neocons…

Tracklist:
[Ben Webster 1965 (Tv-Byen)]:
01. In A Mellotone
02. Danny Boy
03. Mack The Knife
[Ben Webster & His Music 1968 (Tv-Byen)]:
04. Danny Boy
05. Cotton Tail
06. Come Sunday
07. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
08. Greensleeves
09. Stompy Jones
10. Going Home
[Timme Rosenkrantz Memorial Concert 1969 (Odd Fellow Palaet)]:
11. In A Mellotone
12. Stardust
13. Perdido
14. I'll Never Be The Same
[Big Ben 1971 (Tv-Byen)(Jazzhus Montmartre)]:
15. Some Other Spring
16. Cotton Tail
17. Some Other Spring 1
18. Some Other Spring 2
19. Some Dirty Old Blues
20. Stardust
21. Danny Boy


Features:
- Direct Scene Access
- Interactive Menu