Ben Webster and Associates

by Ben Webster

Ben Webster and Associates cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1959
  • Label: Verve
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 45:05
  • Community rating: 3.98/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Assembling an absolute powerhouse of tenor saxophone legends, this expansive blowing session pairs the leader with heavyweights Coleman Hawkins and Budd Johnson. 'Ben Webster and Associates' is famously anchored by a massive, twenty-minute interpretation of 'In a Mellow Tone' that allows the contrasted, highly personalized saxophone timbres to engage in deep, unhurried dialogue. The immensely swinging rhythm section ensures the historic summit remains firmly grounded in deeply bluesy, traditional roots.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, improvisation, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. In A Mellow Tone (20:28)
  2. De-Dar (4:42)
  3. Young Bean (6:06)
  4. Time After Time (4:37)
  5. Budd Johnson (9:10)

Credits

  • Ben Webster - Primary Artist, Written-By
  • Duke Ellington - Written-By
  • Jule Styne And Sammy Cahn - Written-By

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