Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson

by Ben Webster & Oscar Peterson

Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson cover art

Norman Granz facilitated this encounter between the famously breathy, romantic tenor saxophonist and the virtuosic Canadian pianist. The quintet focuses almost entirely on classic balladry, achieving a deeply relaxed, impeccably swinging synergy devoid of competitive, rapid-fire grandstanding.

Genres

  • Cool Jazz
  • Hard Bop

Tracklist

  1. The Touch Of Your Lips
  2. When Your Lover Has Gone
  3. Bye-bye Blackbird
  4. How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky)
  5. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
  6. Sunday
  7. This Can't Be Love