INCLUDES 2 BONUS TRACKS
This
release contains the complete original album "Ben Webster and
Associates" (Verve MGV-8318), which marked the last of Norman Granzâs
ventures showcasing tenor saxophone icons Ben Webster and Coleman
Hawkins together. On this set, veteran Budd Johnson joins them on the
same instrument, along with trumpeter Roy Eldridge, guitarist Les Spann,
pianist Jimmy Jones, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Jo Jones. The
material consists of two standards, âTime After Timeâ and Ellingtonâs
âIn a Mellow Toneâ, plus three original compositions by Ben Webster. Two
extended star-studded jam session performances also showcasing Webster
and Eldridge, again recorded by Norman Granz, have been added as a
bonus.
PERSONNEL:
BEN WEBSTER, tenor sax
COLEMAN HAWKINS, tenor sax
BUDD JOHNSON, tenor sax
ROY ELDRIDGE, trumpet
JIMMY JONES, piano
LES SPANN, guitar
RAY BROWN, bass
JO JONES, drums
New York, April 9, 1959.
(*) BONUS TRACKS:
Ben Webster, Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips (ts),
Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge (tp), Johnny Hodges (as),
Lionel Hampton (vib), Oscar Peterson (p),
Ray Brown (b), Buddy Rich (d).
New York, September 2, 1953.
INCLUDES 12-PAGE BOOKLETTRACKS:
01. IN A MELLOW TONE
02. DE-DAR
03. YOUNG BEAN
04. TIME AFTER TIME
05. BUDD JOHNSON
06. BLUE LOU (*)
07. JAM BLUES (*)
TOTAL TIME: 75:52 Min