Ben Webster at the Renaissance
1985 live album by Ben Webster
Ben Webster at the Renaissance | ||||
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Live album by Ben Webster | ||||
Released | 1985 | |||
Recorded | October 14, 1960 The Renaissance, Hollywood, California | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 45:03 | |||
Label | Contemporary C-7646 | |||
Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
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Ben Webster at the Renaissance is a live album by American jazz saxophonist Ben Webster featuring tracks recorded in California in 1960 and released on the Contemporary label.[1]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Sott Yanow stating "the music is consistently wonderful... Webster (who was then somewhat taken for granted) is in superior and creative form. Recommended".[2]
Track listing
- "Gone with the Wind" (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) - 8:59 Bonus track on CD release
- "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 10:59
- "Caravan" (Juan Tizol) - 10:01
- "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) - 6:37
- "Ole Miss Blues" (W. C. Handy) - 6:42
- "Mop Mop" (J. C. Heard, Teddy Wilson) - 8:06 Bonus track on CD release
- "What Is This Thing Called Love" (Cole Porter) - 7:35 Bonus track on CD release
- "Renaissance Blues" (Ben Webster, Frank Butler, Jim Hall, Jimmy Rowles, Red Mitchell) - 5:48 Bonus track on CD release
Personnel
- Ben Webster - tenor saxophone
- Jim Hall - guitar
- Jimmy Rowles - piano
- Red Mitchell - bass
- Frank Butler - drums
References
- ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed August 25, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 25, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1479. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- King of the Tenors (1953)
- Music for Loving (1954)
- Soulville (1957)
- Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster (1957)
- The Soul of Ben Webster (1958)
- Ben Webster and Associates (1959)
- Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson (1959)
- Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster (1959)
- The Warm Moods (1961)
- BBB & Co. (1962)
- Wanted to Do One Together (1962)
- Soulmates (1963)
- See You at the Fair (1964)
- Ben Webster at the Renaissance (1960)
- My Man: Live at Montmartre 1973 (1973)
- 1953: An Exceptional Encounter (1953)