Ben Webster, The Soul of Ben Webster - 1h 13m 2s

Tracks & Durations

1. Gee, Baby, Ain`t I Good to You?	3:33
2. Blues for Bill Basie	9:33
3. You`re Getting to Be a Habit with Me	6:53
4. I Didn`t Know About You	3:33
5. Reelin` and Rockin`	9:39
6. Gone with the Wind	3:20
7. Honey Hill	4:04
8. Blues-a-Plenty	3:24
9. Don`t Take Your Love from Me	3:43
10. Saturday Afternoon Blues	6:01
11. Satin Doll	5:04
12. Cool Your Motor	3:40
13. Reelin` and Rockin`	9:44
14. Don`t Take Your Love from Me	0:41

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Review

This superb two-CD set of master swing musicians at their mature best includes three LPs recorded in 1957 and 1958 under the leadership of Webster, trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison, and altoist Johnny Hodges, with Webster's breathy tenor as the common link between them. Each session has its own distinct character: Webster's own is a blowing session that matches him with fellow tenorist Harold Ashby in a program of loose originals; that of Hodges is deeply Ellingtonian, with bravura trumpet from Roy Eldridge and subtle glimpses of Billy Strayhorn's piano. Sprinkled throughout are gems of the jazz ballad art from some of its greatest practitioners, including Webster on Strayhorn's "Chelsea Bridge," Edison on "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You," and Hodges, unique in his ability to make "Satin Doll" eternally, freshly sensuous. --Stuart Broomer

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