Ben Webster and Associates

by Ben Webster

Overview

Ben Webster and Associates is a 1959 session that took full advantage of the long-playing LP format. Highlighted by the 20-minute version of Ellington's "In a Mellow Tone" in which tenor titans Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, and Budd Johnson plus trumpeter Roy Eldridge stretch out, not so much in a cutting contest as a laid-back jam session amongst friends. This summit meeting turned out to be a tribute to another tenor master of the same generation, Lester Young, who had died less than four weeks before this session. The chosen rhythm section of Jimmy Jones on piano, Les Spann on guitar, Ray Brown on bass, and Jo Jones on drums equally matches the performance of the featured horns. Also tackled for this session were three Webster originals: "De-Dar," "Young Bean," and "Budd Johnson" and the standard "Time After Time." Unfortunately no bonus tracks are included (if they even exist) but the excellent sound restoration more than makes up for it. ~ Al Campbell

Product Details

Release Date:	02/23/2018
Label:	Intermusic
UPC:	8436559464536
Rank:	103062

Tracks

1. In a Mellow Tone
2. De-Dar
3. Young Bean
4. Time After Time
5. Budd Johnson
6. Blue Lou
7. Jam Blues

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ben Webster   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Roy Eldridge   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Trumpet
Jimmy Jones   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Piano
Budd Johnson   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Jo Jones   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Drums
Coleman Hawkins   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Ray Brown   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Bass
Les Spann   Guitar

Technical Credits

Phil Schaap   Research,Engineer
Mark Wilder   Engineer,Restoration
Norman Granz   Producer
Milt Gabler   Composer
Tom Hughes   Design
Bryan Koniarz   Product Manager
Brian Priestley   Liner Notes
Ellie Hughes   Design
Jamie Krents   Research Assistant,Production Assistant
Hollis King   Art Direction
Sheldon Marks   Art Direction
Edward O'Dowd   Design
Burt Goldblatt   Cover Photo,Photography
Cynthia Sesso   Photo Research
John Wriggle   Research Assistant,Production Assistant
Sherniece Smith   Art Producer
Ben Webster   Composer
Ben Young   Research
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Seth Rothstein   Preparation,CD Preparation
Tom Greenwood   Production Coordination,Research Coordination
Jule Styne   Composer
Richard Seidel   CD Preparation,Preparation
Dennis Drake   Remastering
Leonard Feather   Liner Notes
Carlos Kase   Research Coordination,Project Coordinator
Peter Keepnews   Editing
Duke Ellington   Composer