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- Date Released: July 14, 1967
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Jazz/Blues
- Label: Storyville / The Orchard
Classic, mood-setting romantic balladry
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We Say...
Every self-respecting jazz fan needs some Ben Webster balladry in his or her collection. While this superb, romantic mood-setter doesn't quite match the majesty of his mid-50s sessions for Verve, it is a pretty vital consolation prize. The massive-yet-dulcet tone of Webster's tenor sax was tailor-made for a soft, lingering caress, and these ten songs place that virtue in a variety of settings, from punchy big band ("Cry Me A River") to string orchestra ("Greensleeves") to the small, familiar ensembles that were ultimately his best context for ballads. Sometimes the rhythm has the almost imperceptible sway of a hammock in a slight breeze ("For Heaven's Sake"), and sometimes Webster and his sidemen are purposefully alert and quiet in their phrasing, like a guy tip-toeing upstairs in the wee morning hours. A couple of indelible highlights include "My Romance," featuring stellar piano from Kenny Drew to match Webster's dreamy ambiance that indeed decants the romance of the song, and a particularly strong rendition of "Old Folks" with the Ole Kock Hanson Quartet, in which Webster, himself in the last few years of his life, leans into the final choruses with a beautifully bittersweet luster. Finally, a caution: As two of the three "bonus tracks" added later to the original package, "Danny Boy" and "Chelsea Bridge" are much louder than the other eight numbers. Both are classic tunes rendered with great nobility, but need to be monitored for volume.
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They Say...
Ben Webster had a perfect tone for playing ballads, full of sentiment and emotion. On this Storyville release he caresses seven timeless melodies in a variety of settings including trios with either Teddy Wilson, Ole Kock Hansen or Kenny Drew on piano, backing by The Danish Radio Big Band (on "Cry Me a River") or a version of "Greensleeves" with a string orchestra. Although largely forgotten in the United States (he had moved to Europe in 1965), Ben Webster was still in fine form this late in his career.
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| 01. |  |
Stardust |
6:25 |
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| 02. | |
Cry Me A River |
4:17 |
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| 03. | |
For Heavens Sake |
7:52 |
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| 04. | |
Greenssleeves |
2:27 |
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| 05. | |
My Romance |
8:38 |
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| 06. | |
Willow Weep For Me |
5:21 |
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| 07. | |
Old Folks |
7:33 |
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| 08. | |
Danny Boy |
4:30 |
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| 09. | |
Chelsea Bridge |
6:42 |
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| 10. | |
For All We Know |
8:22 |
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10 Total Tracks, 62:07 Total Length
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Credits
- Kenny Drew - Piano // Kenny Drew - Piano // Ben Webster - Sax (Tenor) // Ben Webster - Sax (Tenor) // Ben Webster - Sax (Tenor) // Ben Webster - Sax (Tenor) // Ben Webster - Sax (Tenor) // Ben Webster - Sax (Tenor) // Ben Webster - Main Performer // Ben Webster - Main Performer // Ben Webster - Main Performer // Ben Webster - Main Performer // Ben Webster - Main Performer // Ben Webster - Main Performer // Teddy Wilson - Piano // Teddy Wilson - Piano // Teddy Wilson - Piano // Teddy Wilson - Piano // Teddy Wilson - Piano // Teddy Wilson - Piano // Teddy Wilson - Piano // Palle Mikkelborg - Trumpet // Palle Mikkelborg - Trumpet // Jesper Thilo - Reeds // Palle Bolvig - Trumpet // Allan Botschinsky - Trumpet // Erling Christensen - Reeds // Erling Christensen - Strings // Albert "Tootie" Heath - Drums // Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - Bass // Ole Kurt Jensen - Trombone // Uffe Karskov - Reeds // Karl Emil Knudsen - Executive Producer // Perry Knudsen - Trumpet // Flemming Madsen - Reeds // Ole Molin - Guitar // Ole Molin - Piano // Erik Moseholm - Producer // Hugo Rasmussen - Bass // Bjarne Rostvold - Conga // Bjarne Rostvold - Drums // William Schiopffe - Drums // Sahib Shihab - Reeds // Finn Ziegler - Strings // Niels Jorgen Steen - Arranger // Niels Jorgen Steen - Conductor // Brian Priestley - Liner Notes // Ole Kock Hansen - Piano // Jan Persson - Photography // Chris Olesen - Artwork // Svend Blankholm - Strings // Per Espersen - Trombone // Henry Henkel - Trumpet // Poul Jorgensen - Trombone // Anton Kontra - Strings // Per Ludolph - Strings // Makaya Ntsoko - Drums // Hans Schwenger - Strings // John Steffensen - Conga // Ove Winther - Strings // Borge Madsen - Strings // Aage Bertelsen - Strings // Stanley Carlson - Strings // Mogens Holm Larsen - Strings // Holger Bjerre - Strings // Torolf Mølgård - Trombone
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