Ben Webster The Soul Of Ben Webster on 180g 45RPM 2LP from Analogue Productions: Mastered from the Original Analog Tapes by George Marino at Sterling Sound, Pressed at QRP
Originally released on Verve Records in 1960, The Soul Of Ben Webster is a prime Norman Granz-produced blowing session that sees tenor saxophone great Ben Webster matching musical wits with fellow tenorist Harold Ashby and inventive trumpeter Art Farmer amidst further accompaniment from Jimmy Jones (piano), Mundell Lowe (guitar), Milt Hinton (bass) and Dave Bailey (drums). The loose 7-song set features five Webster originals (“Fajista,” “Charlotte’s Piccolo,” “Coal Train,” “Ev’s Mad,” “Ash”) and a pair of standout numbers from Billy Strayhorn (“Chelsea Bridge”) and Edward Heyman/Victor Young (“When I Fall In Love”).
