Ben Webster The Warm Moods on 180g Import LP from Pure Pleasure
As Zan Stewart proclaimed, “Tenor saxophonist Ben Webster was, in a word, incomparable. There has been no one before him, or after him, who has played with his particular eloquence and passion.” And few saxmen could create a “warm mood” quite like Webster either. Pair that one-of-a-kind tone of his with a sympathetic string quartet (arranged by Johnny Richards) like on this excellent 1960 Reprise Records album, and you’re talking about some serious, adult mood music. Includes the compelling numbers “The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi,” “Stella by Starlight,” “But Beautiful,” “Time After Time,” “I’m Beginning to See the Light,” and more.
Musicians:
Ben Webster (tenor saxophone)
Don Trenner (piano)
Don Bagley (bass)
Frank Capp (drums)
Armond Kaproff (cello)
Cecil Figelski (viola)
Alfred Lustgarten / Lisa Minghetti (violin)
