1953: An Exceptional Encounter
{{Infobox album
| name = 1953: An Exceptional Encounter
| type = live
| artist = Ben Webster and Modern Jazz Quartet
| cover = Modern Jazz Quartet - 1953- An Exceptional Encounter.jpg
| released = February 13, 2001
| recorded = February 21 & 23, 1953
| venue =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 40:01
| label = The Jazz Factory
| producer =
| chronology = Ben Webster
| prev_title = The Jeep Is Jumping
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title =
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| misc =
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Modern Jazz Quartet
| type = live
| prev_title = In A Crowd
| prev_year = 1997
| title = 1953: An Exceptional Encounter
| year = 2001
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}}
1953: An Exceptional Encounter is a live album by Ben Webster and the Modern Jazz Quartet that was recorded in 1953 and released in 2001.{{cite web |last1=Dryden |first1=Ken |title=1953: An Exceptional Encounter|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/1953-an-exceptional-encounter-mw0000000212 |website=AllMusic |accessdate=2 November 2018}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Confirmation
| note1 = Charlie Parker
| length1 = 5:27
| title2 = You Are Too Beautiful
| note2 = Rodgers and Hart
| length2 = 3:51
| title3 = Oh, Lady Be Good!
| note3 = George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin
| length3 = 5:25
| title4 = The Nearness of You
| note4 = Hoagy Carmichael/Ned Washington
| length4 = 5:38
| title5 = Poutin'
| note5 = Ben Webster
| length5 = 4:57
| title6 = Danny Boy
| note6 = Frederic Weatherly
| length6 = 4:37
| title7 = Billie's Bounce
| note7 = Charlie Parker
| length7 = 4:27
| title8 = Cotton Tail
| note8 = Duke Ellington
| length8 = 5:39
}}
Personnel
- Ben Webster – tenor sax
- John Lewis – piano
- Milt Jackson – vibes
- Percy Heath – double bass
- Kenny Clarke – drums
References
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{{Modern Jazz Quartet}}
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Category:Ben Webster live albums
Category:Modern Jazz Quartet live albums