Ben Webster and Associates
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{{Infobox album
| name = Ben Webster and Associates
| type = Studio
| artist = Ben Webster
| cover = Ben Webster and Associates.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1959
| recorded = April 9, 1959
New York City
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 45:03
| label = Verve
MGV 8318
| producer = Norman Granz
| chronology = Ben Webster
| prev_title = The Soul of Ben Webster
| prev_year = 1958
| next_title = Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster
| next_year = 1959
}}
Ben Webster and Associates is an album by American jazz saxophonist Ben Webster featuring tracks recorded in 1959 for the Verve label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/catalog-8300-series/#mgv-8318 Verve Records discography] accessed August 25, 2012
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
| rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 206
}}
}}
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars with its review by Al Cambell stating: "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' (taking up the entirety of side one) 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".Campbell, A. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/ben-webster-and-associates-mw0000200697 Allmusic Review] accessed August 25, 2012
Track listing
All compositions by Ben Webster except as indicated
- "In a Mellow Tone" (Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler) - 20:16
- "De-Dar" - 4:39
- "Young Bean" - 6:02
- "Time After Time" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 4:35
- "Budd Johnson" - 9:02
Personnel
References
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