ART TATUM/BEN WEBSTER QUARTET MINT- DG VERVE JAZZ LP

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ART TATUM / BEN WEBSTER QUARTET
NEAR MINT DEEP GROOVE VERVE JAZZ LP!!




ART TATUM / BEN WEBSTER QUARTET
Verve MGV-8220

The only album-length collaboration between pianist Art Tatum and tenor saxophonist Ben Webster (accompanied by a rhythm section of Red Callender, bass, and Bill Douglass, drums) was this September 11, 1956, session under the auspices of Norman Granz's Verve Records label. (It was also Tatum's last recording session before his death.) Granz probably suggested the repertoire of standards by the likes of Kern and Hammerstein, Rodgers & Hart, and Cole Porter, but the melodies, of course, only provide a framework. On each track, Tatum leads things off, with Callender and Douglass coming in discreetly (and low in the mix). Then, at a certain point, Webster appears in the foreground, playing comparatively few notes and sticking much more to the melody than his partner. This is a good approach, since Tatum never subsides to simple comping; he just keeps soloing away under Webster's rich tenor tones until Webster stops playing, and then keeps on to the end. So, although this is billed as a group effort, it's not a group of equals or really one in which the players are cooperating with each other. Tatum might as well be playing solo, since he takes very little account of what's happening around him. Granz makes it work by varying the volume of the different instruments in the mix, and the result is a fascinating study in contrasts. -- All Music Guide

STUNNING COPY OF THIS ALBUM WHICH IS NOW MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY OLD!

THE STIFF, HEAVYWEIGHT COVER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY VERY LIGHT WEAR ON THE FRONT AND BACK. THERE IS A 3" SPLIT IN THE BOTTOM SEAM AT THE RIGHT CORNER.

THE DEEP GROOVE VINYL IS NEAR MINT WITH ONLY A FEW VERY LIGHT SCUFF MARKS AND SOME PRESSURE MARKS FROM SITTING IN ITS COVER FOR 53 YEARS.

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