Ben Webster Quintet: Soulville (180g, Speakers Corner Records, Mono, 1998, NM)
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Feb 25, 2024
Sold Date
Feb 20, 2024
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Description
Speakers Corner Records Ben Webster Quintet
Record Company – Verve Records, Inc.
Lacquer Cut At – AcousTech Mastering (Kevin Gray)
Soulville is quintessential Ben Webster: intimate, tender, endlessly expressive. Webster was internationally recognized as one of jazz's elder statesman when he recorded this album in 1957, but the youthful fire that had marked his playing with the Duke Ellington Orchestra two decades earlier was undiminished.
Soulville is easily the best of his albums for Verve, with Webster's breathy tones given a fitting accompaniment by Oscar Peterson and his group, then including bassist Ray Brown, guitarist Herb Ellis, and understated drummer Stan Levey. Leading this stellar combo through a program consisting mostly of vintage pop tunes, the great tenor saxophonist is at his peak. Versions of "Lover Come Back to Me" and "Makin' Whoopee" sound excellent, but bluesy originals such as "Last Date" and the title track are truly outstanding. A quality set from start to finish.
SIDE ONE Soulville Late Date Time on My Hands
SIDE TWO
Lover Come Back to Me Where are You Makin' Whoopee Ill Wind
Bass – Ray Brown
Drums – Stan Levey
Guitar – Herb Ellis
Lacquer Cut By – KPG*
Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff
Mastered By [Uncredited] – Kevin Gray
Photography By [Cover Photo] – Phil Stern
Piano – Oscar Peterson
Producer, Supervised By – Norman Granz
Tenor Saxophone – Ben Webster
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Vinyl:
NM Jacket:
NM
ONLY PLAYED TWICE
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