MFSL 1-234 GERRY MULLIGAN Meets BEN WEBSTER #713 ANADISC 200g AUDIOPHILE SEALED

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GERRY MULLIGAN Meets BEN WEBSTER
New & Sealed Audiophile Vinyl Record

Record Label: Mobile Fidelity MFSL 1-234

Special Limited Edition #0713

This Original Master Recording was Half-Speed Mastered from the original analog master tapes and pressed on Anadisc 200 Gram Vinyl by RTI Record Technology. These are among the finest recordings ever produced and very limited in quantity.

Record is new and still sealed in it's original plastic sleeve. Perforation is separated about one inch on the bottom. There are no other flaw or blemishes.

Side One
1. Chelsea Bridge
2. The Cat Walk
3. Sunday

Side Two
4. Who's Got Rhythm
5. Tell Me When
6. Go Home

Review: Make no mistake about it, the swing and bop start right here on this legendary 1959 session between baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan and tenor man Ben Webster. Produced by Norman Granz as an early Verve album, this Mobile Fidelity reissue is sonically worth the extra bread as it feels like you're right in the control room every note of the way. The opening track, Billy Strayhorn's "Chelsea Bridge" is lush and emotional and truly sets the tone for this album. With Jimmy Rowles on piano (his intro on "Sunday" sounds like a ragtimer like Willie "The Lion" Smith just pushed him off the stool before the band came in), Mel Lewis on drums, and the always superb Leroy Vinnegar on bass present and accounted for, the rhythm section is superbly swinging with just the right amount of bop lines and chords in the mix to spice things up. The ghost of Duke Ellington hovers over every note on this record (Billy Strayhorn was one of his main arrangers) and that is a very good thing, indeed. There's a beautiful, understated quality to the music on this session that makes it the perfect relaxing around the house on a rainy day disc to pop on the turntable. File this one under cool, very smooth, and supple. ~ Cub Koda

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