Gigantes do Sax Tenor Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins e Budd Johnson a quem se juntam Roy Eldridge no trompete e Ray Brown no contrabaixo. Ben Webster está no topo de forma, esta é uma sessão de Jazz fenomenal. Edição limitada a 2500 unidades mundialmente, masterizado por Bernie Grundman das Master Tapes Analógicas Originais para vinil 180gr audiófilo.

• Edição Limitada 
• Edição Numerada (abaixo de #500)
• Prensagem Limitada a 2500 unidades mundialmente
• Capa Gatefold Laminada Deluxe
• LP Duplo em Vinil Audiófilo 180 gramas prensado na RTI USA
• Masterizado por Bernie Grundman
• Masterizado a partir das Master Tapes Analógicas Originais

While it is difficult to single out just one of the musicians, it is easy to distinguish them: Ben (called "The Brute") plays with a raspy, vibrating sound; Coleman (known as "The Bear") is a master of flowing swing; and Budd has an earthy, resonant bluesy sound. The five numbers reflect the jam-like spontaneity of the 1959 session; an Ellington classic by the three in a masterful, inspirational new interpretation; three pieces which are intrinsically and hoc improvisations; and a classical ballad in which Ben Webster breathes warmth and sentiment into his instrument.

"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" 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. The chosen rhythm section of Jimmy Jones on piano, Les Spann on guitar, Ray Brown on bass, and Jo Jones on drums equally matches the performance of the featured horns. Also tackled for this session were three Webster originals: "De-Dar," "Young Bean," and "Budd Johnson" and the standard "Time After Time." - Al Campbell, AllMusic


Músicos:

Ben Webster, sax tenor
Coleman Hawkins, sax tenor
Budd Johnson, sax tenor
Roy Eldridge, trompete
Jimmy Jones, piano
Les Spann, guitarra
Ray Brown, contrabaixo
Jo Jones, bateria

Lista de Faixas:

LP 1 Lado A
1. In A Mellow Tone

LP 1 Lado B
1. Young Bean
2. Budd Johnson

LP 2 Lado C
1. Time After Time
2. De-Dar

LP 2 Lado D
1. In A Mellow Tone (repetição do Lado A do LP 1)

Gravado em New York City a 9 de Abril, 1959.

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