Ben and the Boys

by Ben Webster

Overview

This is the second of two Jazz Archives LPs that are comprised of rare Ben Webster performances. The first side has the eight selections recorded in 1944 by a hot quintet that stars the great tenor, trumpeter Hot Lips Page and pianist Clyde Hart; these strong swing sides were also reissued on the Circle label. The flip side has four oddities. Two other numbers are taken from a loose 1945 jam session and are of interest mainly because of the personnel which includes pianist Duke Ellington, violinist Stuff Smith and both Don Byas and Dexter Gordon on tenors (along with Webster). Ben is also heard with an all-star group backing Woody Herman's vocal on "Somebody Loves Me" and jamming "Flying Home" in 1958 with trumpeter Buck Clayton; the latter is taken from a television show. There is a lot of exciting music on this unusual and diverse set.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/24/1999
Label:	President Records
UPC:	5017447615495
catalogNumber:	549
Rank:	143268

Tracks

1. Teezol
2. The Horn
3. Victory Stride
4. Body and Soul
5. Joshua
6. Talk to Me
7. Concerto for Cozy
8. Nice and Cozy
9. Sleep
10. Memories of You
11. Linger Awhile
12. Just a Riff
13. Blues on the Delta
14. Honeysuckle Rose
15. I Surrender Dear
16. Blue Skies
17. Kat's Fur
18. Pick-Up Boys
19. My Old Flame
20. The Sheik of Araby
21. Conversing in Blue
22. Limehouse Blues

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ben Webster   Primary Artist,Tenor Saxophone

Technical Credits

Irving Berlin   Composer
Eubie Blake   Composer
Leonard Feather   Composer
James P. Johnson   Composer
Fats Waller   Composer
Ben Webster   Composer
Andy Razaf   Composer
Harry Barris   Composer
Vincent Rose   Composer
Ted Snyder   Composer
Walter Thomas   Composer
Arthur Johnston   Composer
Sam Coslow   Composer
Philip Braham   Composer
Harry Owens   Composer