King of the Tenors Ben Webster

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  • Release Date: 10/26/1993
  • Original Release: 1956
  • Sales Rank: 46,327
  • Label: POLYGRAM RECORDS
  • UPC: 731451980626

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King of the Tenors

1LISTENTenderly 3:05
2LISTENJive at Six 4:15
3LISTENDon't Get Around Much Anymore 3:09
4LISTENThat's All 3:50
5LISTENBounce Blues 4:35
6LISTENPennies from Heaven 2:52
7LISTENCotton Tail 3:23
8LISTENDanny Boy 3:40
9LISTENPoutin' previously unreleased 3:59
10LISTENBounce Blues Previouly Unissued Alternate Take 3:39
11LISTENThat's All Single Version 2:54

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This 1953 date matched Webster with such peers as alto saxophonist Benny Carter, trumpeter Harry Edison, and pianist Oscar Peterson for a series of elegant yet soulful and exuberant small group dates. With no cut longer than four and a half minutes, the players didn't have time for excess statements or overkill; they had to quickly get to the heart of the matter in their solos, make their points, and return to the head. The original session has been enlarged by the addition of two previously unissued tracks, plus an alternate version of "That's All" that was later issued as a single. Label head Norman Granz excelled in producing swing-oriented, crisply played mainstream dates. Although this date is more than four decades old, Ben Webster's solos have a freshness and vitality that make them quite relevant to contemporary events. Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

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