Title: Compact Jazz: Ben Webster Artist: Ben Webster Release Date: 1992 Label: Verve, Polygram Duration: 67:25 Album Type(s): Greatest Hits, Instrumental UPCs: 731451363320, 731451363344 Genre: Jazz Style: Traditional Pop Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Earthy, Exuberant, Joyous, Complex, Elegant, Freewheeling, Passionate, Stylish, Boisterous, Gentle Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Bounce Blues
2. Danny Boy
3. Cotton Tail
4. Chelsea Bridge
5. Prelude to a Kiss
6. What Am I Here For?
7. Sophisticated Lady
8. Who's Got Rhythm?
9. Time After Time
10. Fajista
11. The Touch of Your Lips
12. How Deep Is the Ocean?
13. When I Fall in Love
14. Makin' Whoopee
15. Sunday

Year Type Label Catalog # 1992 CD Polygram 513633 1992 CD Verve 513633

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Another fine edition of Verve's budget series Compact Jazz, this Ben Webster sampler rounds up some stellar selections from the tenor giants '50s stay with the label. Webster is in top form throughout, collaborating with the likes of Gerry Mulligan, Oscar Peterson, Billy Strayhorn, and Ralph Burns. He show his brevity, too, ranging from an update of his Ellington swing staple, "Cotton Tail," to an indelible ballad like "Time After Time" and Strayhorn's complex "Chelsea Bridge." And helping on the support end, Hank Jones, Barney Kessel, Ed Thigpen, and many others provide Webster with a steady stream of ideal backdrops. A perfect introductory disc. ~ Stephen Cook, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Young Flute, Sax (Alto) Barney Kessel Guitar Ben Webster Saxophone, Main Performer Billy Strayhorn Piano, Arranger Bob Porter Research, Sequencing Chet Amsterdam ? Cliff Preiss Release Preparation, Compilation Danny Bank Baritone Ed Thigpen Drums Gary N. Mayo Remastering George Duvivier Bass Gerry Mulligan Baritone Hank Jones Piano Herb Ellis Guitar Holger Matthies Art Direction J.C. Heard Drums Jimmy Hamilton Clarinet Jimmy Rowles Piano Jo Jones Drums Leroy Vinnegar Bass Les Spann Guitar Louie Bellson ? Mel Lewis Drums Michael Lang Sequencing Milt Hinton Bass Mundell Lowe Guitar Oscar Peterson Piano Osie Johnson Drums Phil Schaap Technical Consultant Ralph Burns Conductor, Arranger Ray Brown Bass Richard Seidel Sequencing Stan Levey Drums Teddy Wilson Piano Tony Scott Clarinet Wendell Marshall Bass