Ben Webster - There Is No Greater Love

Title: There Is No Greater Love Artist: Ben Webster Release Date: 9/5/1965 Re-Released On: 6/30/2009 Label: Black Lion Duration: 38:20 Album Type(s): Instrumental UPCs: 031397015124, 4002587762629 Genre: Jazz Styles: Traditional Pop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz 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. Easy to Love
2. Stardust
3. There Is No Greater Love
4. Close Your Eyes
5. What's New?
6. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
7. Yesterdays
8. Autumn Leaves

Year Type Label Catalog # 2009 CD Black Lion 8776262 1992 CD Black Lion BLCD-760151

There Is No Greater Love [1999 Reissue]

Ben Webster was one of the great swing-era saxophonists, a player whose tone was a bit rougher than that of his contemporaries Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins, but who shared with them a robust, broad-toned attack that fell out of favor during the bebop years. This session was recorded in Copenhagen in 1965 and features pianist Kenny Drew, bassist Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen and drummer Alex Riel backing Webster on a program of standards. Webster blows sublimely throughout, delivering beautiful versions of "Easy to Love," "Stardust," "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" and, especially, "Autumn Leaves." But sloppy production is an irritant throughout; the rhythm section is poorly miked, and Webster's tenor saxophone is distorted in several places. Fans and completists shouldn't hesitate, but this album is not the best introduction to Webster's art. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alan Bates Producer Alex Riel Drums Alun Morgan Liner Notes Ben Webster Sax (Tenor) Birger Svan Engineer Kenny Drew Piano Malcolm Walker Design Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen Bass