Title: Ben Webster and Associates Artist: Ben Webster Release Date: 1959 Label: Verve, IMS, Polygram Duration: 45:03 Album Type(s): Instrumental UPCs: 731454330220, 0731454330220, 042283525429 Genre: Jazz Style: Traditional Pop Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Earthy, Exuberant, Joyous, Complex, Elegant, Freewheeling, Passionate, Stylish, Boisterous, Gentle Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. In a Mellow Tone
2. De-Dar
3. Young Bean
4. Time After Time
5. Budd Johnson

Year Type Label Catalog # 2000 CD Polygram 543302 1999 CD IMS 8352542 1991 CD Verve 835254-2 1990 CD Polygram 835254 1988 CD Verve 5254

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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." Unfortunately no bonus tracks are included (if they even exist) but the excellent sound restoration more than makes up for it. ~ Al Campbell, All Music Guide

Name Credits Ben Webster Sax (Tenor), Main Performer Ben Young Research Brian Priestley Liner Notes Bryan Koniarz Product Manager Budd Johnson Sax (Tenor) Burt Goldblatt Cover Photo, Photography Carlos Kase Research Coordination, Project Coordinator Coleman Hawkins Sax (Tenor) Cynthia Sesso Photo Research Dennis Drake Remastering Edward Odowd Design Ellie Hughes Design Hollis King Art Direction Jamie Krents Production Assistant, Research Assistant Jimmy Jones Piano Jo Jones Drums John Wriggle Production Assistant, Research Assistant Leonard Feather Liner Notes Les Spann Guitar Mark Wilder Engineer, Restoration Norman Granz Producer Peter Keepnews Editing Phil Schaap Research, Engineer Ray Brown Bass Richard Seidel CD Preparation, Preparation Roy Eldridge Trumpet Seth Rothstein Preparation, CD Preparation Sheldon Marks Art Direction Sherniece Smith Art Producer Tom Greenwood Research Coordination, Production Coordination Tom Hughes Design