Title: Plays Ballads Artist: Ben Webster Release Date: 7/14/1967 Label: Membran, Storyville Duration: 42:03 Album Type(s): Instrumental UPCs: 4011222225320, 717101411825 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. Stardust
2. Cry Me a River
3. For Heaven's Sake
4. Greensleeves
5. My Romance
6. Willow Weep for Me
7. Old Folks

Year Type Label Catalog # 2005 CD Membran 222532 ------ CD Storyville 4118

Plays Ballads [Bonus Tracks]

Ben Webster had a perfect tone for playing ballads, full of sentiment and emotion. On this Storyville release he caresses seven timeless melodies in a variety of settings including trios with either Teddy Wilson, Ole Kock Hansen or Kenny Drew on piano, backing by The Danish Radio Big Band (on "Cry Me a River") or a version of "Greensleeves" with a string orchestra. Although largely forgotten in the United States (he had moved to Europe in 1965), Ben Webster was still in fine form this late in his career. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Name Credits Aage Bertelsen Strings Albert "Tootie" Heath Drums Allan Botschinsky Trumpet Anton Kontra Strings Ben Webster Main Performer, Sax (Tenor) Bjarne Rostvold Drums, Conga Borge Madsen Strings Brian Priestley Liner Notes Chris Olesen Artwork Erik Moseholm Producer Erling Christensen Strings, Reeds Finn Ziegler Strings Flemming Madsen Reeds Hans Schwenger Strings Henry Henkel Trumpet Holger Bjerre Strings Hugo Rasmussen Bass Jan Persson Photography Jesper Thilo Reeds John Steffensen Conga Karl Emil Knudsen Executive Producer Kenny Drew Piano Makaya Ntsoko Drums Mogens Holm Larsen Strings Niels Jorgen Steen Conductor, Arranger Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen Bass Ole Kock Hansen Piano Ole Kurt Jensen Trombone Ole Molin Guitar, Piano Ove Winther Strings Palle Bolvig Trumpet Palle Mikkelborg Trumpet Per Espersen Trombone Per Ludolph Strings Perry Knudsen Trumpet Poul Jorgensen Trombone Sahib Shihab Reeds Stanley Carlson Strings Svend Blankholm Strings Teddy Wilson Piano Torolf Mølgård Trombone Uffe Karskov Reeds William Schiopffe Drums