Title: The Best of Ben Webster 1931-1944 Artist: Ben Webster Release Date: 1995 Label: ASV/Living Era Duration: 76:32 Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 743625515220 Genre: Jazz Styles: Swing, 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. Without That Gal!
2. New Orleans
3. Hotter Than 'Ell
4. Dream Lullaby
5. The Ghost of Dinah
6. What a Little Moonlight Can Do
7. Easy to Love
8. Sing You Sinners
9. 71
10. Cotton Tail
11. Stardust
12. Blue Serge
13. Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'
14. All Too Soon
15. Conga Brava
16. Teezol
17. The Horn
18. Victory Stride
19. Body and Soul
20. Sleep
21. Linger Awhile
22. Blues on the Delta
23. Blue Skies
24. Pick-Up Boys

Year Type Label Catalog # 1995 CD ASV/Living Era 5152

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This ASV disc is tailor-made for Webster fans who started out on his popular Verve sides but want a chance to sample the early highlights. Covering the tenor great's 1931-1944 stretch over the course of 24 tracks, Best of Ben Webster takes in several of his crucial sides with Bennie Moten and Duke Ellington ("Cottontail," "All Too Soon"). In addition, the collection contains numbers featuring Count Basie, Billie Holiday, and various top-notch combos. And making matters only better, the beyond-belief collective lineup also includes Benny Goodman, Jimmy Rushing, Henry "Red" Allen, Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, and Hot Lips Page, among many others. A fine entrée, indeed. ~ Stephen Cook, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Casey Guitar Al Hall Sax (Baritone) Albert Casey Guitar Albert Wynn Trombone Allan Ruess Guitar Alton Moore Trombone Andy Jackson Banjo, Guitar Barney Bigard Sax (Tenor), Clarinet Ben Smith Sax (Alto) Ben Webster Arranger, Sax (Tenor), Leader, Main Performer Ben Webster Quartet Performer Bennie Moten Leader, Performer Benny Carter Clarinet, Leader, Multi Instruments, Trumpet, Sax (Alto) Benny Carter & His Orchestra Performer Benny Goodman Clarinet Benny Morton Trombone Big Sid Catlett Leader, Drums Billie Holiday Vocals Billy Rowland Piano Billy Taylor Sax (Baritone) Billy Taylor, Sr. String Bass Blanche Calloway Performer, Vocals Budd Johnson Clarinet, Sax (Tenor) Buster Bailey Clarinet, Sax (Tenor) Charles Drayton String Bass Charlie Drayton Sax (Baritone) Charlie Shavers Trumpet Clarence Holiday Guitar Clarence Smith Vocals, Trumpet Claude Jones Trombone Clyde Hart Piano Coleman Hawkins Sax (Tenor) Cootie Williams Trumpet Count Basie ?, Piano Cozy Cole Performer, Leader, Drums Dan Minor Trombone Dee Stewart Trumpet Denzil Best Drums Dick Vance Trumpet Doc Cheatham Trumpet Duke Ellington Leader, Piano, ? Duke Ellington & His Orchestra Performer Eddie Barefield Clarinet, Sax (Alto) Eddie Durham Trombone, Guitar Edgar Battle Arranger, Trumpet Elmer James String Bass, Sax (Baritone) Elmer Williams Sax (Tenor) Emmett Berry Trumpet Fletcher Henderson Leader, Piano, ? Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra Performer Floyd Brady Trombone Fred Guy Guitar Gene Krupa Drums, ? George Irish Sax (Tenor) Georgie Auld Sax (Tenor) Harold Baker Trumpet Harry Carney Baritone, Sax (Baritone) Henry "Red" Allen Trumpet Herb Alvis ?, Trombone Hilton Jefferson Sax (Tenor), Sax (Alto) Horace Henderson Arranger Hot Lips Page Trumpet Hy White Guitar Irving "Mouse" Randolph Trumpet Israel Crosby Sax (Baritone), String Bass J.C. Heard Drums Jack Washington Sax (Baritone), Sax (Alto), Baritone James P. Johnson Piano, ?, Leader Jerry Blake Sax (Alto), Clarinet Jimmy Blanton String Bass, Sax (Baritone) Jimmy Rushing Vocals Jimmy Shirley Guitar Joe Keyes Trumpet Joe Tricky Sam Nanton Trombone John Kirby String Bass, Sax (Baritone) John Simmons Sax (Baritone), String Bass John Trueheart Guitar Johnny Guamieri Piano Johnny Guarnieri Piano Johnny Hodges Sax (Alto) Joy Boys Group Juan Tizol Trombone Karl George Trumpet Keg Johnson Trombone Lamar Wright Trumpet Lammar Wright, Sr. Trumpet Lawrence Brown Trombone Lawrence Lucie Guitar Leroy Berry Guitar Leroy Hardy ?, Sax (Alto) Marlowe Morris Piano Milt Hinton String Bass, Sax (Baritone) Oscar Pettiford Sax (Baritone), String Bass Otis Johnson Trumpet Otto Hardwick Sax (Alto) Pete Clark Multi Instruments Pete Suggs Drums Phil Duffy Design Ray Conniff Trombone Ray Nance Trumpet Rex Stewart Trumpet Rock McConnell Trombone Roy Eldridge Trumpet Rudy Powell Sax (Alto), Clarinet Russel Johnson Trumpet Russell Procope Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor) Russell Smith Trumpet Sonny Greer Drums Specs Powell Drums Teddy Walters Guitar Teddy Wilson Leader, ?, Piano, Performer Vic Bellerby Liner Notes, Compilation Producer, Compilation Vic Dickenson Trombone Vido Musso Clarinet Wallace Jones Trumpet Walter "Foots" Thomas Sax (Tenor), Sax (Alto), Leader Walter Johnson Drums Walter Page Sax (Baritone) Willie McWashington Drums