Title: Verve Jazz Masters 43 Artist: Ben Webster Release Date: 12/21/1951 Label: Polygram, Verve Duration: 67:22 Album Type(s): Greatest Hits, Instrumental UPCs: 731452543127, 0731452543127 Genre: Jazz Styles: Mainstream Jazz, 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. Meet the Frog
2. That's All
3. Come Rain or Come Shine
4. Pennies from Heaven
5. Old Folks
6. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
7. You're Mine, You
8. De-Dar
9. Bye Bye Blackbird
10. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
11. In a Mellow Tone
12. Chelsea Bridge
13. Love's Away
14. Soulville
15. Stardust

Year Type Label Catalog # 1995 CD Polygram 525431 1995 CD Verve 525431

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There was only one Ben Webster, but the tenor saxophonist known affectionately as "the Frog" had in himself two very divergent musical personalities, one that was brash and powerful and blew hard and forcefully and one that whispered and cried with delicate nuance and emotion, sounding for all the world like one half of an intimate conversation late at night under a muted sky. This set has examples of both approaches and features Webster working with the likes of Oscar Peterson, Benny Carter, Gerry Mulligan, Ella Fitzgerald, Johnny Hodges, Coleman Hawkins, and others. Highlights include the breezy "Meet the Frog," the funky "Soulville," and Webster at his weeping, sighing best on moving versions of Harold Arlen's "Come Rain or Come Shine" and Hoagy Carmichael's "Stardust." ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alvin Stoller Drums Aric Lach Morrison Production Coordination Ben Webster Main Performer, Sax (Tenor) Ben Young Research Benny Carter Sax (Alto) Budd Johnson Sax (Tenor) Coleman Hawkins Sax (Tenor) Curtis Lowe Sax (Baritone) Danny Bank Clarinet, Sax (Tenor) David Demsey Selection, Liner Notes Devonia Williams Piano Don Johnson Trumpet Ella Fitzgerald ? Floyd Turnham Sax (Alto) George Jenkins Drums George Washington Trombone Gerald Wiggins Piano Gerald Wilson Trumpet Gerry Mulligan Sax (Baritone) Harry "Sweets" Edison Trumpet Herb Ellis Guitar Herman Leonard Photography Jimmy Hamilton Sax (Tenor), Clarinet Jimmy Jones Piano Jimmy Rowles Piano Jo Jones Drums John Kirby Bass John Pettigrew Trombone John Sanders Trombone Johnny Hodges Sax (Alto) Leard Bell Drums Leroy Vinnegar Bass Les Spann Guitar Lorenzo Holderness Sax (Tenor) Louie Bellson Drums Mario Delagarde Bass Maynard Ferguson Trumpet Mel Lewis Drums Michael Lang Compilation Supervisor Nichell Delvaille Design Norman Granz Producer Oscar Peterson Piano Otis Vibraphone Pete "Guitar" Lewis Guitar Peter Pullman Editing Quentin Jackson Trombone Ray Brown Bass Richard Seidel Executive Producer Roy Eldridge Trumpet Sheryl Lutz-Brown Art Direction Shorty Baker Trumpet Stan Levey Drums Suha Gur Mastering Teddy Wilson Piano Wendell Marshall Bass Wendi Traub-Cohen Artwork