Artist: 
Ben Webster

Ben Wester And Associates

Acoustic Sounds Vinyl
€39,99

Release date: 9 May 2025

Article Number: 514833000

Originally released in 1959, "Ben Webster & Associates" marked the last of Norman Granz’s ventures showcasing tenor saxophone icons Ben Webster and Coleman Hawkins together. On this set, veteran Budd Johnson joins them on the same instrument, along with trumpeter Roy Eldridge, guitarist Les Spann, pianist Jimmy Jones, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Jo Jones. The material consists of two standards, "Time After Time" and Ellington’s "In a Mellow Tone", plus three original compositions by Webster.
 
VERVE ACOUSTIC SOUNDS SERIES: Mono, mastered fully analogue from the original tapes by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound, QPR pressing (180 g), firm tip-on gatefold (Stoughton Printing), padded inner sleeve.
 
Tracklisting:
 
Ben Webster & Associates (1959)
 
A1. In A Mellow Tone
B1. Young Bean
B2. Budd Johnson
B3. Time After Time
B4. De-Dar
 
Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Budd Johnson - tenor saxophones / Roy Eldridge - trumpet / Les Spann - guitar / Jimmy Jones - piano / Ray Brown - bass / Jo Jones - drums