The Complete Recordings 1952-1959

~ Release by Ben Webster (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Tenor Sax Stylings / King of the Tenors
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1I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1946-05-03)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1946-05-03)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1946-05-03)
guitar:
Bill DeArango (on 1946-05-03)
piano:
Argonne Thornton (on 1946-05-03)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1946-05-03)
trumpet:
Leonard Graham (on 1946-05-03)
instrumental recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) (on 1946-05-03)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Sony/ATV Harmony and Webster Music Co.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
2:57
2Spang
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1946-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1946-05-15)
guitar:
Bill DeArango (on 1946-05-15)
piano:
Al Haig (on 1946-05-15)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1946-05-15)
2:42
3Dark Corners
3:03
4Blues Mr Brim
3:16
5Frog And Mule
3:10
6Doctor Keets
3:17
7Park & Tilford Blues
3:18
8Jeep Is Jumpin'
2:58
9Tenderly
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-12-08)
producer:
Norman Granz
editor:
Peter Pullman
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1953-12-08)
double bass:
Ray Brown (soul/jazz trumpet player Raymond Lee Brown, 75-) (on 1953-12-08)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller and J.C. Heard (on 1953-12-08)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) and Barney Kessel (on 1953-12-08)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1953-12-08)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1953-12-08)
trumpet:
Harry Edison (on 1953-12-08)
instrumental recording of:
Tenderly (on 1953-12-08)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1946)
composer:
Walter Gross (American composer) (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Morris Music, Chappell/Morris Ltd., Edwin Morris Music and Range Road Music
43:06
10Jive At Six
4:15
11Don't Get Around Much Anymore
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-12-08)
producer:
Norman Granz
editor:
Peter Pullman
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1953-12-08)
double bass:
Ray Brown (soul/jazz trumpet player Raymond Lee Brown, 75-) (on 1953-12-08)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller and J.C. Heard (on 1953-12-08)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) and Barney Kessel (on 1953-12-08)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1953-12-08)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1953-12-08)
trumpet:
Harry Edison (on 1953-12-08)
cover recording of:
Never No Lament (on 1953-12-08)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:10
12That's All
3:50
13Bounce Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1953-05-21)
producer:
Norman Granz
editor:
Peter Pullman
double bass:
Ray Brown (soul/jazz trumpet player Raymond Lee Brown, 75-) (on 1953-05-21)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard and Alvin Stoller (on 1953-05-21)
guitar:
Barney Kessel and Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1953-05-21)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1953-05-21)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1953-05-21)
4:36
14Pennies From Heaven
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-12-08)
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1953-12-08)
double bass:
Ray Brown (soul/jazz trumpet player Raymond Lee Brown, 75-) (on 1953-12-08)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller and J.C. Heard (on 1953-12-08)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) and Barney Kessel (on 1953-12-08)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1953-12-08)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1953-12-08)
trumpet:
Harry Edison (on 1953-12-08)
instrumental recording of:
Pennies From Heaven (on 1953-12-08)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1936)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Campbell Connelly & Co., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell Music (UK) and Joy Music Inc.
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 nominee)
2:52
15Cotton Tail
3:24
16Danny Boy
3:42
2▼CD: Music For Loving / Music with Feeling
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1All Too Soon
4:46
2Love Is Here To Stay
3:22
3It Happens To Be Me
3:21
4My Funny Valentine
3:23
5You're Mine, You!
3:07
6Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
4:44
7Prelude To A Kiss
4:47
8Come Rain Or Come Shine
4:22
9Sophisticated Lady
3:04
10Love's Away
3:20
11Chelsea Bridge
3:56
12Willow Weep For Me
4:39
13There Is No Greater Love
3:42
14Teach Me Tonight
4:04
15Until Tonight
4:10
16We'll Be Together Again
4:32
17Blue Moon
5:06
18Early Autumn
4:50
19My Greatest Mistake
3:36
20What Am I Here For
3:59
3▼CD: Soulville / Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster
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1Soulville
producer:
Norman Granz (on 1957-10-15)
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Stan Lewey (on 1957-10-15)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-10-15)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-10-15)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-10-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-10-15)
recording of:
Soulville (on 1957-10-15)
writer:
Horace Silver
8:02
2Late Date
producer:
Norman Granz (on 1957-10-15)
bass and double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Stan Lewey (on 1957-10-15)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-10-15)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-10-15)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-10-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-10-15)
recording of:
Late Date (on 1957-10-15)
composer and arranger:
Neal Hefti
instrumental recording of:
Late Date (on 1957-10-15)
7:04
3Time On My Hands
producer:
Norman Granz (on 1957-10-15)
bass and double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Stan Lewey (on 1957-10-15)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-10-15)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-10-15)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-10-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-10-15)
instrumental recording of:
Time on My Hands (on 1957-10-15)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson (in 1930) and Mack Gordon (in 1930)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1930)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Harold Adamson Music (in 1930, in 1956, in 1986), Miller Music Corp. (in 1930, in 1956) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1930, in 1956)
3:52
4Lover Come Back To Me
producer:
Norman Granz
bass and double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Stan Lewey (on 1957-10-15)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-10-15)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-10-15)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-10-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-10-15)
instrumental recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (from "The New Moon") (on 1957-10-15)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
writer:
Sigmund Romberg
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The New Moon: Act II
8:21
5Where Are You
producer:
Norman Granz (on 1957-10-15)
bass and double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Stan Lewey (on 1957-10-15)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-10-15)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-10-15)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-10-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-10-15)
instrumental recording of:
Where Are You? (on 1957-10-15)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
writer:
Harold Adamson and Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Cotton Club Publishing, Harold Adamson Music and Leo Feist, Inc.
4:26
6Makin' Whoopie
producer:
Norman Granz (on 1957-10-15)
bass and double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Stan Lewey (on 1957-10-15)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-10-15)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-10-15)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-10-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-10-15)
instrumental recording of:
Makin’ Whoopee! (on 1957-10-15)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
translator:
Harrie Geelen
publisher:
Beth Dryer Music, Donaldson Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Tobago Music Co. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4:23
7Ill Wind
producer:
Norman Granz (on 1957-10-15)
bass and double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Stan Lewey (on 1957-10-15)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-10-15)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-10-15)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-10-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-10-15)
instrumental recording of:
Ill Wind (on 1957-10-15)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1934)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1934)
3:27
8Blues For Yolande
6:49
9It Never Entered My Mind
5:51
10La Rosita
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-10-16)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1957-10-16)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-10-16)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-10-16)
saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-10-16)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1957-10-16)
recording of:
Rosita (on 1957-10-16)
composer:
Walter G. Haenschen
5:07
11You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-10-16)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1957-10-16)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-10-16)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-10-16)
saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-10-16)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1957-10-16)
instrumental recording of:
You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To (on 1957-10-16)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1943)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
4:20
12Prisoner Of Love
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-10-16)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1957-10-16)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-10-16)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-10-16)
saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-10-16)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1957-10-16)
instrumental recording of:
Prisoner of Love (on 1957-10-16)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Russ Columbo (American singer, songwriter, violinist and actor) and Clarence Gaskill
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
4:17
13Tangerine
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-10-16)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1957-10-16)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-10-16)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-10-16)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1957-10-16) and Ben Webster (on 1957-10-16)
instrumental recording of:
Tangerine (1941 song) (on 1957-10-16)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Victor Schertzinger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
5:25
14Shine On Harvest Moon
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-10-16)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1957-10-16)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-10-16)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-10-16)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1957-10-16) and Ben Webster (on 1957-10-16)
instrumental recording of:
Shine On, Harvest Moon (on 1957-10-16)
lyricist:
Jack Norworth (in 1908)
composer:
Nora Bayes (in 1908) and Jack Norworth (in 1908)
5:01
4▼CD: The Soul of Ben Webster / Ben Webster and Associates
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1Fajista
double bass [bass]:
Milt Hinton (in 1958-07)
drums (drum set):
Dave Bailey (US jazz drummer) (in 1958-07)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (in 1958-07)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (in 1958-07)
tenor saxophone:
Harold Ashby (in 1958-07)
trumpet:
Art Farmer (in 1958-07)
3:30
2Chelsea Bridge
3:29
3Charlotte's Piccolo
15:12
4Coal Train
4:08
5When I Fall In Love
4:40
6Ev's Mad
4:22
7Ash
8:22
8In A Mellow Tone
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1959-04-09)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-04-09)
guitar:
Les Spann (on 1959-04-09)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1959-04-09)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1959-04-09), Budd Johnson (on 1959-04-09) and Ben Webster (on 1959-04-09)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1959-04-09)
instrumental recording of:
In a Mellow Tone (on 1959-04-09)
lyricist:
Milt Gabler (in 1939)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Robbins and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
20:14
9De-Dar
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1959-04-09)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-04-09)
guitar:
Les Spann (on 1959-04-09)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1959-04-09)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1959-04-09), Budd Johnson (on 1959-04-09) and Ben Webster (on 1959-04-09)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1959-04-09)
4:37
10Young Bean
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1959-04-09)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-04-09)
guitar:
Les Spann (on 1959-04-09)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1959-04-09)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1959-04-09), Budd Johnson (on 1959-04-09) and Ben Webster (on 1959-04-09)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1959-04-09)
6:00
11Budd Johnson
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1959-04-09)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-04-09)
guitar:
Les Spann (on 1959-04-09)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1959-04-09)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1959-04-09), Budd Johnson (on 1959-04-09) and Ben Webster (on 1959-04-09)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1959-04-09)
9:03