Ben Webster • 100 Years - The Brute & The Beautiful

 

Review by Steve Leggett
Ben Webster was never a particularly innovative or experimental tenor sax player, so he often gets overlooked when discussions turn to the greatest sax players of the 20th century, but he could do two things as well as anyone who ever picked up the instrument. He could blow rough and raspy and he could go sweet as fresh sugar on a ballad until one would swear the whole world was weeping. Webster didn't expand, deconstruct, and re-form melodies; he simply made them speak in a way that made the heart swell. And luckily, he recorded a lot, which makes sets like this one possible. Divided into two discs, one featuring Webster's powerful, rough side and the other his aching, honey-filled ballad side (with a little bit of Webster at the piano as well), this little box set, released to honor the 100th anniversary of Webster's birth, makes for a fascinating late-career portrait of this delightful player, catching him in all of his styles, swinging, roaring, and sighing by turns.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/100-years-mw0001735211

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Reseña de Steve Leggett
Ben Webster nunca fue un saxo tenor especialmente innovador o experimental, por lo que a menudo se le pasa por alto cuando se habla de los mejores saxofonistas del siglo XX, pero podía hacer dos cosas tan bien como cualquiera que haya cogido el instrumento. Podía soplar de forma áspera y rasposa y podía ser dulce como el azúcar fresco en una balada hasta que uno juraría que el mundo entero estaba llorando. Webster no ampliaba, deconstruía y reformaba las melodías; simplemente las hacía hablar de una manera que hacía que el corazón se hinchara. Y por suerte, grabó mucho, lo que hace posible conjuntos como éste. Dividido en dos discos, uno con el lado potente y áspero de Webster y el otro con su lado doliente y lleno de baladas (con un poco de Webster al piano también), esta pequeña caja, lanzada para honrar el 100º aniversario del nacimiento de Webster, constituye un fascinante retrato de los últimos años de la carrera de este encantador intérprete, que lo capta en todos sus estilos, balanceándose, rugiendo y suspirando por turnos.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/100-years-mw0001735211


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Tracklist:
The Brute
1-1 - In A Mellotone - 2:20
1-2 - In A Mellotone - 5:21
1-3 - Blues In B-Flat - 6:29
1-4 - Cottontail - 2:16
1-5 - Nasty Attitude - 2:56
1-6 - Dancing On The Ceiling - 6:03
1-7 - Indiana - 5:32
1-8 - The Man I Love - 5:38
1-9 - Sometimes I'm Happy - 4:49
1-10 - Things Ain't What They Used To Be - 3:16
1-11 - Sweet Georgia Brown - 3:06
1-12 - Better Go - 5:50
1-13 - The Theme - 10:09
The Beautiful
2-1 - Star Dust - 6:24
2-2 - My Romance - 8:07
2-3 - Over The Rainbow - 6:34
2-4 - Old Folks - 6:52
2-5 - Come Sunday - 3:55
2-6 - Bye, Bye Blackbird - 4:44
2-7 - Tenderley - 3:15
2-8 - Embraceable You - 4:53
2-9 - Ad Lib Blues - 4:35
2-10 - Sophisticated Lady - 8:08
2-11 - Danny Boy - 2:28
2-12 - Going Home - 3:51
2-13 - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - 4:00
2-14 - The Theme - 0:34


Credits:
    Band – Danish Radio Big Band (tracks: 1-10, 2-5, 2-12, 2-13)
    Bass – Bob Peterutti (tracks: 1-9, 2-6 to 2-8), Hugo Rasmussen (tracks: 1-11, 2-4), John Dailey (2) (tracks: 1-6 to 1-8), John Daily (tracks: 2-9, 2-14), Lloyd Anderson (5) (tracks: 1-5), Milt Hinton (tracks: 2-10), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (tracks: 1-2 to 1-4, 1-10, 1-12, 2-1 to 2-3, 2-5, 2-12, 2-13), Rob Langereis (tracks: 1-13)
    Compilation Producer – Anders Stefansen
    Design Concept – John Ovesen
    Drums – Alex Riel (tracks: 1-2 to 1-4, 2-2, 2-3), Bjarne Rostvold (tracks: 1-11), Eric Incke (tracks: 1-13), Jesse Price (tracks: 1-5), Joe Veletri (tracks: 1-9, 2-6 to 2-8), Makaya Ntshoko (tracks: 2-1), Ole Streenberg (tracks: 2-4), Ray White (2) (tracks: 1-6 to 1-8, 2-9, 2-14), Rune Carlsson (tracks: 1-12)
    Guitar – Herman Bell (2) (tracks: 1-5), Jimmy Cannady (tracks: 1-6 to 1-8, 2-9, 2-14), Ole Molin (tracks: 1-11)
    Liner Notes, Compilation Producer – Henrik Wolsgaard-Iversen
    Photography By – Jan Persson
    Piano – Ben Webster (tracks: 1-1), Charlie McLean (5) (tracks: 1-6 to 1-8, 2-9, 2-14), Kenny Drew (tracks: 1-2 to 1-4, 1-10, 1-12, 2-2, 2-3, 2-5, 2-12, 2-13), Michael Renzi* (tracks: 1-9, 2-6 to 2-8), Ole Kock Hansen (tracks: 1-11), Teddy Wilson (tracks: 2-1, 2-4), Tete Montoliu (tracks: 1-13)
    Piano, Leader – Jay McShann (tracks: 1-5)
    Tenor Saxophone – Ben Webster (tracks: 1-2 to 1-13, 2-1 to 2-14)
    Trumpet – Carmell Jones (tracks: 1-12)
    Violin – Finn Ziegler (tracks: 1-11)
    Vocals – Walter Brown (tracks: 1-5)

Notes:
This is a compilation of music from throughout Ben Webster's career.


Label: Storyville ‎– 103 8407
Country: Denmark
Released: 09 Jun 2009
Genre: Jazz
Style: Swing, Big Band, Bop, Vocal
https://www.discogs.com/Ben-Webster-100-Years-The-Brute-The-Beautiful/release/11895500

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