Ben Webster • The Warm Moods

 

Review
by Scott Yanow
The veteran tenor Ben Webster had a very warm tone on ballads that contrasted with the aggressive biting sound he used on faster material. For this 1960 set Webster is joined by a string quartet (arranged by Johnny Richards) and a rhythm section for his melodic interpretations of a dozen standards. Even when simply stating the melody, Webster brings out unexpected beauty in the songs. His tone has never been accurately duplicated and is the main reason to pick up this CD reissue.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/warm-moods-mw0000653771

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Reseña
por Scott Yanow
El veterano tenor Ben Webster tenía un tono muy cálido en las baladas que contrastaba con el sonido agresivo y mordaz que utilizaba en el material más rápido. En esta grabación de 1960, Webster se une a un cuarteto de cuerda (con arreglos de Johnny Richards) y a una sección rítmica para sus interpretaciones melódicas de una docena de estándares. Incluso cuando se limita a enunciar la melodía, Webster saca a relucir una belleza inesperada en las canciones. Su tono nunca se ha duplicado con exactitud y es la principal razón para hacerse con esta reedición en CD.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/warm-moods-mw0000653771

Tracks:
1 - The Sweetheart Of Sigma Chi
Written-By – Bryan Stokes*, F. Dudleigh Vernor
2 - Stella By Starlight
Written-By – Ned Washington, Victor Young
3 - With Every Breath I Take
Written-By – Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger
4 - Accent On Youth
Written-By – Tot Seymour, Vee Lawnhurst
5 - But Beautiful
Written-By – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen*
6 - Time After Time
Written-By – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn*
7 - Nancy (With The Laughing Face)
Written-By – Jimmy Van Heusen, Phil Silvers
8 - I'm Beginning To See The Light
Written-By – Don George, Duke Ellington, Harry James (2), Johnny Hodges
9 - It Was So Beautiful
Written-By – Arthur Freed, Harry Barris
10 - The Whiffenpoof Song
Written-By – George Pomeroy*, Meade Minnigerode, Tod Galloway*
11 - It's Easy To Remember
Written-By – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart*
12 - There's No You
Written-By – Hal Hopper, Tom Adair


Credits:
    Arranged By, Conductor – Johnny Richards
    Art Direction – Merle Shore
    Bass – Don Bagley
    Cello – Armond Kaproff*
    Drums – Frank Capp
    Engineer [Mixing Engineer] – Thorne Nogar
    Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Dave Weichman
    Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff
    Mastered By [Digital Mastering] – Lee Herschberg
    Photography By [Cover Photo] – Phil Stern
    Piano – Donn Trenner
    Tenor Saxophone – Ben Webster
    Viola – Cecil Figelski
    Violin – Alfred Lustgarten, Lisa Minghetti

Recorded: 1961

Label:    Reprise Records – 2-2001
Series:    Reprise Archives
Country:    US
Released:    1997
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Swing, Ballad
https://www.discogs.com/release/376372-Ben-Webster-The-Warm-Moods

 

 

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