Ben Webster

Plays Ballads (6017007)

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Title Plays Ballads

Author Ben Webster

Label Storyville

EAN 717101700790

Reference LPS 156691

LABEL CODE 6017007

STYLE JAZZ

DISCS NUMBER 1

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4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Ben Webster had a perfect tone for playing ballads, full of sentiment and emotion. On this Storyville release he caresses seven timeless melodies in a variety of settings including trios with either Teddy Wilson, Ole Kock Hansen or Kenny Drew on piano, backing by The Danish Radio Big Band (on "Cry Me a River") or a version of "Greensleeves" with a string orchestra. Although largely forgotten in the United States (he had moved to Europe in 1965), Ben Webster was still in fine form this late in his career.

PERSONNEL & TRACKS:

01. STARDUST
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (b)
Makaya Ntsoko (d)
Teddy Wilson (p)

02. CRY ME A RIVER
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (b)
Niels Jørgen Steen (cond)
William Schiöppfe (d)
Ole Molin (g)
Ole Koch Hansen (p)
Bent Nielsen, Erling Christensen, Flemming Madsen,
Jesper Thilo, Uffe Karskov (reeds)
Helmuth Hjort Hansen, Ole Kurt Jensen, Per Espersen, Poul Jørgensen, Torolf Mølgård (tb)
Allan Botschinsky, Henry Henkel, Palle Bolvig, Palle Mikkelborg,
Perry Knudsen (tp)

03. FOR HEAVENS SAKE
Hugo Rasmussen (b)
Bjarne Rostvold (d)
Ole Molin (g)
Ole Koch Hansen (p)

04. GREENSLEEVES
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (b)
Al Heath (d)
Kenny Drew (p)
Bent Nielsen, Jesper Thilo, Sahib Shihab, Uffe Karskov (reeds)
Aage Bertelsen, Anton Kontra, Børge Madsen, Erling Christensen, Finn Ziegler, H. Bjerregaard Jensen, Hans Christian Schwenger, Helge Willer-Nielsen, Holger Bjerre, Kurt Jensen, Mogens Holm Larsen, Ove Winther, Per Lüdolph, Stanley Carlson, Svend Aage Blankholm, Svend Aage Jensen (string)