Ben Webster

• 4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

This release presents a complete live quintet performance of the great Ben Webster taped at the Renaissance, in Hollywood on October 14, 1960. Webster is the only horn here, backed by Jimmy Rowles on piano, Jim Hall on guitar, Red Mitchell on bass, and Frank Butler on drums. As a bonus, a poignant blues recorded by Webster the previous year at the same venue, backing singer Jimmy Witherspoon.

PERSONNEL:

• BEN WEBSTER, tenor sax
• JIMMY ROWLES, piano
• JIM HALL, guitar
• RED MITCHELL, bass
• FRANK BUTLER, drums

Recorded at The Renaissance, Hollywood, October 14, 1960.

• BONUS TRACK [9]: Jimmy Witherspoon (vcl), Ben Webster (ts), Gerry Mulligan (bar), Jimmy Rowles (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b), Mel Lewis (d). NThe Renaissance, Hollywood, December 9, 1959.

TRACKS:

• 01. Gone With The Wind
• 02. Stardust
• 03. Caravan
• 04 Georgia On My Mind
• 05. Ole Miss Blues
• 06 Mop Mop
• 07 What Is This Thing Called Love
• 08 Renaissance Blues
• 09 I’m Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town

• TOTAL TIME: 71:41 Min.