Tenor saxophonist Ben Webster was one of the most distinctive stylists in jazz history. A graduate of the Coleman Hawkins school, Webster upped the ante by having the biggest, breathiest, and most romantic sound around.
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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelStoryville Records, Sye
UPC0717101860128
eBay Product ID (ePID)9046056873
Product Key Features
FormatCD
Release Year2007
GenreJazz
ArtistWebster, Ben
Release TitleDig Ben
Dimensions
Item Height1.06 in
Item Weight1.14 lb
Item Length12.25 in
Item Width6.63 in
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs8
Number of Tracks106
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Tracks1.1 Did You Call Her Today (Take 1) 1.2 Did You Call Her Today (Take 2) 1.3 Did You Call Her Today (Take 3) 1.4 Did You Call Her Today (Take 4) 5. Did You Call Her Today (Take 5) 6. Did You Call Her Today (Take 6) 7. Did You Call Her Today (Take 7) 1.5 Stompy Jone 1.6 Cry Me a River 1.7 Bojangles 1.8 Did You Call Her Today (Take 8) 9. Baby It S Cold Outside (Take 1, 2, 3) 1.9 Our Love Is Here to Stay 10. Ain't Misbehavin 1.10 Baby It S Cold Outside (Take 4) 11. Baby It S Cold Outside (Take 5) 1.11 Mop Mop 1.12 Cottontail (Duke Ellington) 1.13 Old Folks (Take 1) 1.14 Old Folks (Take 2) 1.15 Old Folks (Take 3) 1.16 Old Folks (Take 4) 1.17 Old Folks (Take 5) 1.18 Please Don't Talk About Me When I M Gone 1.19 The Song Is Ended 1.20 Poutin (Take 1,2) 1.21 Poutin (Take 3) 1.22 Poutin (Take 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) 1.23 Randle S Island* (Take 10) 1.24 Randle S Island (Take 11) 1.25 Randle S Island (Take 12) 3.3 Blues in B Flat 3.4 Stardust 3.5 Gone with the Wind 3.6 The Theme 3.7 Confirmation 3.8 Poutin' 3.9 A Night in Tunisia 3.10 Over the Rainbow 3.11 How High the Moon 3.12 Willow Weep for Me 3.13 Perdido 4.1 Pennies from Heaven 4.2 Blues in B Flat 4.3 In a Mellotone 4.4 Sunday 4.5 Cotton Tail 4.6 Gone with the Wind 4.7 Cotton Tail 4.8 My Romance 4.9 Cotton Tail 4.10 In a Mellotone 4.11 How Long Has This Been Going On? 5.1 C Jam Blues 5.2 My Romance 5.3 Our Love Is Here to Stay 5.4 Avalon 5.5 Chelsea Bridge 5.6 Danny Boy 5.7 How High the Moon 5.8 How Long Has This Been Going On? 5.9 B-Flat Blues 5.10 Medley: How Long Has Thing Been Going On?/Sophisticated Lady 5.11 In a Mellotone 5.12 For Heavens Sake 6.1 C Jam Blues [Live] 6.2 Don't Get Around Much Anymore [Live] 6.3 The Theme [Live] 6.4 Old Folks 6.5 Satin Doll 6.6 Things Ain't What They Used to Be 6.7 I've Got Rhythm [Live] 6.8 Satin Doll [Live] 6.9 Indiana [Live] 7.1 Things Ain't What They Used to Be 7.2 Cotton Tail 7.3 Greensleeves 7.4 Rockin' in Rhythm 7.5 Stompy Jones 7.6 Cry Me a River 7.7 Bojangles 7.8 Perdido 7.9 Our Love Is Here to Stay 7.10 Ain't Misbehavin' 7.11 Mop Mop 7.12 Our Love Is Here to Stay 7.13 Perdido 8.1 Did You Call Her Today [Take 1] 8.2 Did You Call Her Today [Take 2] 8.3 Did You Call Her Today [Take 3] 8.4 Did You Call Her Today [Take 4] 8.5 Did You Call Her Today [Take 5] 8.6 Did You Call Her Today [Take 6] 8.7 Did You Call Her Today [Take 7] 8.8 Did You Call Her Today [Take 8] 8.9 Baby It's Cold Outside [Take 1, 2, 3] 8.10 Baby It's Cold Outside [Take 4] 8.11 Baby It's Cold Outside [Take 5] 8.12 Cotton Tail 8.13 Old Folks [Take 1] 8.14 Old Folks [Take 2] 8.15 Old Folks [Take 3] 8.16 Old Folks [Take 4] 8.17 Old Folks [Take 5] 8.18 Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone 8.19 The Song Is Ended 8.20 Poutin' [Take 1,2] 8.21 Poutin' [Take 3] 8.22 Poutin' [Take 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 8.23 Randle's Island [Take 10] 8.24 Randle's Island [Take 11] 8.25 Randle's Island [Take 12]
Sub-GenreBox Sets
NotesThis 8 CD box set has more than 10 hours of Ben Webster's music including previously unreleased tracks. The sessions were recorded mainly during 1964-1973 in Europe, mostly in Scandinavia, and include live recordings from festivals, clubs and radio and television broadcasts. They feature Webster at Copenhagen's famous Montmartre club and other Danish locations as well as sessions from his renowned month-long residency at London's Ronnie Scott's. Completing the set are recordings from Finland, Sweden, Belgium, Germany and several tracks recorded before he left New York.