Ben Webster & Oscar Peterson Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson 45RPM (2 LP)

Limited Edition 180 Gram, 45rpm 2LP Set!
Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound & Cut from the Absolute Original Analog Master Tapes!
Pressed at Quality Record Pressings!
Here is one of the classic pairings in jazz. There are no arrangements to speak of - an 8 bar intro is fancy stuff here - the better to let Ben Webster, he of the breathy, cavernous sound, blow a program of timeless songs. Pianist Oscar Peterson is the perfect foil. His effortless swing setting up the tenor saxophonist just the way he liked it. A master class in saxophone ballads.
In 1959, Verve Records released this interplay between Ben Webster and the Oscar Peterson Trio. The album followed ben Webster's Soulville series and deals with ballads in jazz. Ben Webster's tenor saxophone fits this genre perfectly and Oscar Peterson holds back with be-bop interludes. This preserves the nightclub feeling of the whole recording.
Particularly noteworthy are the interpretations of "In the wee small hours of the Morning" made famous by Frank Sinatra and the classic "Bye Bye Blackbird".

Features:

• Limited Edition
• Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound!
• Cut from the Absolute Original Analog Master Tapes!
• 180 Gram
• 45rpm
• Double LP
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings

Musicians:

• Ben Webster, tenor saxophone
• Oscar Peterson, piano
• Ray Brown, bass
• Ed Thigpen, drums

Selections:

Side A
1. The Touch Of Your Lips
2. When Your Lover Has Gone
Side B
3. Bye Bye Blackbird
4. How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky)
Side C
1. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
Side D
1. Sunday
2. This Can't Be Love