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Gentle Ben

Ben Webster

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If you want a great example of later Ben Webster, this recording – splendidly reproduces Ben’s glorious, utterly unique rich sound. The audiophile recording in a small theatre directly to a two track tape recorder, is further enhanced through the 2xHD Fusion re-mastering process. 

The title ‘Gentle Ben’ was inspired by the warm and gentle atmosphere created by Ben during this, his last recording session before his death. The bluster has gone and he could caress a theme like ‘The Man I Love’ with tenderness.   One of the paradoxes of Ben was that in person he was quite an aggressive man but in his music he was gentle, seductive and sensual.

Pepe Montoliu is himself a virtuoso but here he is the supreme accompaniment.

If you want a great example of later Ben Webster, this recording splendidly reproduces Ben’s glorious, utterly unique rich sound.

Tracklist

Please note that the below previews are loaded as 44.1 kHz / 16 bit.
1.
Ben's Blues
09:05
2.
The Man I Love
05:38
3.
My Nephew Bent
05:26
4.
How Long Has This Been Going On?
08:06
5.
Sweet Georgia Brown
06:29
6.
Don't Blame Me
08:03
7.
Did You Call?
08:43
8.
Barcelona Shout
04:41

Total time: 00:56:11

Additional information

Label

SKU

2XHDFT1102

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Composers

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Analog Recording Equipment

Nagra-T modified with high end tube playback electronics

Digital Converters

Merging Technologies Horus

Editing Software

Pyramix

Mastering Engineer

René Laflamme – Transfer from Analog Master Tape to DSD 256

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Original Recording Format

Producer

Antonio Armet

Recording location

Casino De L'Alianca Del Poble Nou, Barcelona, Spain on November 28, 1972

Recording Software

Pyramix

Recording Type & Bit Rate

Analog Tape to DSD 256

Release DateMarch 9, 2018

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