Ballads

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Ballads

Original Recording Resolution Analog

Label 2xHD

Artist Ben Webster

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The identification of Ben Webster with slow ballads is so natural that it’s surprising there have not been more albums like Ballads.

It seems the only previous ballad collections are Ben’s three albums with strings, which obviously constitute a special genre of “mood music”. The first of in fact was titled, with the naivety of the very early LP-era, Music for Loving.

This album on the other hand, represents much better the performances which were an essential part of Ben’s live repertoire. Selected from the typical saxophone-and-rhythm format of his European period (1964-73), it deliberately places together a series of similar tempos and similar standard songs, each played during a longer set of big-band music or of Ben’s ow group. Unlike the with-strings recordings, it throws a clear spotlight on this remarkable aspect of the saxophonist’s work.

Ben Webster, Saxophone

Tracklist

Total time: 42:28

1. Stardust

06:24

2. Cry Me a River

04:14

3. For Heaven's Sake

07:51

4. Greensleeves

02:26

5. My Romance

08:40

6. Willow Weep for Me

05:21

7. Old Folks

07:32

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Additional Information

Label

2xHD

SKU

2XHDST1074

Qualities

DSD 128, DSD 256, FLAC 192 kHz, FLAC 96 kHz, DSD 64

Channels

2ch Stereo

Artist

Ben Webster

Composers

Robison, Ronell, Rodgers, Traditional, Edwards, Hamilton, Carmichael

Genres

Jazz

Original Recording Format

Analog

Instruments

Piano, Saxophone, String orchestra

Release Date

June 03, 2017

Not Available on SACD

Ballads

Ballads

€26,99 EUR

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