Release Date: 01 October 2002
Label: Storyville Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 717101831920
Genres: Jazz  Smooth Jazz  
Release Date: 01 October 2002
Label: Storyville Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 717101831920
Genres: Jazz  Smooth Jazz  
Description
This CD is made of up of selected live & studio broadcasts with the Danish Radio Big Band and Swedish, British and Danish/American small groups during 1964-71. As the title indicates, only ballads are included on the CD, and, for the first time on a BenWebster ballad album, there is no string-section accompaniment. Three of the ten numbers are previously unreleased. The art of ballad-playing was all-important to Ben Webster. He once said, "Remember, there are only three tempi in jazz -slow, medium and slow!" While all the tunes are ballads, the wide variety of venues and constellations give a wonderful, multi-faceted sound-picture of Ben Webster.
Tracklisting
Rosa Passos
Peter Vuust Quartet
Carsten Dahl Ensemble
Danish Radio Big Band
Thomas Fonnesbaek
Michel Petrucciani Trio
Carsten Dahl Golden Ratio Trio
Jacob Christoffersen Trio
Ben Webster
Ben Webster
Ben Webster
Ben Webster
Ben Webster
Ben Webster
Ben Webster