Released: 31/03/23
Limited edition 180g vinyl - audiophile pressing, the complete album + 1 bonus track. Ben Webster stated on numerous occasions that pianist Oscar Peterson was his favourite accompanist. This 1959 album would mark their last studio collaboration and one of their best. Reviewer Stephen Cook rated this album with 4? stars on AllMusic, stating that it is "....not only a definite first-disc choice for Webster newcomers, but one of the jazz legend's all-time great records".
BEN WEBSTER, tenor saxophone
OSCAR PETERSON, piano
RAY BROWN, bass
ED THIGPEN, drums
Los Angeles, November 6, 1959. Original session produced by Norman Granz.
TRACKS
THE TOUCH OF YOUR LIPS
WHEN YOUR LOVER HAS GONE
BYE BYE BLACKBIRD
HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN
IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS OF THE MORNING
SUNDAY
THIS CAN'T BE LOVE
ILL WIND