Album
The Big Tenor (The Complete Ben Webster On EmArcy)
1985 · Jazz, Blues
Rare pressing on Gatefold
The Big Tenor (The Complete Ben Webster On EmArcy) is a Jazz album by Ben Webster, originally released in 1985. On Gatefold: 4 pressings tracked.
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Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Big Band & Swing
- warm
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Runouts are etched, except "MASTERED BY TRUTONE", which is stamped.
Recorded in Kansas City, October 27, 1951 (A1 to A6)
Recorded in Los Angeles, December 19, 1951 (A7), December 26, 1951 (B1 to B8), December 27, 1951 (C1 to C10), and January 18, 1952 (D1),
Recorded December 1952 (D2, D3)
Recorded in New York, January 23, 1953 (D4 to D7), and April 7, 1953 (D8)
Although Pee Wee Crayton is credited on tracks A1 to A6, the vocalist listed in Mercury files is Pee Wee Mathews, likely one member of
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Ben WebsterTENOR SAXOPHONE
- Benny CarterALTO SAXOPHONE
- Bill SanfordPIANO
- Billy TaylorPIANO
- Bobby TuckerPIANO
- Clifford JenkinsTENOR SAXOPHONE
- Cooky JacksonDRUMS
- Curtis LoweBARITONE SAXOPHONE
- Devonia WilliamsPIANO
- Dinah WashingtonVOCALS
- Don ElliottTRUMPET, MELLOPHONE
- Don JohnsonTRUMPET
- Eddie BertTROMBONE
- Emanuel "Gaucho" VaharandesCONGAS
- Fats DennisTENOR SAXOPHONE
- Floyd TurnhamALTO SAXOPHONE
- Gene GriddinsGUITAR
- George JenkinsDRUMS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 4 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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