1953: An Exceptional Encounter
| 1953: An Exceptional Encounter | ||||
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| Live album by Ben Webster, Modern Jazz Quartet | ||||
| Released | 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1953 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | The Jazz Factory | |||
| Ben Webster, Modern Jazz Quartet chronology | ||||
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1953: An Exceptional Encounter is a live jazz recording featuring Ben Webster and the Modern Jazz Quartet, released on The Jazz Factory Label in 2001.
Recorded over two nights, on February 21 & 23 at an unnamed club in New York, this rare meeting of Ben Webster and the Modern Jazz Quartet evidently originated from a radio aircheck.[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Confirmation" | Charlie Parker | ||
| 2. | "You Are Too Beautiful" | Rodgers and Hart | ||
| 3. | "Lady Be Good" | G. Gershwin & I. Gershwin | ||
| 4. | "The Nearness of You" | H. Carmichael & N. Washington | ||
| 5. | "Poutin'" | Ben Webster | ||
| 6. | "Danny Boy" | Frederic Weatherly | ||
| 7. | "Billie's Bounce" | Charlie Parker | ||
| 8. | "Cotton Tail" | Duke Ellington |
Personnel
- Ben Webster – tenor sax
- Milt Jackson – vibes
- John Lewis – piano
- Percy Heath – bass
- Kenny Clarke – drums