Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster
Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster, also simply called Meets Ben Webster, is a 1959 album featuring the November 3 - December 2 studio sessions of American jazz musicians Gerry Mulligan and Ben Webster. In a 2003 review, All That Jazz described this album as the most notable example of Gerry Mulligan's work partnering other legendary figures of jazz.[4] The album, as a "classic album from two giants", is featured in NPR's "Basic Jazz Record Library".[5] Originally released on the Verve label, the album was reissued by Verve, Mobile Fidelity and Polygram many times before being re-released in an expanded edition called Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster (Complete) by Verve in 1997.
1959 track listing
Except where otherwise noted, all songs composed by Gerry Mulligan.
- "Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn) – 7:22
- "The Cat Walk" (Mulligan, Ben Webster) – 5:47
- "Sunday" (Chester Conn, Bennie Krueger, Nathan "Ned" Miller, Jule Styne) – 7:25
- "Who's Got Rhythm" – 7:42
- "Tell Me When" – 5:06
- "Go Home" – 10:04
CD bonus tracks
- "In a Mellow Tone" (Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler) – 6:57
- "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) – 7:28
- "For Bessie" (Webster) – 5:41
- "Fajista" (Webster) – 5:50
- "Blues in B Flat" – 7:22
1997 "Complete" track listing"
Except where otherwise noted, all songs composed by Gerry Mulligan.
- "In a Mellow Tone" (Ellington, Gabler) – 7:20
- "In a Mellow Tone (alternate take)" (Ellington, Gabler) – 5:44
- "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Porter) – 7:22
- "Chelsea Bridge (original LP master take)" (Strayhorn) – 7:39
- "Chelsea Bridge (alternate take)" (Strayhorn) – 5:03
- "Go Home (alternate take)" – 10:01
- "Go Home (original LP master take)" – 6:54
- "Who's Got Rhythm? (original LP master take)" – 7:26
- "For Bessie" (Webster) – 5:38
- "Go Home" (Mulligan, Webster) – 1:44
- "Go Home" (Mulligan, Webster) – 1:30
- "Fajista (alternate take)" (Webster) – 1:34
- "Fajista (alternate take)" (Webster) – 6:21
- "Fajista (alternate take)" (Webster) – 1:37
- "Fajista" (Webster) – 5:58
- "Tell Me When" – 5:02
- "Tell Me When (alternate take)" – 5:29
- "Blues in B Flat (alternate take)" – 2:46
- "Blues in B Flat" – 8:38
- "Blues in B Flat (alternate take)" – 7:23
- "The Catwalk (alternate take)" – 3:26
- "The Catwalk (alternate take)" – 5:45
- "The Catwalk (original LP master take)" – 2:13
- "The Catwalk (alternate take)" – 6:19
- "Sunday" (Conn, Krueger, Miller, Styne) – 5:32
- "Sunday" (Conn, Krueger, Miller, Styne) – 7:21
Personnel
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 206. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ Rickert, David. (October 9, 2003). New Verve LPRs: Klemmer, Getz, Giuffre, Hodges & Mulligan All That Jazz website. Accessed November 18, 2007.
- ↑ Horwitz, Murray. (June 18, 2005). Gerry Mulligan: 'Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster' NPR. Accessed November 18, 2007.