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Track Listings (24) - Disc #1
1. Without That Gal - Ben Webster, Donaldson
2. Toby - Ben Webster, Barefield
3. The Blue Room - Ben Webster, Hart, Lorenz
4. Happy as the Day Is Long - Ben Webster, Arlen, Harold
5. Hotter Than 'Ell - Ben Webster, Henderson, Fletcher
6. Dream Lullaby - Ben Webster, Carter
7. Everybody Shuffle - Ben Webster, Carter
8. The Ghost of Dinah - Ben Webster, Little
9. Rigamarole - Ben Webster, Mooney
10. What a Little Moonlight Can Do - Ben Webster, Woods, Harry
11. A Sunbonnet Blue (And a Little Straw Hat) - Ben Webster, Fain, Sammy
12. The Voice of Old Man River - Ben Webster, Bryant
13. Truckin' - Ben Webster, Bloom, Rube
14. In a Jam - Ben Webster, Ellington, Duke
15. The Wedding of Mr and Mrs Swing - Ben Webster, Coots
16. Easy to Love - Ben Webster, Porter, Cole
17. I'll See You in My Dreams - Ben Webster, Jones, Isham
18. Sing You Sinners - Ben Webster, Coslow, Sam
19. Early Session Hop - Ben Webster, Harding
20. 71 - Ben Webster, Webster, Ben
21. Solitude - Ben Webster, DeLange, Eddie
22. Conga Brava - Ben Webster, Ellington, Duke
23. Cotton Tail - Ben Webster, Ellington, Duke
24. Bojangles (A Portrait of Bill Robinson) - Ben Webster, Ellington, Duke
Track Listings (23) - Disc #2
1. All Too Soon - Ben Webster, Ellington, Duke
2. Sepia Panorama - Ben Webster, Ellington
3. Chloe (Song of the Swamp) - Ben Webster, Kahn, Gus
4. Linger Awhile - Ben Webster, Owens, Harry
5. Stardust - Ben Webster, Carmichael, Hoagy
6. Lament for Javanette - Ben Webster, Bigard, Barney
7. St. James Infirmary - Ben Webster, Primrose, Joe
8. The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise - Ben Webster, Lockhart, Eugene
9. Big Eight Blues - Ben Webster, Fleagle, Brick
10. Shine - Ben Webster, Brown, Lew
11. Blue Serge - Ben Webster, Ellington, Mercer
12. Just A-Settin' and A-Rockin' - Ben Webster, Ellington, Duke
13. Five O'Clock Drag - Ben Webster, Ellington, Duke
14. Chelsea Bridge - Ben Webster, Strayhorn, Billy
15. Perdido - Ben Webster, Tizol, Juan
16. The C Jam Blues - Ben Webster, Bigard, Barney
17. Palm Springs Jump - Ben Webster, Gaillard
18. Ra-Da-Da-Da - Ben Webster, Gaillard
19. Groove Juice Special - Ben Webster, Gaillard
20. Main Stem - Ben Webster, Ellington, Duke
21. Woke Up Clipped - Ben Webster, Webster, Ben
22. Teezol - Ben Webster, Webster, Ben
23. 'Nuff Said - Ben Webster, Webster, Ben
Track Listings (23) - Disc #3
1. The Horn - Ben Webster, Webster, Ben
2. Dirty Deal - Ben Webster, Webster, Ben
3. Don't Blame Me - Ben Webster, Fields, Dorothy
4. I Surrender, Dear - Ben Webster, Barris, Harry
5. Tea for Two - Ben Webster, Caesar, Irving
6. Noah - Ben Webster, Bishop
7. Cryin' Sands - Ben Webster, Jackson
8. Victory Stride - Ben Webster, Johnson
9. After You've Gone - Ben Webster, Creamer, Henry
10. Joshua - Ben Webster, Traditional
11. Talk to Me - Ben Webster, Cole
12. Body and Soul - Ben Webster, Eyton, Frank
13. Sleep - Ben Webster, Gerbel
14. Linger Awhile - Ben Webster, Owens, Harry
15. Memories of You - Ben Webster, Blake, Eubie
16. Just a Riff - Ben Webster, Catlett, Big Sid
17. Blues on the Delta - Ben Webster, Thomas
18. Honeysuckle Rose - Ben Webster, Razaf, Andy
19. I Surrender, Dear - Ben Webster, Barris, Harry
20. Blue Skies - Ben Webster, Berlin, Irving
21. Kat's Fur - Ben Webster, Webster, Ben
22. My Old Flame - Ben Webster, Coslow, Sam
23. The Sheik of Araby - Ben Webster, Smith, Harry [2] Be
Track Listings (24) - Disc #4
1. Conversing in Blue - Ben Webster, Morton, Benny [1]
2. Limehouse Blues - Ben Webster, Braham, Philip
3. John Hardy's Wife - Ben Webster, Ellington, Mercer
4. The Jeep Is Jumpin' - Ben Webster, Ellington, Duke
5. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) - Ben Webster, Ellington, Duke
6. Dark Corners - Ben Webster, Webster, Ben
7. Blues, Mister Brim - Ben Webster, Webster, Ben
8. Frog and Mule - Ben Webster, Webster, Ben
9. Spang - Ben Webster, Webster, Ben
10. Doctor Keets - Ben Webster, Webster, Ben
11. Park and Tilford Blues - Ben Webster, Webster, Ben
12. You're Only Happy When I'm Blue - Ben Webster, Marino
13. New Style Baby - Ben Webster, Brown, Walter
14. Let's Love Awhile - Ben Webster, Brown, Walter
15. Nasty Attitude - Ben Webster, Brown, Walter
16. Slow Down Baby - Ben Webster, Brown, Walter
17. The Duke and the Brute - Ben Webster, McShann, Jay
18. Reach - Ben Webster, McShann, Jay
19. One O'Clock Jump - Ben Webster, Basie, Count
20. Stardust - Ben Webster, Carmichael, Hoagy
21. Randle's Island - Ben Webster, Webster, Ben
22. Old Folks - Ben Webster, Hill, Dedette Lee
23. King's Riff - Ben Webster, Turner
24. You're My Thrill - Ben Webster, Clare, Sidney

CD Details

All Artists: Ben Webster
Title: Big Ben
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Release Date: 4/30/2002
Album Type: Import
Genre: Jazz
Style: Swing Jazz
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 604988993721

Synopsis

Album Description

Ben Webster's development into one of the undisputed masters of the tenor saxophone is depicted in this budget-price box set. From his early days with the bands of Blanche Calloway, Bennie Moten, Teddy Wilson & others, to the full blossoming of his talents with Duke Ellington & small bands on 52nd Street. This is music full of energy, intensity & great passion. 94 tracks amply demonstrate what an ever developing talent this man had, the 48 page booklet tells the story of this giant among jazz musicians. Standard jewel cases housed in a slipcase. 2002.

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CD Reviews

GET DOWN WITH BIG BEN WEBSTER ALTO SAX

Duane E. Crawford | Rolette, ND USA | 09/04/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have been buying many Proper Records Box Sets, and Big Ben with Ben Webster covers his covers with everyone from Fletcher Henderson, Benny Carter, Teddy Wilson, Duke Ellngton, Cab Calloway, Ben Webster, James P. Johnson, Woody Herman, Jay McShann, and Johnny Otis. He may be only one tenor sax in major jazz orchestras, quintets, and sextets, but he is in there with the best.
Try Properboxes Boss Bird, Bud Powell Tempus Fugue-It, The Count Basie Story, The Sidney Bechet Story, Young Miles (Davis), and Fats Navarro Story for extensive 4 CDs sets that became available after copyright ran out. Lester Young is a good bet. I couldn't get Peggy Lee. This music from the Forties and Thirties was new to me and I could get it at a good price. Enjoy. Get down."

Almost a 'proper' sampling

09/12/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Proper does put together some nice box sets. This one is no exception, filling many gaps in a long career. Maybe it's the time span covered, or just copyright issues, but, while good, it could have been better. I guess the Ellington work & Oscar Peterson pairings are good enough to buy on their own, but I think all 4 of the tracks from the James P. Johnson session could have been included; and, if blues is to be included, I miss the work with Jimmy Witherspoon & Gerry Mulligan. Then there's the European sessions from Ben's twilight years. I see no indication on the box about the time span covered; so it must be due to copyrights & maybe just the picks of the compilers. Still, a nice collection, even if listened to in 'random play/shuffle' mode."