Ben Webster at the Renaissance

1985 live album by Ben Webster
Ben Webster at the Renaissance
Live album by
Ben Webster
Released1985
RecordedOctober 14, 1960
The Renaissance, Hollywood, California
GenreJazz
Length45:03
LabelContemporary
C-7646
ProducerLester Koenig
Ben Webster chronology
Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson
(1958) 		Ben Webster at the Renaissance
(1985) 		The Warm Moods
(1960)

Ben Webster at the Renaissance is a live album by American jazz saxophonist Ben Webster featuring tracks recorded in California in 1960 and released on the Contemporary label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Sott Yanow stating "the music is consistently wonderful... Webster (who was then somewhat taken for granted) is in superior and creative form. Recommended".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Gone with the Wind" (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) - 8:59 Bonus track on CD release
  2. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 10:59
  3. "Caravan" (Juan Tizol) - 10:01
  4. "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) - 6:37
  5. "Ole Miss Blues" (W. C. Handy) - 6:42
  6. "Mop Mop" (J. C. Heard, Teddy Wilson) - 8:06 Bonus track on CD release
  7. "What Is This Thing Called Love" (Cole Porter) - 7:35 Bonus track on CD release
  8. "Renaissance Blues" (Ben Webster, Frank Butler, Jim Hall, Jimmy Rowles, Red Mitchell) - 5:48 Bonus track on CD release

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed August 25, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 25, 2012
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1479. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albumsLive albums
  • Ben Webster at the Renaissance (1960)
  • My Man: Live at Montmartre 1973 (1973)
  • 1953: An Exceptional Encounter (1953)