This CD is made up of selected live and radio broadcasts with the Danish Radio Big Band and Swedish, British and Danish/American small groups during 1964-71. As the title indicates, only ballads are included on the CD, and for the first time on a Ben Webster ballad album, there is no string-section accompaniment. Three of the ten numbers are previously unreleased. The art of ballad-playing was all-important to Ben Webster. He once said 'Remember, there are only three tempi in jazz ? slow, medium and slow!' While all the tunes are ballads, the wide variety and constellations give a wonderful, multi-faceted sound-picture of Ben Webster.
Cry Me A River
Danny Boy
For All We Know
For Heavens Sake
Greensleeves
My Romance
Old Folks
Stardust
Willow Weep For Me
Danny Boy
For All We Know
For Heavens Sake
Greensleeves
My Romance
Old Folks
Stardust
Willow Weep For Me
| Genres | Jazz |
| Year of publishing | 2006-08-18 11:49:00 |
| Format | Recorded Performance |
| Media | CD |
| Publisher | Storyville Records |
| Contributors | Webster, Ben (Artist) |
| Language | English |
| UPC | 0717101831920 |