Ben Webster - The Soul of Ben Webster (Bonus Track) (2019)

Tracklist:

01. Fajista (Webster) - 3:50
02. Chelsea Bridge (Strayhorn) - 3:43
03. Charlotte's Piccolo (Webster) - 15:34
04. Coal Train (Webster) - 4:12
05. When I Fall in Love (Heyman-Young) - 5:02
06. Ev's Mad (Webster) - 4:26
07. Ash (Webster) - 8:26
08. Some Other Spring (Kitchings-Herzog) - 4:52
09. When Your Lover Has Gone (Swan) - 3:43
10. Stars Fell on Alabama (Perkins-Parish) - 4:39
11. Under a Blanket of Blue (Livingston-Symes-Neiburg) - 3:23
12. My Funny Valentine (Rodgers-Hart) - 3:29
13. You're Mine, You! (Heyman-Green) - 3:13
14. Sophisticated Lady (Ellington-Mills-Parish) - 3:09
15. Love's Away (Webster) - 3:25
16. Chelsea Bridge (1954 Version) (Strayhorn) - 4:00

MatchBall Records, which uses famous photographers and rare photographs on the jackets of classic jazz albums, now offers a 6-sided digipak CD! Originally recorded in 1958 on The Soul of Ben Webster (Verve Records MGVS6124). Produced by Norman Granz and featuring Art Farmer (tp), Jimmy Jones (p), Milt Hinton (b), etc. Nine bonus tracks, including an alternate version of "Chelsea Bridge" recorded in 1954, have been added. This photo was taken during a rehearsal for a TV show in New York City in September 1959.

The Soul of Ben Webster (Verve Records MGVS6124) was one of only two collaborations between Webster and trumpeter Art Farmer (the other one was an album led by guitarist Mundell Lowe - who also plays here - with selections from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess recorded the same month as the present LP). Although both Webster and Harold Ashby were long-time members of the Duke Ellington band, this is their only existing recording together. Two complete sessions featuring Webster with pianist Teddy Wilson, as well as a 1954 reading of Billy Strayhorn's wonderful ballad "Chelsea Bridge" (also included on The Soul of Ben Webster) have been added as a bonus.