Ben Webster: Valentines Day 1964! Live, by Ben Webster

Ben Webster: Valentines Day 1964! Live

by Ben Webster

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Ronald Weinstock Valentine's Day 1964! Live" is one of Ben Webster's last performances in New York City before he left the USA for Europe, where he spent the final nine years of his life. On this recording he leads a quartet of Dave Frishberg on piano, Richard Davis on bass, and Grady Tate on drums. It is a program with several Duke Ellington numbers mixed in with blues and ballads. This recording is a very welcome, although hardly indispensable, addition to Webster's legacy.

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In 1963 Ben Webster moved to New York with renewed energy. He was sitting in with Duke Ellington on opening night at Basin Street East and becoming the spontaneous pianist for Gerry Mulligan's Concert Band at Birdland. He gigged at the Shalimar, Birdland and the Half Note with a quartet of revolving personnel. This recording captures one such night. Ben's sidemen, Dave Frishberg, Richard Davis and Grady Tate were more than 20 years his junior, but the language they shared was trans-generational. Webster spent the remaining nine years of his life living and playing in Europe. This is one of his last great performances in the USA.

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released December 19, 2018

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