The only album-length collaboration between pianist Art Tatum and tenor saxophonist Ben Webster was this project, released in 1956 under Norman Granz's Verve Records label. This was also Tatum's last recording session before his death.
On his 1963 debut release for the Phillips label, baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan is joined by familiar friends, including Art Farmer, Bob Brookmeyer and Jim Hall for a relaxed and refined set of cool jazz ballads.
The 1959 record Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges, a collaboration between the two great jazz saxophonists, has been reissued as the latest release from Verve's Acoustic Sounds Series.
Frank Buchmann-Moller writes of the album: "These recordings show a broad spectrum of Ben's craft and can be heard as a summary of his artistic level at the time."
Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster was just one of many "meets" albums that Gerry Mulligan appeared on during the period when this classic was recorded - Nov. 3 and Dec. 2, 1959, in Los Angeles.
Troubadour showcases the luminous, transportive sound world of Dorothy Carter, blending medieval, folk, and early music traditions into something timeless and otherworldly.
Nomad, the third studio album from DJ Snake, is a truly global body of work, designed to move seamlessly between clubs, streets, and the world's biggest festival stages.