Opening my Sunday morning with one of my favorite jazz artists, and a great tenor sax player, Ben Webster, from his album āAt The Renaissanceā as reissued by Analogue Productions. Recorded on October 14, 1960 by Howard Holzer and mastered for reissue by the late, great Doug Sax, and pressed at RTI, this album really shines. Webster along with Jim Hall, Jimmy Robles, Red Mitchell and Frank Butler out on the West Coast on Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California. Webster was in top form, as were his band mates. This is a live recording, and thereās a bit too much left/right to the sound for my liking, but that is offset by the tone and timbre of Websterās tenor sax. His big, warm detailed sound (just listen for his breath on the reed). Hallās guitar is a wonderful choice for a front line mate to Webster. And what needs be said about the rhythm section? These guys (Rowles especially) could play anything. Here they dive into five standards and one tune Webster had intimate knowledge of, Duke Ellingtonās āCaravan (written while Webster was a member of the Ellington orchestra.) Iāve never heard an original pressing, so I canāt say how much of an improvement this reissue is. But I can state that I doubt it tops this LP. Long (LONG) OOP, youāll have to scour the used market for a copy. But damn, is it worth it. Most highly recommended. #lp #record #recordcollector #recordcollection #recordlabel #album #albumcover #vinyl #vinylrecords #stereo #analog #benwebster #highend #audiophile #audiophilevinyl #audiophilepressing https://www.instagram.com/p/BtJRbnHgXqi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1u0u3l4gywu54
