Ben Webster – Three Classic Albums Plus
£10.99 Massively influenced by Coleman Hawkins and reaching his true style with the Louis Armstrong Orchestra Ben Webster reached full maturity with a string of albums in the mid-1950′s. Some of these are represented in this collection – Blue Saxophones; Soulville; Soul of Ben Webster; Sophisticated Lady. These numbers are a good an example of Ben Webster’s versatility, delicacy and mastery of the tenor sax.
Jazz Journey
My first memory of a Jazz album is ‘Take the Five Train’ by Dave Brubeck. At 20 years old, this was a little raw for me and I wasn’t keen – it’s actually a belter but I wasn’t ready for it at that point. But it did spark something in me and I bought a copy of an album by a musician whose name I recognised when perusing the jazz room at Virgin Megastore in Nottingham – Duke Ellington. I bought ‘Live from the Bluenote, Paris 1959‘ which, incidentally was only given 40% by the Penguin Guide to Recorded Jazz. It still…
Saxophone
There a several types of saxophone but for this article, we’ll be looking at the three most popular.First is the fruity Alto which, in my opinion is the truest jazz sax sound. Then there’s the Tenor, which has a fuller, more bluesy tone. Finally but by no means least is the wonderfully mellow Baritone sax. I’ve lots of Jazz on CD by pioneers of each style and listen to them, depending on what I need and I suggest this is a good starting point in knowing what to buy.If I want to relax and chill out, the smooth, slick and…
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