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Soulmates (Ben Webster album)

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Released
  
1963

Artist
  
Joe Zawinul

Label
  
Riverside Records

Length
  
42:03

Release date
  
1963

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
September 20 and October 14, 1963New York City

Soulmates(1963)
  
See You at the Fair(1964)

Similar
  
Ben Webster albums, Jazz albums

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Soulmates is an album by saxophonist Ben Webster and pianist Joe Zawinul featuring tracks recorded in 1963 for the Riverside label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Jim Todd stating "What initially seems like an unlikely pairing for this session delivers on its unique pedigree with performances that do full justice to tenor legend Ben Webster and to the then up and coming pianist Joe Zawinul".

Track listing

All compositions by Ben Webster except as indicated

  1. "Too Late Now" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) - 6:26
  2. "Soulmates" (Ben Webster) - 6:32
  3. "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) - 5:10
  4. "The Governor" (Ben Webster) - 3:13
  5. "Frog Legs" (Joe Zawinul) - 5:29
  6. "Trav'lin' Light" (Johnny Mercer, Jimmy Mundy, Trummy Young) - 6:08
  7. "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 3:45
  8. "Evol Deklaw Ni" (Thad Jones) - 5:20
  • Recorded in New York City on September 20 (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 7) and October 14 (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 8), 1963

    • Personnel

  • Ben Webster - tenor saxophone
  • Joe Zawinul - piano
  • Thad Jones - cornet (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 8)
  • Richard Davis (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 7), Sam Jones (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 8) - bass
  • Philly Joe Jones - drums

    • Songs

    1Too Late NowBen Webster6:31
    2SoulmatesBen Webster6:39
    3Come SundayBen Webster5:16

    References

    Soulmates (Ben Webster album) Wikipedia
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