Ben Webster Sextet, Corky Corcoran's Collegiates, Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
Big Tenors (LP)
LabelMercuryGenreJazz & Improvisation
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condition (record/cover): NM / NM
Insert and obi included.
Three sessions from the forties collected under a title that undersells them. Ben Webster is the reason to reach for it: the breathiest, most physically present tenor sound in the music, capable of a whisper on a ballad and a genuine roar when provoked, and by this period entirely in command of both. Corky Corcoran was a Harry James protégé who could play a great deal more than his reputation allows, and Albert Ammons brings the boogie-woogie piano tradition into the room. Mono, historical, and full of life.
Mercury pressing, mono. Compilation rather than an original album, and worth it for the Webster alone.
Release notes
Gold Jazz Label Of The Old Forties Keynote Jazz Series Phonogram JAZZ Collection
| A1 | Randall's Island | 3:14 | |
| A2 | Old Folks | 2:55 | |
| A3 | King's Riff | 3:13 | |
| A4 | You're My Thrill | 3:09 | |
| A5 | What Is This Thing Called Love | 2:56 | |
| A6 | Minor Blues | 3:14 | |
| B1 | You Know It | 2:37 | |
| B2 | Lullaby Of The Leaves | 3:04 | |
| B3 | St.Louis Blues | 2:55 | |
| B4 | Shuffling' The Boogie | 3:04 | |
| B5 | S.P. Blues | 2:35 | |
| B6 | Hiroshima | 2:40 |
