Ben Webster Gentle Ben Reel To Reel Tape (Ultra Tape) (2 Reels)
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Ben Webster Gentle Ben Reel To Reel Tape (Ultra Tape) (2 Reels)

Ben Webster

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APRR0002
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753088900204
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Analogue Productions Ultra Tape Reel-To-Reel Reissue!
15 ips, ¼-Inch 2-Track (½ Track) Analog Tape Copy!
Sourced from the Original Master Tapes!
Transferred Using ATR-Modified Ampex Tape Machine with Flux Magnetic Heads!

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From Acoustic Sounds, Inc. comes the highest quality analog reel-to-reel tape album reissues — Analogue Productions Ultra Tape!

Twelve masterpiece titles are featured in this reissue series, each a 15 ips, ¼-inch analog tape copy (IEC equalization) sourced from a copy of the original analog master tape. Transferred real-time, using an ATR-modified Ampex Tape Machine with flux magnetic heads. Custom slipcase cover.

Gentle Ben was made 10 months before Ben Webster's death in 1972. Webster, who had left the United States in 1965 to settle in Europe — first in Copenhagen and then in Amsterdam — was visiting fellow musician and friend Tete Montoliu in Barcelona. Webster and pianist Montoliu went back a ways, having played together regularly in Webster's Copenhagen days. In fact, Montoliu cited Webster and Don Byas as his two chief musical influences. Webster and Montoliu understood each other deeply, and their comfort with on another is palpable in this recording. Their accompaniment of one another is seamless. On board with these two is Montoliu's regular working trio-mates, Eric Peter on bass and Peer Wyboris on drums.

There's no shortage of Webster's trademark breathy, fat tenor tone here. In fact, given the sparse arrangement, that rich, humid, giant sax blooms like on few other recordings. Highlights include "Ben's Blues," "Sweet Georgia Brown," "The Man I Love" and "Don't Blame Me."

Features

  • Ultra Tape Reel to Reel
  • 2 Reels
  • 15 ips, ¼-Inch 2-Track (½ Track) Analog Tape Copy
  • IEC Equalization
  • Sourced from the Original Master Tapes
  • Transferred Using ATR-Modified Ampex Tape Machine with Flux Magnetic Heads
  • Custom Slipcase Cover

Musicians

Ben Webster tenor sax
Tete Montoliu piano
Eric Peter bass
Peer Wyboris drums

Selections

  1. Ben's Blues
  2. The Man I Love
  3. My Nephew Bent
  4. How Long This Has Been Going On
  5. Sweet Georgia Brown
  6. Don't Blame Me
  7. Did You Call
  8. Barcelona Shout

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