This 8 CD box set has more than 10 hours of Ben Webster's music including previously unreleased tracks. The sessions were recorded mainly during 1964-1973 in Europe, mostly in Scandinavia, and include live recordings from festivals, clubs and radio and television broadcasts. They feature Webster at Copenhagen's famous Montmartre club and other Danish locations as well as sessions from his renowned month-long residency at London's Ronnie Scott's. Completing the set are recordings from Finland, Sweden, Belgium, Germany and several tracks recorded before he left New York.
4 Did You Call Her Today (Take 4) 5. Did You Call Her Today (Take 5) 6. Did You Call Her Today (Take 6) 7. Did You Call Her Today (Take 7)
5 Stompy Jone
6 Cry Me a River
7 Bojangles
8 Did You Call Her Today (Take 8) 9. Baby It S Cold Outside (Take 1, 2, 3)
9 Our Love Is Here to Stay 10. Ain't Misbehavin
10 Baby It S Cold Outside (Take 4) 11. Baby It S Cold Outside (Take 5)
11 Mop Mop
12 Cottontail (Duke Ellington)
13 Old Folks (Take 1)
14 Old Folks (Take 2)
15 Old Folks (Take 3)
16 Old Folks (Take 4)
17 Old Folks (Take 5)
18 Please Don't Talk About Me When I M Gone
19 The Song Is Ended
20 Poutin (Take 1,2)
21 Poutin (Take 3)
22 Poutin (Take 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
23 Randle S Island* (Take 10)
24 Randle S Island (Take 11)
25 Randle S Island (Take 12)
- Disc 3 -
1 Blues in B Flat
- Disc 3 -
1 Stardust
2 Gone with the Wind
3 The Theme
4 Confirmation
5 Poutin'
6 A Night in Tunisia
7 Over the Rainbow
8 How High the Moon
9 Willow Weep for Me
10 Perdido
- Disc 4 -
1 Pennies from Heaven
2 Blues in B Flat
3 In a Mellotone
4 Sunday
5 Cotton Tail
6 Gone with the Wind
7 Cotton Tail
8 My Romance
9 Cotton Tail
10 In a Mellotone
11 How Long Has This Been Going On?
- Disc 5 -
1 C Jam Blues
2 My Romance
3 Our Love Is Here to Stay
4 Avalon
5 Chelsea Bridge
6 Danny Boy
7 How High the Moon
8 How Long Has This Been Going On?
9 B-Flat Blues
10 Medley: How Long Has Thing Been Going On?/Sophisticated Lady
11 In a Mellotone
12 For Heavens Sake
- Disc 6 -
1 C Jam Blues [Live]
2 Don't Get Around Much Anymore [Live]
3 The Theme [Live]
4 Old Folks
5 Satin Doll
6 Things Ain't What They Used to Be
7 I've Got Rhythm [Live]
8 Satin Doll [Live]
9 Indiana [Live]
- Disc 7 -
1 Things Ain't What They Used to Be
2 Cotton Tail
3 Greensleeves
4 Rockin' in Rhythm
5 Stompy Jones
6 Cry Me a River
7 Bojangles
8 Perdido
9 Our Love Is Here to Stay
10 Ain't Misbehavin'
11 Mop Mop
12 Our Love Is Here to Stay
13 Perdido
- Disc 8 -
1 Did You Call Her Today [Take 1]
2 Did You Call Her Today [Take 2]
3 Did You Call Her Today [Take 3]
4 Did You Call Her Today [Take 4]
5 Did You Call Her Today [Take 5]
6 Did You Call Her Today [Take 6]
7 Did You Call Her Today [Take 7]
8 Did You Call Her Today [Take 8]
9 Baby It's Cold Outside [Take 1, 2, 3]
10 Baby It's Cold Outside [Take 4]
11 Baby It's Cold Outside [Take 5]
12 Cotton Tail
13 Old Folks [Take 1]
14 Old Folks [Take 2]
15 Old Folks [Take 3]
16 Old Folks [Take 4]
17 Old Folks [Take 5]
18 Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
19 The Song Is Ended
20 Poutin' [Take 1,2]
21 Poutin' [Take 3]
22 Poutin' [Take 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
23 Randle's Island [Take 10]
24 Randle's Island [Take 11]
25 Randle's Island [Take 12]
This 8 CD box set has more than 10 hours of Ben Webster's music including previously unreleased tracks. The sessions were recorded mainly during 1964-1973 in Europe, mostly in Scandinavia, and include live recordings from festivals, clubs and radio and television broadcasts. They feature Webster at Copenhagen's famous Montmartre club and other Danish locations as well as sessions from his renowned month-long residency at London's Ronnie Scott's. Completing the set are recordings from Finland, Sweden, Belgium, Germany and several tracks recorded before he left New York.
