The Art Tatum - Ben Webster Quartet
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| Studio album by Art Tatum and Ben Webster | ||||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | September 11, 1956 | |||
| Studio | Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:03 | |||
| Label | Verve MGV-8220 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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The Art Tatum - Ben Webster Quartet is an album by pianist Art Tatum and saxophonist Ben Webster featuring tracks recorded in 1956 by the Verve label and released as a 12-inch LP in 1958.[1] The album was reissued as The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Volume Eight by Pablo in 1975.[2][3]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Allmusic's review by William Ruhlmann states: "Tatum never subsides to simple comping; he just keeps soloing away under Webster's rich tenor tones until Webster stops playing, and then keeps on to the end. So, although this is billed as a group effort, it's not a group of equals or really one in which the players are cooperating with each other. Tatum might as well be playing solo, since he takes very little account of what's happening around him. Granz makes it work by varying the volume of the different instruments in the mix, and the result is a fascinating study in contrasts".[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings selected the reissue as part of its suggested “core collection” of essential recordings.[5]
