Ben Webster

In Hannover, Germany 1973 Ben Webster

NTSC Region 0. Ben Webster was, without a doubt, one of the most important and influential tenor saxophonists in jazz. This outstanding DVD gives us the rare opportunity to not only listen to Webster, but to see him in performance, exquisitely backed by the Oscar Peterson Trio featuring the late Danish bassist Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen. Webster and Peterson played together many times, and the tenor saxophonist often said that Oscar was his favorite accompanist. They made their first recorded collaboration in 1952 and this performance marks the duo's final collaboration, as Ben would die less than a year later. This DVD boasts excellent sound and image quality (in color) , allowing us to listen and see the magic that these two musical giants produced together. . Program note: Although German TV recorded tracks 8 to 10, they were not filmed, as the original TV broadcast was shorter than the actual concert. In order to give you the complete Ben Webster performance from this evening ("Autumn Leaves" is a piano solo by Peterson), Lonehill Jazz have included the missing tunes as audio bonus tracks. 2006