Dirty Ole Blues
Ben Webster and Charlie Shavers
Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1971
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It was 1971 and the year that Ben Webster would rejoin Duke Ellington for a few sessions. In his earlier years, when he first joined Ellington’s orchestra, Webster could already count legendary Ellington soloist Johnny Hodges as one of his chief influences.
Charlie Shavers was a trumpeter who would become famous for jamming with Billie Holiday, Ellington, and Roy Eldridge.
Personnel:
Ben Webster, tenor sax
Charlie Shavers, trumpet
Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen, bass
Niels Jurgen Steen, piano
Finn Ziegler, violin
Jorn Elniff, drums
