Some Other Spring – 1971
Ben Webster
Beautiful tenor playing by Webster with a string orchestra
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Throughout his career, Ben Webster often displayed a musical split personality.
The tenor-saxophonist tended to sound gruff and almost brutish on uptempo songs while purring like a pussycat on ballads.
For a memorable version of “Some Other Spring” in which he largely plays the melody but with great sensitivity, Ben Webster is joined by a small string orchestra in Europe that includes bassist Niels Pederson.
This is certainly beautiful music.
-Scott Yanow
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