Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster


Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster, also simply called Meets Ben Webster, is a 1960 album featuring the November 3 - December 2 studio sessions of American jazz musicians Gerry Mulligan and Ben Webster. In a 2003 review, All That Jazz described this album as the most significant of Gerry Mulligan's work partnering other legendary figures of jazz. The album, as a "classic album from two giants", is featured in NPR's "Basic Jazz Record Library". Originally released on the Verve label, the album was reissued by the label many times before being re-released in an expanded edition called Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster by Verve in 1997.
In 2000, it was voted number 448 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums. He stated it is "a fine example of how two seemingly disparate musicians can perform together superbly."

1960 track listing

Except where otherwise indicated, all songs composed by Gerry Mulligan.
  1. "Chelsea Bridge" – 7:22
  2. "The Cat Walk" – 5:47
  3. "Sunday" – 7:25
  4. "Who's Got Rhythm" – 7:42
  5. "Tell Me When" – 5:06
  6. "Go Home" – 10:04

CD bonus tracks

  2. "In a Mellow Tone" – 6:57
  3. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" – 7:28
  4. "For Bessie" – 5:41
  5. "Fajista" – 5:50
  6. "Blues in B Flat" – 7:22

1997 "Complete" track listing"

Except where otherwise noted, all songs composed by Gerry Mulligan.
  1. "In a Mellow Tone" – 7:20
  2. "In a Mellow Tone " – 5:44
  3. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" – 7:22
  4. "Chelsea Bridge " – 7:39
  5. "Chelsea Bridge " – 5:03
  6. "Go Home " – 10:01
  7. "Go Home " – 6:54
  8. "Who's Got Rhythm? " – 7:26
  9. "For Bessie" – 5:38
  10. "Go Home" – 1:44
  11. "Go Home" – 1:30
  12. "Fajista " – 1:34
  13. "Fajista " – 6:21
  14. "Fajista " – 1:37
  15. "Fajista" – 5:58
  16. "Tell Me When" – 5:02
  17. "Tell Me When " – 5:29
  18. "Blues in B Flat " – 2:46
  19. "Blues in B Flat" – 8:38
  20. "Blues in B Flat " – 7:23
  21. "The Catwalk " – 3:26
  22. "The Catwalk " – 5:45
  23. "The Catwalk " – 2:13
  24. "The Catwalk " – 6:19
  25. "Sunday" – 5:32
  26. "Sunday" – 7:21

Personnel