Soulville


Soulville is a 1957 album by swing tenor saxophonist Ben Webster, recording a session from October 15, 1957, which Webster played with the Oscar Peterson Trio and accompanied by Stan Levey.

Reception

This session is described by AllMusic as "one of the highlights" of Webster's "golden '50s run". The album was reissued in the early 1990s on CD with three bonus tracks, which include rare recordings of Webster playing piano. When it was remastered in 24-bit for a 2003 edition, additional photographs and new liner notes were also included.

Track listing

  1. "Soulville" - 8:03
  2. "Late Date" - 7:13
  3. "Time on My Hands" - 4:16
  4. "Lover, Come Back to Me" - 8:26
  5. "Where Are You?" - 4:41
  6. "Makin' Whoopee" - 4:29
  7. "Ill Wind - 3:30

    Bonus tracks

  9. "Who?" - 2:56
  10. "Boogie Woogie" - 3:06
  11. "Roses of Picardy" - 2:05

    Personnel

Performance

  • Ray Brown - bass
  • Herb Ellis - guitar
  • Stan Levey - drums
  • Oscar Peterson - piano
  • Ben Webster - tenor saxophone, piano on the bonus tracks

    Production

  • Norman Granz - producer
  • Nat Hentoff - original liner notes
  • Ellie Hughes - design
  • Tom Hughes - design
  • Seth Rothstein - CD preparation
  • Tom "Curly" Ruff - digital remastering
  • Phil Schaap - re-issue liner notes
  • Richard Seidel - CD preparation
  • Phil Stern - photography