The Soul of Ben Webster


The Soul of Ben Webster is an album by American jazz saxophonist Ben Webster featuring tracks recorded in 1958 for the Verve label.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating "The great tenor is at his best on a beautiful version of "Chelsea Bridge" and "When I Fall in Love"... Recommended".

Track listing

All compositions by Ben Webster except as indicated
  1. "Fajista" - 3:48
  2. "Chelsea Bridge" - 3:40
  3. "Charlotte's Piccolo" - 15:31
  4. "Coal Train" - 4:10
  5. "When I Fall in Love" - 4:59
  6. "Ev's Mad" - 4:23
  7. "Ash" - 8:24

Personnel