Ben Webster - Stormy Weather

AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow

Recorded around a month after the veteran tenor Ben Webster moved to Europe, this high-quality set with pianist Kenny Drew, bassist Niels Pederson, and drummer Alex Riel features Webster stretching out on the traditional "Londonderry Air," two originals, and seven familiar but fresh standards. Webster, although neglected in the U.S., was still in peak form in the mid-'60s, as this and his other Black Lion sets covering the period show.

Ben Webster Stormy Weather

1 Our Love Is Here To Stay 00:00 2 My Romance 06:29 3 Blues For Herluf 13:12 4 Londonberry Air 18:35 5 Mack The Knife 23:07 6 I Can't Get Started 28:31 7 The Theme 35:11 8 Friskin' The Frog 38:18 9 Stormy Weather 45:35 10 Teach Me Tonight 52:57 Double Bass – Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen Drums – Alex Riel Piano – Kenny Drew Tenor Saxophone – Ben Webster Recorded live January 30th, 1965, Montmatre Jazzhus Copenhagen, by courtesy of Herluf Kamp Larsen.