Gerry Mulligan - Gerry Mulligan meets Ben Webster (1959)

Front Cover	Album Info
	Artist/Composer Gerry Mulligan Title Gerry Mulligan meets Ben Webster Length 43:18 Discs: 1 Tracks: 6 Format CD-R (copy) Packaging Jewel Case Label Verve Cat. Number 841661 Style Cool; Jazz Rating N/A Recorded 1959

Musicians	Credits
Gerry Mulligan sax baritone Ben Webster sax tenor Jimmy Rowles piano Leroy Vinnegar bass Mel Lewis drums	Producer Phil Schapp Producer Norman Granz

Track list

01 Chelsea Bridge 07:21 02 The Cat Walk 05:46 03 Sunday 07:25 04 Who's Got Rhythm? 07:40 05 Tell me When 05:05 06 Go Home 10:01

Notes

AMG Review by Cub Koda (5): The swing and bop start right here on this legendary 1959 session between baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan and tenorman Ben Webster. The opening track, Billy Strayhorn's "Chelsea Bridge" is lush and emotional and truly sets the tone for this album. With Jimmy Rowles on piano (his intro on "Sunday" sounds like a ragtimer like Willie "the Lion" Smith just pushed him off the stool before the band came in), Mel Lewis on drums, and always superb Leroy Vinnegar on bass present and accounted for, the rhythm section is superbly swinging with just the right amount of bop lines and chords in the mix to spice things up. The ghost of Duke Ellington hovers over every note on this record (Billy Strayhorn was one of his main arrangers) and that is a very good thing, indeed. There's a beautiful understated quality to the music on this session that makes it the perfect relaxing around the house on a rainy day disc to pop in the player. File this one under cool, very smooth, and supple.