My Man: Live at Montmartre 1973 is a live album by American saxophonist Ben Webster, recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in 1973 and released on the SteepleChase label.[1]
| My Man: Live at Montmartre 1973 | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | January and April 1973 Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 51:47 | |||
| Label | SteepleChase SCS-1008 | |||
| Producer | Nils Winther | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Record Guide | [4] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Just months before his death, the great tenor Ben Webster shows that even with an occasional shortness of breath, he never really declined musically. ...Webster's warm ballad renditions and hard-driving romps are as always quite enjoyable to hear.".[2]
Track listing
edit- "Sunday" (Chester Conn, Benny Krueger, Ned Miller, Jule Styne) - 7:55
- "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 8:56
- "Exactly Like You" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 8:44
- "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) - 10:06
- "I Got Rhythm" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 8:00
- "Set Call" (Ben Webster) - 8:06
Personnel
edit- Ben Webster – tenor saxophone
- Ole Kock Hansen – piano
- Bo Stief – bass
- Alex Riel – drums
References
edit- ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 17, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, S., AllMusic Review accessed March 29, 2015
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1479. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1979. p. 529.