The Kid and the Brute

The Kid and the Brute is an album by American jazz saxophonists Illinois Jacquet and Ben Webster recorded in late 1954 and released on the Clef label.

The Kid and the Brute
Studio album by Illinois Jacquet and Ben Webster
Released	1955
Recorded	December 13, 1954 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Clef MGC 680
Producer	Norman Granz
Illinois Jacquet chronology
Groovin' with Jacquet (1954) The Kid and the Brute (1955) Swings the Thing (1955)
Ben Webster chronology
Ballads by Ben Webster (1954) The Kid and the Brute (1954) Ben Webster Plays Music with Feeling (1955)

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Allmusic

Allmusic reviewer Scott Yanow described the album as "An excellent example of Illinois Jacquet's hard-swinging and accessible music". in JazzTimes, Stanley Dance observed: "The two long blues on which Ben Webster plays are by far the most exciting tracks. Opening the record on the first, he lays down a ferocious challenge, but Jacquet, who in no way appears intimidated by the huffing and puffing, replies in an alert, sparring fashion that contrasts his leaner sound effectively. Jacquet opens on the second, their subsequent exchanges having rare, toe-to-toe intensity, as befits two of the swingingest tenors there have ever been".

Track listing

All compositions by Illinois Jacquet except as indicated

1. "I Wrote This for the Kid" - 11:53
2. "Saph" (Jacquet, Johnny Acea) - 2:42
3. "Mambocito Mio" (Jacquet, Osie Johnson) - 2:51
4. "The Kid and the Brute" - 8:26
5. "September Song" (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson) - 4:31
6. "Jacquet's Dilemma" (Jacquet, Acea) - 3:09

Personnel

• Illinois Jacquet - tenor saxophone
• Ben Webster - tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 4)
• Russell Jacquet - trumpet (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 6)
• Matthew Gee - trombone (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 6)
• Leo Parker - baritone saxophone (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 6)
• Johnny Acea - piano
• Al Lucas - bass
• Osie Johnson - drums
• Chano Pozo - congas (tracks 3 & 4)