1953: An Exceptional Encounter

1953: An Exceptional Encounter
Live album by Ben Webster and Modern Jazz Quartet
Released	February 13, 2001
Recorded	February 21 & 28, 1953
Venue	Birdland, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:01
Label	The Jazz Factory
Ben Webster chronology
The Jeep Is Jumping (1990) 1953: An Exceptional Encounter (2001)
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology
In A Crowd (1997) 1953: An Exceptional Encounter (2001)

1953: An Exceptional Encounter is a live album by Ben Webster and the Modern Jazz Quartet that was recorded for a radio broadcast in 1953 and released in 2001. ^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Confirmation" (Charlie Parker)	5:27
2.	"You Are Too Beautiful" (Rodgers and Hart)	3:51
3.	"Oh, Lady Be Good!" (George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin)	5:25
4.	"The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael/Ned Washington)	5:38
5.	"Poutin'" (Ben Webster)	4:57
6.	"Danny Boy" (Frederic Weatherly)	4:37
7.	"Billie's Bounce" (Charlie Parker)	4:27
8.	"Cotton Tail" (Duke Ellington)	5:39

Source: ^[1]

Personnel

• Ben Webster  – tenor sax
• John Lewis  – piano
• Milt Jackson  – vibes
• Percy Heath  – double bass
• Kenny Clarke  – drums

Source: ^[2]

References

1. Dryden, Ken. "1953: An Exceptional Encounter". AllMusic. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
2. "1953: An Exceptional Encounter – Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2022.