Ben Webster at the Renaissance

Ben Webster at the Renaissance
Live album by Ben Webster
Released	1985
Recorded	October 14, 1960 The Renaissance, Hollywood, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:03
Label	Contemporary C-7646
Producer	Lester Koenig
Ben Webster chronology
Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson (1958) Ben Webster at the Renaissance (1985) The Warm Moods (1960)

Ben Webster at the Renaissance is a live album by American jazz saxophonist Ben Webster featuring tracks recorded in California in 1960 and released on the Contemporary label. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Sott Yanow stating "the music is consistently wonderful... Webster (who was then somewhat taken for granted) is in superior and creative form. Recommended". ^[2]

Track listing

1. "Gone with the Wind" (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) - 8:59 Bonus track on CD release
2. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 10:59
3. "Caravan" (Juan Tizol) - 10:01
4. "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) - 6:37
5. "Ole Miss Blues" (W. C. Handy) - 6:42
6. "Mop Mop" (J. C. Heard, Teddy Wilson) - 8:06 Bonus track on CD release
7. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) - 7:35 Bonus track on CD release
8. "Renaissance Blues" (Ben Webster, Frank Butler, Jim Hall, Jimmy Rowles, Red Mitchell) - 5:48 Bonus track on CD release

Personnel

• Ben Webster - tenor saxophone
• Jim Hall - guitar
• Jimmy Rowles - piano
• Red Mitchell - bass
• Frank Butler - drums

References

1. Contemporary Records discography accessed August 25, 2012
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 25, 2012
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1479. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.