My Man: Live at Montmartre 1973

My Man: Live at Montmartre 1973
My Man: Live at Montmartre 1973
Live album by Ben Webster
Released	1973
Recorded	January and April 1973; Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre	Jazz
Length	51:47
Label	SteepleChase ; SCS-1008
Producer	Nils Winther
Ben Webster chronology

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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]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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

"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

Ben Webster – tenor saxophone
Ole Kock Hansen – piano
Bo Stief – bass
Alex Riel – drums

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References

↑ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 17, 2015
1 2 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.

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[1] SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 17, 2015

[Allmusic-2] 1 2 Yanow, S., AllMusic Review accessed March 29, 2015

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1479. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[4] The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1979. p. 529.

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v t e Ben Webster
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	King of the Tenors (1953) Music for Loving (1954) Soulville (1957) Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster (1957) The Soul of Ben Webster (1958) Ben Webster and Associates (1959) Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson (1959) Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster (1959) The Warm Moods (1961) BBB & Co. (1962) Wanted to Do One Together (1962) Soulmates (1963) See You at the Fair (1964)
Live albums	Ben Webster at the Renaissance (1960) My Man: Live at Montmartre 1973 (1973) 1953: An Exceptional Encounter (1953)