| The Kid and the Brute | ||||
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| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | December 13, 1954 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Clef MGC 680 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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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. [1] [2] [3]
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| Allmusic |   [4] |
Allmusic reviewer Scott Yanow described the album as "An excellent example of Illinois Jacquet's hard-swinging and accessible music". [4] 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". [5]
All compositions by Illinois Jacquet except as indicated
Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on "Flying Home", critically recognized as the first R&B saxophone solo. He is also known as one of the writers of the jazz standard "Don'cha Go 'Way Mad."
Paul Quinichette was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He was known as the "Vice President" or "Vice Prez" for his emulation of the breathy style of Lester Young, whose nickname was "The President", or simply "Prez". Young called Quinichette "Lady Q".
Benjamin Francis Webster was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.
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