Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson


Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson is a 1959 studio album featuring a jazz trio, led by the Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, with the tenor saxophonist Ben Webster.

Reception

Writing for AllMusic, critic Stephen Cook wrote "Another fine Webster release on Verve that sees the tenor great once again backed by the deluxe Oscar Peterson Trio... to reassure Peterson fans worried about scant solo time for their hero, the pianist lays down a healthy number of extended runs, unobtrusively shadowing Webster's vaporous tone and supple phrasing along the way. Not only a definite first-disc choice for Webster newcomers, but one of the jazz legend's all-time great records."

Track listing

  1. "The Touch of Your Lips" – 6:20
  2. "When Your Lover Has Gone" – 3:59
  3. "Bye Bye Blackbird" – 6:45
  4. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" – 2:36
  5. "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" – 3:13
  6. "Sunday" – 3:57
  7. "This Can't Be Love" – 9:51

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