Soulville

Soulville
Soulville
Studio album by Ben Webster
Released	1957
Recorded	October 15, 1957
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:45
Label	Verve
Producer	Norman Granz
Ben Webster chronology

Soulville is a 1957 album by swing tenor saxophonist Ben Webster, recording a session from October 15, 1957, which Webster played with the Oscar Peterson Trio.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]
MusicHound	4/5^[3]
Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[5]

Reception

This session is described by AllMusic as "one of the highlights" of Webster's "golden '50s run".^[6] The album was reissued in the early 1990s on CD with three bonus tracks, which include rare recordings of Webster playing piano.^[7] When it was remastered in 24-bit for a 2003 edition, additional photographs and new liner notes were also included.^[8]

Track listing

"Soulville" (Ben Webster) – 8:03
"Late Date" (Webster) – 7:13
"Time on My Hands" (Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon, Vincent Youmans) – 4:16
"Lover, Come Back to Me" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) – 8:26
"Where Are You?" (Lew Pollack, Lou Davis) – 4:41
"Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 4:29
"Ill Wind (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:30

Bonus tracks

"Who?" (Hammerstein, Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 2:56
"Boogie Woogie" (Webster) – 3:06
"Roses of Picardy" (Frederick E. Weatherly, Haydn Wood) – 2:05

Personnel

Performance

Ray Brown – bass
Herb Ellis – guitar
Stan Levey – drums
Oscar Peterson – piano
Ben Webster – tenor saxophone, piano on the bonus tracks

Production

Norman Granz – producer
Nat Hentoff – original liner notes
Ellie Hughes – design
Tom Hughes – design
Seth Rothstein – CD preparation
Tom "Curly" Ruff – digital remastering
Phil Schaap – re-issue liner notes
Richard Seidel – CD preparation
Phil Stern – photography

References

^ AllMusic review
^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2002). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise 4th ed.). Virgin Books. p. 1314.
^ Holtje, Steve; Lee, Nancy Ann (1998). MusicHound: The Essential Album Guide. Schirmer. p. 1176.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin Books. p. 1356.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 206. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Soulville at AllMusic
^ Soulville Verve Music Group. Accessed September 18, 2007.
^ Soulville (Bonus Tracks) at AllMusic

External links

Soulville at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] AllMusic review

[2] Larkin, Colin, ed. (2002). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise 4th ed.). Virgin Books. p. 1314.

[3] Holtje, Steve; Lee, Nancy Ann (1998). MusicHound: The Essential Album Guide. Schirmer. p. 1176.

[4] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin Books. p. 1356.

[RSJRG-5] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 206. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[amg-6] Soulville at AllMusic

[7] Soulville Verve Music Group. Accessed September 18, 2007.

[8] Soulville (Bonus Tracks) at AllMusic

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