Mr. Wess beautifully braids his sound with the informed poignancy of the music ... Ronny Whyte, Bob Stewart and Tony Bennet serve up wonderful vocal versions -- each one, perhaps, a valid anthem to a failed romance. Mr. Wess, here, is profund.
@c4rv3r Yeah, I see what you mean about Webster, but to me his sound is closer to Coleman Hawkins' on ballads; both Hawk and Big Ben had a similar breathy tone quality with a lot of subtoning; but Webster put a little extra sweetness on top which I think went over the top in some cases in terms of sentiment. To me, Hawk's approach was more effective--masculine yet still vulnerable (and without getting too sentimental).
=) gorgeous
bassidaniella14 8 months ago
Beautiful ! Love the song ! Thanks for posting this video!
penlint 10 months ago
Fantastic musician. And a living legend!
jazzuffe 10 months ago
Mr. Wess beautifully braids his sound with the informed poignancy of the music ... Ronny Whyte, Bob Stewart and Tony Bennet serve up wonderful vocal versions -- each one, perhaps, a valid anthem to a failed romance. Mr. Wess, here, is profund.
SidFortune 1 year ago
Amazing post...thanx
kevinherbert 2 years ago
Was it good? Well, the guys in the band applauded - as well they might. Just beautiful.
blue47er 2 years ago
Eddie Daniels has a wonderful rendition of this, too. Hard to find, but worth it.
iwrotesham 2 years ago
Frank is fantastic. ♫♫♫♫♫
Soulnik 2 years ago
Who wrote this gorgeous tune, anybody?
ColmOSullivanRed 2 years ago
Written by Ronny Whyte/Ettore Stratta
lcal39 1 year ago
Wow!
That IS news - I know and admire them both.
I'm delighted to learn this. Thank-you very much.
ColmOSullivanRed 1 year ago
I'm the first viewer:D Thanks for posting, this is really moving ballad...
c4rv3r 3 years ago
Thank you for leaving the comment. Yes, he is a good player. I also like his flute.
SwingCla 3 years ago
Heh, I'm watching this again... He's got such a "haunting" tone... It reminds me of Ben Webster's sound... I really like this!:)
c4rv3r 3 years ago
@c4rv3r Yeah, I see what you mean about Webster, but to me his sound is closer to Coleman Hawkins' on ballads; both Hawk and Big Ben had a similar breathy tone quality with a lot of subtoning; but Webster put a little extra sweetness on top which I think went over the top in some cases in terms of sentiment. To me, Hawk's approach was more effective--masculine yet still vulnerable (and without getting too sentimental).
soulfullyanointed 1 year ago