Ben Webster - Coleman Hawkins 1957 ~ It Never Entered My Mind

[terrryc]

Each Tenor man was the master of his fate/captain of his soul. We are truly fortunate to hear them together. All that's missing is Lester and Dexter. And Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt. Aw, the hell with it...It's all good...

[bszwed]

It doesn't get any better than this

[kiwimale1]

omg how sensually sweet is this !

[Lovewarmtoes]

Wow....melting moments as always with this rendition.



[Lovewarmtoes]

Five Star!

[edesnerdshack]

webster was one of the greatest tenor players in the hawkins line, together with people like chu berry, don byas, and not many more. some people even prefer webster to hawkins, but in my opinion no-one could match the master.

but then there was lester young, and he was unique...

[bszwed]

@edesnerdshack There is nobody today as good as these 2.

[arhada]

just beautiful

[varscht]

I used to think all saxophones should be melted down and turned into brass instruments. Or doorknobs. These gentlemen (and this entire album) show what a ridiculous sentiment that was - although I still hate screeching rock sax...

[Mrmxwlll]

It's not often that you hear a cutting contest on a ballad.

i love Ben, but I'd have to go with Hawk on this one.

listening to him turn the phrases from 3:33 to 4:02 just knocks knocks me out.

[JakeMDavey]

Thumbs up if you just heard Lord Adebowale choose this on Desert Island Disks?

[johnfromnorfolk]

@JakeMDavey Thank you for mentioning the Desert Island Disk programme. The following day I went to You Tube and found the track and your comments - It still sends tingle's up my spine. 57 Years ago when I was in the RAF in Germany I went to see Coleman Hawkins playing Is Dusseldorff - Just before the concert I went to a bar around the corner from the theatre there was the man himself on his own and I bought him a brandy. Wow

[paquitobites]

glad to hear lord adebowale choose this track as his favourite for his desert island disc.one cannot tire of such sublime craftmanship.as someone once told me in the now gone tower records in piccadilly,"coleman hawkins-listen to him man,and you wet yourself man".he was right in a fashion!!!

[staguk334433]

well i guess they both are the masters of there craft but for me Ben has the edge but close..Thanks for sharing this and keep up the great work.,

[carcinomatoide]

SUBLIME!



[fresuf1]

It will never get any better than this.

[ytmusich]

Great Thanks for post!　in those days,our good days...(^^♪

[MrBuk86]

The two greatest tenor sax players together, it's unbeatable. Breath-takin' I declare!

[pancraziogiu]

don't have word to describe this....

[Epistemophilos]

Webster's sax is completely spellbinding. Thanks for posting.

[TheAlterEar]

many thanks for this upload and and the accuracy of the information,like a true lover of jazz music!

[meherbaba01]

MASTERPIECE.

[callonthesly]

Incredible duo,,beautiful set!

[Cyril19591975]

@wayote

[Cyril19591975]

@wayote Webster started first. He once said that Hawk make him started the defficult parts while making this album. But ha was not angry he said: "We just laught about the matter and start to play".

[saxophile1]

@Cyril19591975 WTF? Hawk solos first on several of the tracks on this album. Get familiar with the record before sounding off.

[paolo60333]

Absolute magic!!!

[crustyhead2]

Wonderful. I am fortunate to have this on a vinyl that I inherited from my late father himself a Sax player. The record is titled 'Blue Saxophones' a true classic. Many thanks for the upload.

[franksoen]

Intet over - intet ved siden af

[mrhitmanisback]

@wayote webster

[mrhitmanisback]

in my easy chair it never enterd my mind

[TRICKY315]

@wayote Ben Webster...He has that warm, breathy sound...It comes across as very intimate to me.

[kwena7]

some time ago, a cruel writer called this music for the lifts. and indeed i smiled because i heard Hawn and Ben in a lift in Manhattan. but that was before I had my own proper encounter with these tenor giants. and so nowadays when i listen to this gentle, sophisticated number, i simply associate it with great food, a glass or red, joyful conversation and a sensual time.... it has now entered my mind!

[aerofredywr]

Pure joy

[TheRetromani]

Så fåes det ikke bedre!! Torsdag aften og næsten klar til weekend. Slap af.

[gusynzenga]

wow, this is wonderful!!! Thanks so much for sharing.

[da19lila38]

Two great men of jazz...

[staguk334433]

Perfect. so wonderful. The Master

[lFiloo]

@staguk334433 the best

[saxophile1]

@staguk334433 Which one? or do you mean both in a collective sense? I think Hawk's the Master here--at least in terms of tone. Just the right blend of toughness and sweetness. Webster's sound was always a tad too sweet for my liking.

[masumihanasanta]

Thank you for very　good taste.＾＾★５～★＾＾