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Old Folks  is an exquisitely deep performance, the kind that even a great artist gets to play only once in his lifetime.”\nSteepleChase had the privilege of taping most of Webster’s performances during the last year of his life. And this recording (originally released on LP in 1974) is taken from those masters. 180g Audiophile Vinyl","brand":"SteepleChase","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl","offer_id":44825741721834,"sku":"716043100811","price":45.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/2769633-3296405.jpg?v=1778302565"},{"product_id":"my-man-1","title":"My Man","description":"My Man","brand":"SteepleChase","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":44825803129066,"sku":"716043100828","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/938509-3296406.jpg?v=1778342422"},{"product_id":"soulville-verve-acoustic-sounds-series","title":"SOULVILLE (VERVE ACOUSTIC SOUNDS SERIES)","description":"Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Soulville is quintessential Ben Webster: intimate, tender, endlessly expressive. Webster was internationally recognized as one of jazz's elder statesman when he recorded this album in 1957, but the youthful fire that had marked his playing with the Duke Ellington Orchestra two decades earlier was undiminished. Soulville is easily the best of his albums for Verve, with Webster's breathy tones given a fitting accompaniment by Oscar Peterson and his group, then including bassist Ray Brown, guitarist Herb Ellis, and understated drummer Stan Levy. Leading this stellar combo through a program consisting mostly of vintage pop tunes, the great tenor saxophonist is at his peak. Versions of \"Lover Come Back To Me\" and \"Makin' Whoopee\" sound excellent, but bluesy originals such as \"Last Date\" and the title track are truly outstanding. A quality set from start to finish. Seeking to offer definitive audiophile grade versions of some of the most historic and best jazz records ever recorded, Verve Label Group and Universal Music Enterprises' audiophile Acoustic Sounds vinyl reissue series utilizes the skills of top mastering engineers and the unsurpassed production craft of Quality Record Pressings.","brand":"VERVE","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl","offer_id":44908014764266,"sku":"602458538236","price":42.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/4281461-3098231.jpg?v=1780137516"},{"product_id":"ben-webster-meets-oscar-peterson-verve-acoustic","title":"BEN WEBSTER MEETS OSCAR PETERSON (VERVE ACOUSTIC)","description":"Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing housed in gatefold jacket. Ben Webster was, without a doubt, one of the most important and influential tenor saxophonists in jazz. 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This new edition, released as part of the Acoustic Sounds Series, features (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes by Bernie Grundman and is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at QRP, and presented in a tip-on jacket.","brand":"CRAFT RECORDINGS","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl","offer_id":44908047991018,"sku":"888072453647","price":33.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/4291449-3132306.jpg?v=1780141004"},{"product_id":"stormy-weather","title":"STORMY WEATHER","description":"STORMY WEATHER","brand":"ORG MUSIC","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl","offer_id":44930248343786,"sku":"711574703517","price":34.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/2015865.jpg?v=1780139532"},{"product_id":"horn","title":"HORN","description":"Vinyl LP pressing. The Horn is an essential release for any Ben Webster fan! A real treat, the compelling 17-track 2LP affair is comprised of studio session tracks, along with their false starts, alternate takes, and outtakes. The first LP includes the album as originally released. The second LP contains outtakes from those same sessions. Webster absolutely shines throughout with an expert backing band featuring Clyde Hart, Charlie Drayton, Denzil Best and Oran \"Hot Lips\" Page. Remastered for vinyl from the original tapes at Infrasonic Mastering, ORG Music's deluxe reissue of The Horn showcases some of the best sounding Ben Webster audio around!","brand":"ORG MUSIC","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl","offer_id":44930251587818,"sku":"711574848713","price":35.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/3835485.jpg?v=1780137021"},{"product_id":"gone-with-the-wind-1","title":"GONE WITH THE WIND","description":"This truly incredible performance has been underappreciated throughout the years, in part because it had not been pressed in nearly three decades. Previously pressed on white color vinyl for Record Store Day 2016, Ben Webster's 'Gone With The Wind' will now be widely available on 180gram black vinyl. 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Lindsey Webster is the first vocalist to score four #1 Smooth Jazz radio hits in a row and was recently named the #1 Billboard Smooth Jazz Songs Artist for 2017. She's been on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz chart for an amazing 60 weeks. Her swift rise has been nothing short of spectacular! Love Inside promises to be Lindsey Webster's breakout album. The album's first single, \"Love Inside,\" is quickly following the suit and making it's way up the chart!. Other highlights such as the sensuous \"It's Not You, It's Me\" (featuring Rick Braun) and the soulful \"Free To Be Me\" (featuring Norman Brown) help make Love Inside a must have release for Lindsey's growing legion of dedicated fans!","brand":"SHANACHIE","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46012919480554,"sku":"016351545626","price":17.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/3758299.jpg?v=1778375947"},{"product_id":"a-woman-like-me","title":"A WOMAN LIKE ME","description":"Classical Music","brand":"SHANACHIE","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46012999762154,"sku":"016351547521","price":17.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/3783973-2543921.jpg?v=1778378269"},{"product_id":"big-ben","title":"BIG BEN","description":"This 8 CD box set has more than 10 hours of Ben Webster's music including previously unreleased tracks. The sessions were recorded mainly during 1964-1973 in Europe, mostly in Scandinavia, and include live recordings from festivals, clubs and radio and television broadcasts. They feature Webster at Copenhagen's famous Montmartre club and other Danish locations as well as sessions from his renowned month-long residency at London's Ronnie Scott's. Completing the set are recordings from Finland, Sweden, Belgium, Germany and several tracks recorded before he left New York.","brand":"Storyville Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46013442719978,"sku":"717101860128","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/1155801.jpg?v=1778328994"},{"product_id":"joan-lippincott-philadephia-brass","title":"Joan Lippincott \u0026 Philadephia Brass","description":"The virtuoso ensemble Philadelphia Brass join organist Joan Lippincott at the large 135-rank Mander organ of  Princeton University Chapel in this grandly conceived recording, animated by the Chapel's large acoustical space. The recording presents three original works for organ and brass: Lockwood's Concerto for Organ and Brasses, Dupre's Poeme Heroique and Widor's Salvum  fac populuum tuum, plus six additional works arranged for organ and brass. 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