Verve session · in the studio
May 28, 1954
Ben Webster Quartet With Ralph Burns Orchestra
- This day's music is on 3 records: Music For Loving, Music With Feeling, Tenor Saxes
In the room
Ben Webster – tenor sax
Tony Scott – clarinet- Mac Ceppos – strings
- Richard Dickler – strings
- Milt Lomask – strings
- David Novales – strings
- Misha Edward Russell – strings
- Rudolph Sims – strings
Ralph Burns – director
Billy Strayhorn – piano, arranger
George Duvivier – bass
Louis Bellson – drums
The takes
What the numbers mean
Norman Granz's labels numbered the tunes they recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 1721-6 | Love Is Here To Stay | MGN-1018 |
| 1722-2 | It Happens To Be Me | MGN-1018 |
| 1723-1 | All Too Soon | MGN-1018 |
| 1724-2 | Chelsea Bridge | MGN-1039 |
| 1725-1 | Almost Like Being In Love | MGN-1034 |
5 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGN-1018 · 1955Music For LovingBen Webster With Strings
MGN-1039 · 1955Music With FeelingBen Webster With Strings
MGN-1034 · 1955Tenor SaxesStan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie VenturaTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
