Ben Webster
Randle's Island / You're My Thrill
Label:
Mercury 9265-X45
Year Released:
Recorded 21/12/51
Total
Playing Time:
Tracks:
Randle's Island
You're My Thrill
Personal
Ben Webster
Benny Carter, alto sax
John Kirby, bass
Jerry Wiggins, piano
George Johnson, drums
Maynard used the pseudonym "Tiger Brown"
| This is one of Maynard
Ferguson's earliest appearances. On 12/21/51, Maynard entered the Radio
Recorders studio in Hollywood as a member of tenor sax player Ben Webster's
sextet to record several tracks that would be released on The Big Tenor
10" LP. Other musicians included Benny Carter, alto sax, John Kirby, bass,
Jerry Wiggins, piano, and George Johnson, drums. Maynard used the pseudonym
"Tiger Brown" for this session. But there's no denying that it's he playing
both the stratospheric passages and the tasteful jazz solos on this album.
Incredibly, these two tracks (Randle's Island and You're My Thrill) were
not only issued on the LP, but also issued on this 7" 45 RPM disc. "Tiger
Brown" is clearly identified on the label as the trumpet player. Other than
myself, I don't know of a single MF collector who has a copy of this 45.
I've seen the discographies of most of the major collectors, and not one
of them has this 45 listed. John Himes |
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