{"product_id":"art-tatum-ben-webster-red-callender-bill-douglass-the-tatum-group-masterpieces-2025-analogue-productions-reissue","title":"Art Tatum, Ben Webster - The Tatum Group Masterpieces (2025 Analogue Productions Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe only album-length collaboration between pianist Art Tatum and tenor saxophonist Ben Webster (accompanied by a rhythm section of \u003c\/span\u003eRed Callender\u003cspan\u003e, bass, and \u003c\/span\u003eBill Douglass\u003cspan\u003e, drums) was this September 11, 1956, session under the auspices of \u003c\/span\u003eNorman Granz\u003cspan\u003e's Verve Records label. (It was also Tatum's last recording session before his death.) \u003c\/span\u003eGranz\u003cspan\u003e probably suggested the repertoire of standards by the likes of \u003c\/span\u003eKern\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003eHammerstein\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003eRodgers \u0026amp; Hart\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003eCole Porter\u003cspan\u003e, but the melodies, of course, only provide a framework. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn each track, Tatum leads things off, with \u003c\/span\u003eCallender\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003eDouglass\u003cspan\u003e coming in discreetly (and low in the mix). Then, at a certain point, Webster appears in the foreground, playing comparatively few notes and sticking much more to the melody than his partner. This is a good approach, since Tatum never subsides to simple comping; he just keeps soloing away under Webster's rich tenor tones until Webster stops playing, and then keeps on to the end. So, although this is billed as a group effort, it's not a group of equals or really one in which the players are cooperating with each other. Tatum might as well be playing solo, since he takes very little account of what's happening around him. \u003c\/span\u003eGranz\u003cspan\u003e makes it work by varying the volume of the different instruments in the mix, and the result is a fascinating study in contrasts. — via AllMusic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/26tF2aw6xY6FWqm32PXhyV?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;theme=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Pablo Records, Acoustic Sounds\u003cbr\u003eSeries: The Pablo Series\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono, 180g\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2025 \/ Original Release: 1958\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Swing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Audiophile Jazz\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Analogue Productions \/ Pablo Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45232529211550,"sku":"753088164019","price":65.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/AAPJ_164__186065__03132024015252-1594.jpg?v=1741690322","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/art-tatum-ben-webster-red-callender-bill-douglass-the-tatum-group-masterpieces-2025-analogue-productions-reissue","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}