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APPENDIX: BEN WEBSTER ON CD, DVD, AND VHS The listings included here are not meant to be a complete survey, only a reference to recommended recordings. If the same recording can be found on both DVD and VHS, it is listed in the DVD section. CD A good survey of the ‹rst twenty years of Ben’s career is the four-CD box Ben Webster , Big Ben, Properbox 37, covering 1931–51. Another ‹ne set is the four-CD box Ben Webster, Complete 1943–1951 Small Group Recordings, De‹nitive DRCD 11189. None of the boxed sets includes alternative takes. Here follows a list—mainly in chronological order—of CDs featuring Ben. If the title of the CD itself does not indicate the year of the performance, it is given in parentheses. Blanche Calloway. Blanche Calloway and Her Joy Boys. Classics 783 (1931). Bennie Moten. Band Box Shuf›e. HEP CD1070/2 (1932). Fletcher Henderson. Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra, 1932–1934. Classics 535. Fletcher Henderson. Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra, 1934–1937. Classics 527. Benny Carter. The Complete Recordings, 1930–1940. Vol. 1. Af‹nity CD AFS 1022–3 (1934). Willie Bryant. Willie Bryant and His Orchestra, 1935–1936. Classics 768. Billie Holiday. Lady Day—the Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia, 1934–1944. Columbia Legacy CXK 85470–11. Cab Calloway. Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, 1934–1937. Classics 554. Teddy Wilson. His Piano and Orchestra, 1938–1939. Jazz Unlimited JUCD 2068. Teddy Wilson. Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra, 1939–1940. Classics 620. Duke Ellington. The Blanton-Webster Band. RCA 74321 13181 2 (1940–42). Duke Ellington. The Duke at Fargo: Special Anniversary Edition. Storyville STCD 8316/17 (1940). Duke Ellington. Jive Rhapsody. Moon Records MCD084–2. Live recordings from June 12, 1940, February 16, June 2, and October 9, 1941. Ray Nance. When We’re Alone: The Complete 1940–1949 Non-Ducal Violin Recordings . AB Fable ABCD1–1014. Private recordings from autumn 1941, including Ben, Nance, and Blanton. 323 Duke Ellington. At the Hurricane: Original 1943 Broadcasts. Storyville 101 8359. Duke Ellington. The Duke Ellington Carnegie Hall Concerts, January 1943. Prestige 2PCD 34004–2. Duke Ellington. At the Hollywood Empire: Original 1949 Transcriptions. Storyville 101 8346. Charlie Parker. Charlie Parker Jam Session. Verve 833 564–2 (1952). Johnny Hodges. The Complete 1941–1954 Small Group Sessions. Vol. 4, 1952–53. Blue Moon BMCD 1031. Johnny Hodges. The Complete 1941–1954 Small Group Sessions. Vol. 5, 1954. Blue Moon BMCD 1032. Johnny Hodges. The Complete Verve Johnny Hodges Small Group Sessions, 1956–1961. Mosaic MD6–200. Ben Webster. Ben Webster and the Modern Jazz Quartet, 1953. The Jazz Factory JFCD 22814. Ben Webster. King of the Tenors. Verve 519 806–2 (1953). Ben Webster. Music for Loving: Ben Webster with Strings. Verve 527 774–2 (1954–55). Sessions with music arranged by Billy Strayhorn and Ralph Burns. Ella Fitzgerald. Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook. Verve 837 035–2 (1956). Art Tatum. Art Tatum—Ben Webster Quartet. Pablo PACD-2405–431–2 (1956). Buddy Bregman. Swinging Kicks. Verve 559 514–2 (1956). Billie Holiday. The Silver Collection. Verve 823 449–2 (1956–57). Billie Holiday. Songs for Distingué Lovers. Verve 539 056–2 (1957). Woody Herman. Songs for Hip Lovers. Verve 559 872–2 (1957). Red Norvo. Just a Mood. Bluebird RCA ND 86278 (1957). Ben Webster. The Soul of Ben Webster. Verve 527 475–2. Sessions with Harry “Sweets” Edison, March 1957, and Johnny Hodges, April 1958. Benny Carter. Jazz Giant. Contemporary OJCCD-167–2 (1957). Bill Harris. Bill Harris and Friends. Fantasy OJCCD-083–2 (1957). Ben Webster. Soulville. Verve 833 537–2 (1957). Coleman Hawkins. Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster. Verve 521 427–2 (1957). Rex Stewart and the Henderson All Stars. The Big Reunion. Fresh Sound FSR-CD 44 (1957). Carmen McRae. Birds of a Feather. Verve 589 515–2 (1958). Ben Webster. Perdido. Moon Records MCD 070–2 (1959–66). Ben Webster. Ben Webster and Associates. Verve 543 302–2 (1959). Jimmy Witherspoon. The “Spoon” Concerts. Fantasy FCD-24701–2 (1959). Ben Webster. Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson. Verve 829 167–2 (1959). Gerry Mulligan. The Complete Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster. Verve 539 055–2 (1959). Helen Humes. Songs I Like to Sing. Contemporary OJCCD-171–2 (1960). Ben Webster. At the Renaissance. Contemporary OJCCD-390–2 (1960). Ben Webster. The Warm Moods. Discovery DSCD 818 (1961). Session with strings and music arranged by Johnny Richards. Richard “Groove” Holmes. Groove. Paci‹c Jazz...

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