Guy Berger Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 (edited) Wow, all this semi-bashing of "Soulville" makes me sad! I wouldn't put this one at the same level as "Meets Oscar Peterson", but the up-tempo tracks near the beginning are wonderful. I also really like the meetings with Hawkins (so good!) and Mulligan (though I agree, this may be Ben at 9/10 instead of 10/10). Most of the other records mentioned here I have in my massive backlog, but haven't gotten around to hearing yet! Also: nobody's mentioned the first studio jam session Granz recorded. While I wouldn't necessarily describe it as Ben's best appearance, he absolutely crushes Flip Phillips. P.S. Another vote for Legrand Jazz! Larry describes this perfectly. Not necessarily a perfect album, but with plenty of individual moments of perfection. Edited March 23, 2014 by Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Wow, all this semi-bashing of "Soulville" makes me sad! I wouldn't put this one at the same level as "Meets Oscar Peterson", but the up-tempo tracks near the beginning are wonderful. I gladly report I grew to like it more and more, in the meantime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 (edited) I L-U-V love Ben playing "Danny Boy" (perfect tempo, among other virtues) BUT find the rest of that session quite routine. Ben with Tatum is exquisite, as is Sweets, and I particualarly like the one he did with Witherspoon for Reprise. Edited March 23, 2014 by danasgoodstuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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