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Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster (2nd cover)

LP (Item 48926) Verve, 1959 — Condition: Very Good+
One of our favorite-ever team up classics on Verve Records – a completely sublime meeting between aging tenor genius Ben Webster and younger baritone magician Gerry Mulligan – both players here who really seem to rise up even more than usual in the company of each other! The set's maybe one of Ben's best for Verve during this stretch – performed with a stunning tone, and that soulful, sensitive swing that he virtually invented – which also seems to bring out some different qualities in Mulligan's horn, maybe in part because there's also great piano work in the group from Jimmy Rowles, who's a subtle but key part of the session. Other players include Leroy Vinnegar on bass and Mel Lewis on drums – and titles include "Tell Me When", "Go Home", "The Cat Walk", "Sunday", "Chelsea Bridge", and "Who's Got Rhythm".  © 1996-2024, Dusty Groove, Inc.
(MGM stereo pressing.)

Very Good + (plus)

  • Vinyl should be very clean, but can have less luster than near mint.
  • Should still shine under a light, but one or two marks may show up when tilted.
  • Can have a few small marks that may show up easily, but which do not affect play at all. Most marks of this quality will disappear when the record is tilted, and will not be felt with the back of a fingernail.
  • This is the kind of record that will play "near mint", but which will have some signs of use (although not major ones).
  • May have slight surface noise when played.

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