BEN WEBSTER - The Warm Moods (1963-2001) RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The veteran tenor Ben Webster had a very warm tone on ballads that contrasted with the aggressive biting sound he used on faster material. For this 1960 set Webster is joined by a string quartet (arranged by Johnny Richards) and a rhythm section for his melodic interpretations of a dozen standards. Even when simply stating the melody, Webster brings out unexpected beauty in the songs. His tone has never been accurately duplicated and is the main reason to pick up this CD reissue  by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1 The Sweetheart Of Sigma Chi
Written-By – F. Dudleigh Vernor
2 Stella By Starlight
Written-By – Ned Washington, Victor Young
3 With Every Breath I Take
Written-By – Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger
4 Accent On Youth
Written-By – Tot Seymour, Vee Lawnhurst
5 But Beautiful
Written-By – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
6 Time After Time
Written-By – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
7 Nancy (With The Laughing Face)
Written-By – Jimmy Van Heusen, Phil Silvers
8 I'm Beginning To See The Light
Written-By – Don George, Duke Ellington, Harry James, Johnny Hodges
9 It Was So Beautiful
Written-By – Arthur Freed, Harry Barris
10 The Whiffenpoof Song
Written-By – George Pomeroy, Meade Minnigerode, Tod B. Galloway
11 It's Easy To Remember
Written-By – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rogers
12 There's No You
Written-By – Hal Hopper, Tom Adair
Credits:
Arranged By, Conductor – Johnny Richards
Bass – Don Bagley
Cello – Armand Kaproff
Drums – Frank Capp
Piano – Donn Trenner
Tenor Saxophone – Ben Webster
Viola – Cecil Figelski
Violin – Alfred Lustgarten, Lisa Minghetti