Baden 1972 (1998)

About this title: It seems logical that expatriate tenors Ben Webster and Dexter Gordon would meet up on a few occasions while both were living in Europe. Despite being in different generations, they work together quite well on this radio broadcast, which also includes pianist Kenny Drew, bassist Bo Stief and drummer Ed Thigpen. Released for the first time on a 1998 CD as part of TCB's Swiss Radio Days jazz series, the set has individual features for the tenors (Webster is excellent on "Sunday" and Gordon greatly uplifts "Didn't We") and jams on "Blues in F" and "Perdido" that are more complementary than ... read more

Tracks:

1. Some Other Blues [Coltrane]
2. In a Mellow Tone [Ellington/Gabler]
3. Blues in F [Webster]
4. Sunday [Conn/Miller/Krueger]
5. Didn't We [Webb]
6. Perdido [Drake/Lengsfelder]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.