Ben Webster - Quiet Now. Until Tonight (2000) Flac

Ben Webster - Quiet Now. Until Tonight (2000) is a notable album in the late career of the legendary American jazz saxophonist Ben Webster. Released in 2000, this album offers a mixture of intimate ballads and emotive performances, focusing on Webster's mastery of the tenor saxophone, renowned for its warm, resonant tone and emotional depth. Although this album wasn't widely publicized at the time of its release, it is highly regarded by jazz enthusiasts for showcasing the essence of Webster's musical artistry.

Tracklist

1. Time After Time
2. Chelsea Bridge
3. Tenderly
4. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
5. If Never Entered My Mind
6. Danny Boy
7. Blue Moon
8. Makin' Whoopee
9. Some Other Spring
10. Where Are You?
11. La Rosita
12. Until Tonight
13. That's All

This album features selections from five classic Webster releases: BEN WEBSTER AND ASSOCIATES, MUSIC FOR LOVING, KING OF THE TENORS, SOULVILLE, and COLEMAN HAWKINS ENCOUNTERS BEN WEBSTER. This music is part of Verve's "Quiet Now" series, which not surprisingly, highlights ballads and light swing. A romantic, even sultry compilation, UNTIL TONIGHT is the perfect jazz mood music for any occasion. However, these tunes need not be relegated to the background.
Webster's sensitive and deeply emotional approach to the ballad is elegant beyond compare. UNTIL TONIGHT features such standard love songs as, "Tenderly," "Time After Time" and "It Never Entered My Mind." Selections from MUSIC FOR LOVING are replete with a string orchestra, and other tunes showcase pianists Oscar Peterson, Hank Jones, or Billy Strayhorn (all legends in their own right). Finally, Webster's idol, Coleman Hawkins sits in on the Latin-inflected "La Rosita."