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My Man: Live at Montmartre 1973

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My Man: Live at Montmartre 1973
Live album by
Released1973
RecordedJanuary and April 1973
Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length51:47
LabelSteepleChase
SCS-1008
ProducerNils Winther
Ben Webster chronology
Gentle Ben
(1972)
My Man: Live at Montmartre 1973
(1973)

My Man: Live at Montmartre 1973 is a live album by American saxophonist Ben Webster, recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in 1973 and released on the SteepleChase label.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide[4]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Just months before his death, the great tenor Ben Webster shows that even with an occasional shortness of breath, he never really declined musically. ...Webster's warm ballad renditions and hard-driving romps are as always quite enjoyable to hear.".[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Sunday" (Chester Conn, Benny Krueger, Ned Miller, Jule Styne) - 7:55
  2. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 8:56
  3. "Exactly Like You" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 8:44
  4. "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) - 10:06
  5. "I Got Rhythm" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 8:00
  6. "Set Call" (Ben Webster) - 8:06

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 17, 2015
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S., AllMusic Review accessed March 29, 2015
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1479. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1979. p. 529.