Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster - The Kid and the Brute (APE+CUE)

Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster - The Kid and the Brute (APE+CUE)



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This single CD reissues all of the music from a former LP and a ten-inch LP. Of greatest interest are two fairly long selections (the blues "I Wrote This for the Kid" and a stomping "The Kid and the Brute") that match Illinois Jacquet with fellow tenor great Ben Webster. Since they have equally passionate and distinctive sounds, their "battle" is a draw. Otherwise, this 1998 CD finds Jacquet with his band of the mid-1950s, featuring short solos and fine support from trumpeter Russell Jacquet, trombonist Matthew Gee and either Leo Parker or Cecil Payne on baritone. Jacquet is at his best on the uptempo numbers, such as "Jacquet Jumps" and two versions of "On Your Toes," where he gets to honk in strategic places. An excellent example of Illinois Jacquet's hard-swinging and accessible music.



Personnel: Illinois Jacquet (vocals, mouth percussion, tenor saxophone); Leo Parker (vocals, baritone saxophone); Matthew Gee (vocals, trombone); Chino Pozo (vocals, conga); Ben Webster (tenor saxophone); Cecil Payne (baritone saxophone); Russell Jacquet (trumpet); John Acea (piano); Al Lucas (bass); Osie Johnson, Shadow Wilson (drums).



Track Listing:

01 I Wrote This for the Kid

02 Saph

03 Mambocito Mio

04 Kid and the Brute

05 September Song

06 Jacquet's Dilemma

07 Little Jeff

08 Jacquet Jumps

09 Blue Nocturne

10 On Your Toes (LP Take)

11 R.U. One?

12 Jatap Conga

13 It's the Talk of the Town

14 Heads

15 On Your Toes (78 rpm Take)