Title: It's Ben, It's Ben
Product review: I have to disagree with Mr. Tapscott's review to the extent of who makes the disk really worthwhile. I love Teddy Wilson's graceful piano, but here he is somewhat limited by his rhythm section, and even with his marvelous touch there seem to be times that he is just going through the motions. That is, until Ben Webster appears and the temperature rises appreciably. "Mellotone" and "Ben's Blues" are just delightful, but you should go straight to "Stardust" and "I Can't Give You Anything But Love." The former, played without the verse, is both tender and powerful, completed by a final tenor saxophone cadenza that will test your woofer's capabilities. The latter is Webster playing this light-hearted medium-tempo piece as a serious love song, and I would think that every woman dreams of a suitor so ardent and slyly suggestive. The only thing wrong with this disk is that Webster should have entered much earlier, as he drives Wilson to show that fire can underlay elegance.
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