Jimmy Witherspoon feat Ben Webster - Roots 1962 torrent

Spin this one late night –
Roots is a dusky duet session by suave, sophisticated blues singer Jimmy Witherspoon and tenor-sax giant Ben Webster.
Their rich tones blend beautifully through a perfect set of songs.



Jimmy Witherspoon

feat. Ben Webster

Roots

1962




CD / 2006 / 320Kbps




Tracklist:

1. I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water

2. I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town

3. Key to the Highway

4. Did You Ever

5. Confessin' the Blues

6. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out

7. Your Red Wagon

8. Rain Is Such a Lonesome Sound

9. Cherry Red

10. It's a Low Down Dirty Shame

11. Just a Dream

12. Please, Mr. Webster




Personnel:


Jimmy Witherspoon: vocals

Ben Webster: tenor-sax

Gerald Wilson: trumpet

Ernie Freeman: piano

Herman Mitchell: guitar

Ralph Hamilton: bass

Jim Miller: drums




Jimmy Witherspoon laid out two great records in 1962 on Reprise, Spoon and this one.
Roots places the great blues singer and guitarist in the company of saxophonist Ben Webster, trumpeter Gerald Wilson, and a rhythm section consisting of pianist Ernie Freeman and drummer Jim Miller. The mood is laid-back, down-home, and full of emotion and sentiment.
The warmth of Witherspoon's voice on material like "Your Red Wagon," "I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water," "Key to the Highway" (in one of the more unique versions ever recorded), and Jimmy Rushing's "Did You Ever" is on the other side of lonesome. Webster and Wilson underscore the sung lines with fills that accent the deep blue in Witherspoon's vocal.
It's just chilling. This is one of those recordings that is a true hidden classic.