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Title information

Please, Mr. Webster

Jimmy Witherspoon feat. Ben Webster

Roots

Date of recording

1962

Audio sample

Performers

Jimmy Witherspoon (Soloist) (vocals)

8.8.1923Gurdon, Arkansas (AR), United States

† 18.9.1997Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

Ben Webster (Soloist) (tenor sax)

27.3.1909Kansas City, Missouri (MO), United States

† 20.9.1973Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Gerald Wilson (trumpet)

4.9.1918Shelby, Mississippi (MS), United States

† 8.9.2014Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

Ernie Freeman (piano)

16.8.1922Cleveland, Ohio (OH), United States

† 16.5.1981Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

Ralph Hamilton (Double Bass)
Jim Miller (drums)

Authors

Buddy Johnson (Composer, Text author)

10.1.1915Darlington, South Carolina (SC), United States

† 9.2.1977New York City, New York (NY), United States

Album information

Roots

Jimmy Witherspoon feat. Ben Webster

Roots

Year of production

2006

Record Label

Collectables Records

Tracks

  • 1. I'd Rather Dring 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