Dutch-Danish Tribute To Ben Webster
Amsterdam ("BIM Huis"), the Netherlands
1 October, 1983

A Dutch-Danish reed section & the Cees Slinger Trio at the "BIM Huis" in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, for Dutch NOS radio, Saturday October 1, 1983. My own taping of this "Tribute to Ben Webster" concert. (The broadcast was on 9 December 1983.) Announcements are by the late Michiel de Ruyter (station announcements), the late Cees Slinger (tune introductions), and Irv Rochlin (personal memory of Ben Webster). First set (tracks 1-6) and second and last set (tracks 7-15).

Enjoy!


Personnel:
Jesper Thilo (ts), Ruud Brink (ts), Piet Noordijk (as), Herman Schoonderwalt (bars, ss), Cees Slinger (p), Jacques Schols (b), John Engels (d)
[Irv Rochlin (p solo in track 8)]

Track list (TT=2:13:27):
01 Announcements (Michiel deR) (2:22)
02 Cottontail (JT) (6:58)
03 In A Mellow Tone (RB, HS, PN, JT) (14:18)
04 Ballad Medley #1 (11:48)
- Old Folks (JT)
- I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good (PN)
- Our Love Is Here To Stay (HS, ss)
- How Long Has This Been Going On (RB)
05 Rockin' In Rhythm (JT, HS, RB) (10:59)
06 I'm Beginning To See The Light (PN, JT) (6:28)
07 Announcements (MdR) & Personal Memories (IR) (6:18)
08 Polka Dots And Moonbeams (IR p solo) (5:53)
09 Announcements (CS) (2:12)
10 Ben's Little Scheme (HS ss, JT, PN) (13:05)
11 Take The 'A' Train (RB, JT, HS, PN) (11:18)
12 Ballad Medley #2 (12:10)
- Solitude (PN)
- Stardust (JT)
- My Romance (HS)
- Chelsea Bridge (CS)
- Prelude To A Kiss (RB)
13 Sunday (PN, JT, HS, RB) (14:48)
14 Things Ain't What They Used To Be (PN, JT, RB, HS) (12:52)
15 Announcements (MdR) (1:52)

Lineage:
FM > tape > recording, tracking and editing wav file in Audacity > CD-R > Wav > TLH (Flac 8, sector alignment)

Audio quality:
A- (FM)