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The Rehearsal Sessions
Ben Webster
"No Fool, No Fun"

1~8. Did You Her Today(take 1~8)
9. Baby It's Cold Outside(take 1, 2 & 3)
10~11. Baby It's Cold Outside(take 4, 5)
13~17. Old Folks(take 1~5)
18. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
19. The Song is Ended
20. Faberge(take 1 & 2)
21. Faberge(take 3)
22. Faberge(take 4~9)
23~25. Faberge(take 10~12)

Personnel, tracks 1-19 :
BEN WEBSTER with The Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra
trumpet :
Palle Bolvig, Allan Botschinsky, Vagn Elsberg, Perry Knudsen, Arne Lamberth, Palle Mikkelborg.
trombone :
Per Espersen, Helmuth Hjort Hansen, Ole Kurt Jensen, Torolf Mølgaad, Axel Windfeld.
sax :
Ben Webster, Erling Christensen, Uffe Karskov, Flemming Madsen, Bent Nielsen, Jesper Thilo.
rhythm section :
Ole Kock Hansen(p), Ole Molin(g), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen(b), Bjarne Rostvold(d)
conductor :
Niels Jørgen Steen
vocal :
Matty Peters, Freddy Albeck.

Rehearsal, recorded in the ballroom of a converted Canadian river steamboat, the "St, Lawrence" in the harbour of Copenhagen, Denmark from 2:30 p.m. on October 27, 1970.

Personnel, tracks 20~25 :
Ben Webster(tenor sax) ; piano, bass and drums(unknown).
Recording date and place, unknown.


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