ILLINOIS JACQUET AND BEN WEBSTER - The Kid and the Brute (1954-1998) RM | FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

This single CD reissues all of the music from a former LP and a ten-inch LP. Of greatest interest are two fairly long selections (the blues "I Wrote This for the Kid" and a stomping "The Kid and the Brute") that match Illinois Jacquet with fellow tenor great Ben Webster. Since they have equally passionate and distinctive sounds, their "battle" is a draw. Otherwise, this 1998 CD finds Jacquet with his band of the mid-1950s, featuring short solos and fine support from trumpeter Russell Jacquet, trombonist Matthew Gee and either Leo Parker or Cecil Payne on baritone. Jacquet is at his best on the uptempo numbers, such as "Jacquet Jumps" and two versions of "On Your Toes," where he gets to honk in strategic places. An excellent example of Illinois Jacquet's hard-swinging and accessible music. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     I Wrote This For the Kid 11:53
Illinois Jacquet
2     Saph 2:42
Johnny Acea / Illinois Jacquet
3     Mambocito Mio 2:51
Illinois Jacquet / Osie Johnson
4     The Kiid and the Brute 8:26
Illinois Jacquet
5     September Song 4:31
Maxwell Anderson / Kurt Weill
6     Jacquet's Dilemma 3:09
Johnny Acea / Illinois Jacquet
7     Little Jeff 2:41
Johnny Acea / Illinois Jacquet
8     Jacquet Jumps 1:49
Johnny Acea / Illinois Jacquet
9     Blue Nocturne 3:07
Johnny Acea / Elwyn Frazier / Illinois Jacquet
10     On Your Toes 3:16
Illinois Jacquet / A.K. Salim
11     R.U. One 2:53
Illinois Jacquet / A.K. Salim
12     Jatap La Conga 2:54
Illinois Jacquet / John Lewis
13     It's the Talk of the Town 3:27
Jerry Livingston / Al J. Neiburg / Marty Symes
14     Heads 3:20
Illinois Jacquet
15     On Your Toes 3:18
Illinois Jacquet / A.K. Salim
Credits :
Russel Jaquet (Trumpet)
Shadow Wilson (Drums)
Al Lucas (Bass)
Chano Pozo (Conga, Vocals)
John "Johnny" Adriano Acea (Piano)
Osie Johnson (Drums)
Illinois Jacquet (Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Vocals, Mouth Percussion, Main Performer)
Leo Parker, Cecil Payne (Sax (Baritone)
Ben Webster (Sax (Tenor)
Matthew Gee (Trombone, Vocals)