Ben Webster - King of the Tenors [Verve, 1957]: X (X)

I'm not qualified to grade this but note that Christgau gives it a rare "A+". Tom Hull rates it slightly lower at "A" but still puts it on his 1000 albums list. Originally released in 1954 as The Consummate Artistry of Ben Webster. Soulville, recorded four years later, appears to be the one everyone gets behind the most. # pre-bop