The Kid and the Brute is an album by American jazz saxophonists Illinois Jacquet and Ben Webster recorded in late 1954 and released on the Clef label.Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Clef Label Discography, accessed November 24, 2015Clef Records Catalog: 600 series accessed November 24, 2015Evensmoe. J., The Tenor Saxophone of Ben Webster Part 2 (1943 – 1954) accessed November 24, 2015
Reception
Allmusic reviewer Scott Yanow described the album as "An excellent example of Illinois Jacquet's hard-swinging and accessible music". in JazzTimes, Stanley Dance observed: "The two long blues on which Ben Webster plays are by far the most exciting tracks. Opening the record on the first, he lays down a ferocious challenge, but Jacquet, who in no way appears intimidated by the huffing and puffing, replies in an alert, sparring fashion that contrasts his leaner sound effectively. Jacquet opens on the second, their subsequent exchanges having rare, toe-to-toe intensity, as befits two of the swingingest tenors there have ever been".Dance, S., JazzTimes Review, October 1998
Track listing All compositions by Illinois Jacquet except as indicated "I Wrote This for the Kid" - 11:53 "Saph" (Jacquet, Johnny Acea) - 2:42 "Mambocito Mio" (Jacquet, Osie Johnson) - 2:51 "The Kid and the Brute" - 8:26 "September Song" (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson) - 4:31 "Jacquet's Dilemma" (Jacquet, Acea) - 3:09
Personnel Illinois Jacquet - tenor saxophone Ben Webster - tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 4) Russell Jacquet - trumpet (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 6) Matthew Gee - trombone (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 6) Leo Parker - baritone saxophone (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 6) Johnny Acea - piano Al Lucas - bass Osie Johnson - drums Chano Pozo - congas (tracks 3 & 4)
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