The Soul of Ben Webster

The Soul of Ben Webster is an album by American jazz saxophonist Ben Webster featuring tracks recorded in 1958 for the Verve label.

Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating "The great tenor is at his best on a beautiful version of "Chelsea Bridge" and "When I Fall in Love"... Recommended".

Track listing
All compositions by Ben Webster except as indicated
 * 1) "Fajista" - 3:48
 * 2) "Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:40
 * 3) "Charlotte's Piccolo" - 15:31
 * 4) "Coal Train" - 4:10
 * 5) "When I Fall in Love" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) - 4:59
 * 6) "Ev's Mad" - 4:23
 * 7) "Ash" - 8:24

Personnel

 * Ben Webster, Harold Ashby - tenor saxophone
 * Art Farmer - trumpet
 * Mundell Lowe - guitar
 * Jimmy Jones - piano
 * Milt Hinton - bass
 * Dave Bailey - drums