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Ben Webster
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Biography
Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27, 1909 – September 20, 1973), a.k.a. "The Brute" or "Frog," was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist. Webster, born in Kansas City, Missouri, was considered one of the three most important "swing tenors" along with Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young. Known affectionately as "The Brute", he had a tough, raspy, and brutal tone on stomps (with his own distinctive growls), yet on ballads he played with warmth and sentiment. Stylistically he was indebted to alto star Johnny Hodges, who, he said, taught him to play his instrument.
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Discography
- Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster
- The Horn, 1994
- Soulville, 1957
- The Soul of Ben Webster, 1959
- Ben Webster, 1998
- The Chronological Classics: Ben Webster 1946-1951, 2002
- The Jeep Is Jumping, 1990
- Dig Ben!
- Tenor Giants, 1991
- Ben Webster's Finest Hour, 2001
- Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins, 2009
- Soulmates, 1984
- The Album, 2006
- Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson
- There Is No Greater Love
- See You at the Fair, 1993
- At the Renaissance, 1991
- Blue Saxophones, 1959
- Ben Webster for Lovers, 2005
- Verve Jazz Masters 43: Ben Webster, 1995
- Gentle Ben
- For the Guv'nor
- Ben Webster and Associates
- Jazz 'Round Midnight, 1993
- Plays Duke Ellington, 1989
- 1953: An Exceptional Encounter, 2005
- Ballads and Blues
- Cadillac Slim
- Cotton Tail, 1997
- Reelin' and Rockin', 2009
- Days of Wine and Roses
- Big Man in a Small Band, 2009
- Baden 1972, 1998
- The Verve Years
- Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster
- Midnite Jazz & Blues: Jazz Masterpieces, 2000
- Gone With the Wind, 1989
- Ash, 2009
- Ben Webster & Duke Ellington, 2009
- Some Other Spring, 2009
- Confirmation, 2005
- The Chronological Classics: Ben Webster 1944-1946, 1998
- Ben Webster & Strings, 2009
- My Romance
- Ben Webster & Oscar Peterson, 2009
- Ben Webster & Jazz Legends, 2009
- Stormy Weather
- Complete 1953 Leader Studio Sessions
- The Best of Sexy Sax, 2004
- Until Tonight, 2000
- Frog: 1956-1962, 1998
- The Complete Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster Sessions
- Ben and Sweets, 2008
- The Holland Sessions, 1997
- Big Ben Time
- Compact Jazz: Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster
- Dollar Brand
- Storyville Masters of Jazz, Volume 5: Ben Webster, 1994
- The Chronological Classics: Ben Webster 1953-1954
- Midnite Jazz & Blues: Ben's Blues, 2000
- Music for Loving: Ben Webster With Strings, 1995
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| Year | 1957 |
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| Year | 1965 |
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Links
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On the ABC
- ABC Classic FM Music Details: Saturday 10 July 1999
- The Planet - 15 July 2008 - Anat Cohen
- ABC Classic FM Music Details: Saturday 4 July 1998
- ABC Classic FM Music Details: Saturday 1 September 2001
- Melisma - 1/04/01: 1 April, 2001
- Radio National - Nocturne 31/10/2004
- Melisma - 3/12/00: 3 December, 2000
- Melisma - 25/04/1999: 25th April, 1999
- Radio National - Nocturne 23/11/2003
- The Music Show - 21 October 2000 - Saturday 21 October 2000
Elsewhere on the Web
- Ben Webster - Pandora Internet Radio
- Ben Webster on Yahoo! Music
- Updated 7.3.2011 by The Ben Webster Foundation
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