Ben Webster

United States
March 27, 1909 – September 20, 1973

Benjamin Francis Webster was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, he is considered one of the three most important "swing tenors" along with Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young. Known affectionately as "The Brute" or "Frog", he had a tough, raspy, and brutal tone on stomps (with growls), yet on ballads he played with warmth and sentiment. He was indebted to alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges, who, he said, taught him to play his instrument.

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Ben Webster top songs

1	Tenderly
2	Star Dust
3	All Too Soon
4	It Never Entered My Mind
5	Tangerine
6	Bye, Bye Blackbird
7	Time After Time
8	When I Fall In Love
9	Someone to Watch Over Me
10	Cotton Tail
11	You're Mine, You!
12	Perdido
13	Makin' Whoopee
14	How Deep Is the Ocean
15	Honeysuckle Rose
16	Late Date
17	Bounce Blues
18	That's All
19	My Romance
20	Chelsea Bridge
21	Don't Get Around Much Anymore
22	Shine On Harvest Moon
23	Chelsea Bridge
24	I Didn't Know About You
25	Blue Serge

Ben Webster quotes

Like every other place, I guess, Kansas City was quite a different city when I was a youngster there. They had quite a few clubs, and we had what we used to call jam sessions every night.