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Ben Webster
Sometimes affectionately known as 'The Brute' and 'Frog' due to his tough and
raspy style of playing, Ben Webster is recognised as one of the most important
tenor sax musicians of all time, along with Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young.
Brought up in Kansas City, he originally learned to play piano and violin,
before turning to sax after taking lessons from the great Johnny Hodges. He
joined the Young Family Band, which then featured Lester Young and went on to
play with Benny Moten's band alongside future stars like Count Basie and Walter
Page. Others he played with along the way ...
Mr. MeadowlarkCarmen McRae and Ben Webster
Birds Of A Feather
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Do Nothin' Till You Hear from MeBen Webster
Verve Jazz Masters 43
Trouble in MindBen Webster and Dinah Washington
The Jazz Biography
2:48
TenderlyBen Webster
King Of The Tenors
3:05
That's AllBen Webster
Verve Jazz Masters 43
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In a Mellow ToneBen Webster, Roy Eldridge, Budd Johnson, Coleman Hawkins and Ray Brown
Ben Webster Encounters Coleman Hawkins
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