Ben Webster - Wikipedia
Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27, 1909 – September 20, 1973) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. [1] A native of Kansas City, Missouri, [1] he studied violin, learned how to play blues on the piano from Pete Johnson, and received saxophone lessons from Budd Johnson. [2] .
Ben Webster | Saxophonist, Jazz, Swing | Britannica
Ben Webster (born March 27, 1909, Kansas City, Mo., U.S.—died Sept. 20, 1973, Amsterdam, Neth.) was an American jazz musician, considered one of the most distinctive of his generation, noted for the beauty of his tenor saxophone tone and for his melodic inventiveness.
Ben Webster Biography
2019年6月27日 · Ben (jamin Francis) Webster was born in Kansas City, MO on March 27, 1909. In elementary school he studied violin and taught himself piano, inspired by the nearby living Pete Johnson who taught him to play the blues.
Ben Webster Musician - All About Jazz
2024年11月20日 · Ben Webster (1909-73), perhaps the least acknowledged of the great jazz tenor saxophonists, was fortunate enough to have a varied 40-year recording career. His ballads were immensely tender and his blues and faster tunes could be nearly violent in their intensity.
Ben Webster: The Heart of the Matter - Steve Wallace
2014年4月11日 · Ben Webster is forever, his playing defies age by being truly beautiful and wholly original – beauty is never irrelevant and originality cannot die. He achieved this singular, poetic beauty by wedding the twin pillars of his colossal playing: his incomparable, magnificent tone and his very direct communication of real emotion.
Ben Webster: The Soul of Ben Webster - The Absolute Sound
2012年10月26日 · Ben Webster was one of the greatest tenor players in the history of jazz. No one could swing harder, but no one could pull the heartstrings harder, either. Webster came into his own with Duke Ellington’s greatest band, in the early 40s, where he absorbed altoist Johnny Hodges’ masterful approach to melodic playing.
Ben Webster and Coleman Hawkins or ‘Frog & Bean’
2022年3月15日 · Ben and Hawkins met at Ronnie Scott’s Club in London around Christmas 1967, Hawkins was playing there until January 1968, when Ben should take over, but Ben arrived quite a while before in order to hear his old friend.
Ben Webster - The World of Sax
2023年7月9日 · Known for his husky, breathy tone and sensitive approach to ballads, Ben Webster was a towering figure in the history of jazz saxophone. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Webster quickly rose to prominence as a pivotal force in the big-band era, going on to become one of the main exponents of the classic jazz tenor
Ben Webster Foundation
The mission of The Ben Webster Foundation is to keep the music and the memory of one of the worlds finest tenor saxophonists alive. Ben Webster (27.3.1909-20.9.1973) spent his last years in Denmark.
Ben Webster: The Warm Sound of the Tenor Saxophone
2024年3月27日 · Ben Webster, a great jazz tenor saxophonist recognized for his rich, warm tone and soulful playing style, was born one hundred and fifteen years ago today, March 27, 1909, in Kansas City, Missouri. During his five-decade career, he established himself as one of jazz’s most famous and influential saxophonists.