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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1	When I Fall In Love
2	Star Dust
3	Bye, Bye Blackbird
4	My Romance
5	Someone to Watch Over Me
6	Tenderly
7	Tangerine
8	It Never Entered My Mind
9	Cotton Tail
10	Time After Time
11	That's All
12	Late Date
13	Honeysuckle Rose
14	Chelsea Bridge
15	How Long Has This Been Going On
16	I Surrender Dear
17	Don't Get Around Much Anymore
18	How Deep Is the Ocean
19	Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
20	Chelsea Bridge
21	What Am I Here For?
22	Night and Day
23	You're Mine, You!
24	I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
25	I'm Beginning to See the Light

Sitater av Ben Webster

I like to play things that people understand, or maybe tunes that they could recognize. And so — I play for the people, just as much as for myself. Because, as I say, I still like to play.