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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Au cours des 14 derniers jours:

193 musiques
162 stations
37 pays

Top chansons des Ben Webster

1	My Romance
2	Bye, Bye Blackbird
3	That's All
4	Tangerine
5	When I Fall In Love
6	Tenderly
7	Cotton Tail
8	Star Dust
9	Time After Time
10	Blue Serge
11	It Never Entered My Mind
12	How Deep Is the Ocean
13	Someone to Watch Over Me
14	Ben Webster
15	Late Date
16	Shine On Harvest Moon
17	Chelsea Bridge
18	You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me
19	Sleep
20	Honeysuckle Rose
21	You're Mine, You!
22	Stella By Starlight
23	I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
24	How Long Has This Been Going On
25	I Didn't Know About You

Citations de Ben Webster

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.