Influential Jazz tenor saxophonist.
Ben Webster at a Glance
Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27 1909-September 20 1973), aka "The Brute" or "Frog," was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist. Webster, born in Kansas City, Missouri, was considered one of the three most important "swing tenors" along with Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young. Known affectionately as "The Brute",liner notes by Billy James taken from the 1962 recording Ben and "Sweets" CBS 460613 he had a tough, raspy, and brutal tone on stomps (with his own distinctive growls), yet on ballads he would play with warmth and sentiment. Stylistically he was indebted to alto star Johnny Hod...
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