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Ben Webster

Ben Webster has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 12 November 2016. Ben Webster's music has been featured on 14 episodes.

Benjamin Francis Webster (Kansas City, Missouri, USA, March 27, 1909 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 20, 1973) was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist.

Ben Webster, a.k.a. "The Brute" or "Frog", was considered one of the three most important "swing tenors" along with Coleman Hawkins (his main influence) and Lester Young. Known affectionately as "The Brute", he had a tough, raspy, and brutal tone on stomps (with his own distinctive growls), yet on ballads he played with warmth and sentiment….

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Libra
Mary Lou Williams, Ben Webster
Vintage Jazz Classics, Ltd.1991
Libra
Mary Lou Williams, Ben WebsterVintage Jazz Classics, Ltd.1991
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Scorpio
Mary Lou Williams, Ben Webster
Vintage Jazz Classics, Ltd.1991
Scorpio
Mary Lou Williams, Ben WebsterVintage Jazz Classics, Ltd.1991
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Tenderly
Ben Webster
Norgran Records1954
Tenderly
Ben WebsterNorgran Records1954
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Single Petal Of A Rose
Ben Webster
Verve Records2000
Single Petal Of A Rose
Ben WebsterVerve Records2000
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Virgo
Mary Lou Williams, Ben Webster
Vintage Jazz Classics, Ltd.1991
Virgo
Mary Lou Williams, Ben WebsterVintage Jazz Classics, Ltd.1991
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Mambocito Mio
Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster
Clef Records, Verve Records1993
Mambocito Mio
Illinois Jacquet, Ben WebsterClef Records, Verve Records1993
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Chelsea Bridge
Gerry Mulligan, Ben Webster
Verve Records1997
Chelsea Bridge
Gerry Mulligan, Ben WebsterVerve Records1997
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When Your Lover Has Gone
Ben Webster, Oscar Peterson
Verve Records1959
When Your Lover Has Gone
Ben Webster, Oscar PetersonVerve Records1959
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Trav'Lin' Light
Ben Webster, Joe Zawinul
Riverside Records1966
Trav'Lin' Light
Ben Webster, Joe ZawinulRiverside Records1966
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Cancer
Mary Lou Williams, Ben Webster
Vintage Jazz Classics, Ltd.1991
Cancer
Mary Lou Williams, Ben WebsterVintage Jazz Classics, Ltd.1991
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