Ben Webster
Jazz, Composer
1909 – 1973
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Who was Ben Webster?
Benjamin Francis Webster, a.k.a. "The Brute" or "Frog", was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist. Webster, born in Kansas City, Missouri, is considered one of the three most important "swing tenors" along with Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young. Known affectionately as "The Brute", he had a tough, raspy, and brutal tone on stomps, yet on ballads he played with warmth and sentiment. Stylistically he was indebted to alto star Johnny Hodges, who, he said, taught him to play his instrument.
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- Born
- Mar 27, 1909
Kansas City - Also known as
- B. Webster
- Webster, Ben
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Wilberforce University
- Died
- Sep 20, 1973
Amsterdam
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on July 23, 2013
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