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Biography

Born: March 27, 1909 in Kansas City, MO
Genre: Jazz
Years Active: '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s

Ben Webster was considered one of the "big three" of swing tenors along with Coleman Hawkins (his main influence) and Lester Young. He had a tough, raspy, and brutal tone on stomps (with his own distinctive growls) yet on ballads he would turn into a pussy cat and play with warmth and sentiment. After violin lessons as a child, Webster learned how to play rudimentary piano (his neighbor Pete Johnson taught him to play blues). But after Budd Johnson showed him some basics on the saxophone, Webster...

Top Albums By Ben Webster
Tea for Two	Ben Webster M...	Coleman Hawki...	Ben Webster f...	Soulville

	Name	Artist	Time	Price
1.	Tea for Two	Ben Webster	3:01	$0.99
2.	Don't Blame Me	Ben Webster	2:49	$0.99
3.	Not Said	Ben Webster	3:07	$0.99
4.	I Surrender Dear	Ben Webster	2:46	$0.99
5.	Woke up Clipped	Ben Webster	3:09	$0.99
6.	Dirty Deal	Ben Webster	3:31	$0.99
7.	Teezol	Ben Webster	2:46	$0.99
8.	The Horn	Ben Webster	2:30	$0.99
9.	The Romp	Ben Webster	4:55	$0.99

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