BEN WEBSTER (Two sides of the jazz coin) Jazz History #35

Ben Webster was born in the same year as Lester Young, and the two rose to prominence as two of the most important tenor saxophone soloists to follow in the footsteps of Coleman Hawkins. Webster came to fame playing with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, a relatively short but historically impactful time period for the band from 1940-1942. Webster’s dual personality traits were reflected in his playing, which could be hard and aggressive or exquisitely sensitive, as demonstrated in the 1965 clip of him playing Danny Boy, following his move to Copenhagen. Dutch biographer Jeroen de Valk recounts a hilarious tale of Ben’s introduction to the Crown Prince of Norway.
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[@mjcruiser4238]

His tone was unmistakable -his melodic phrasing unparalleled -for me (with all due respect to Rollins, Coltrane, Hawkins, Young, Sims and Getz) my favorite tenor player.

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You are a person with discriminating taste.

[@marksoftime]

Great video. Sad it doesn’t have 50x the views - just goes to show

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The audience for the jazz history series is small, regretfully, but enlightened. Glad you are one of them!

[@tjokomeebelove7748]

❤ ben webster sound

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+1

[@rwclaw1]

Gerry Mulligan said that Ben Webster never played a note he didn't mean. How many musicians would like that as an epitaph?

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An accurate and articulate description.

[@nolanfahey8191]

When Gerry mulligan is your favorite brass player, you find quotes like this… thank you!

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When Gerry Mulligan is your favorite brass player you are exhibiting saxophone bias... :)

[@nicke14]

Love me some Scott Hamilton!

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What's not to love?

[@pgroove163]

incredible music

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Absolutely.

[@giselagueiros]

So good! ❤

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Thank you!