Ben Webster – The Big Tenor (Remastered Edition) (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 23:52 minutes | 182 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Little Starlight Records
Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27, 1909 – September 20, 1973) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.
A native of Kansas City, Missouri, he studied violin, learned how to play blues on the piano from Pete Johnson, and received saxophone lessons from Budd Johnson. He played with Lester Young in the Young Family Band.[2][3] He recorded with Blanche Calloway and became a member of the Bennie Moten Orchestra with Count Basie, Hot Lips Page, and Walter Page. During the 1930s, he played in bands led by Willie Bryant, Benny Carter, Cab Calloway, Fletcher Henderson, Andy Kirk, and Teddy Wilson.
Tracklist:
1. Ben Webster – Hoot (02:29)
2. Ben Webster – Pouting (02:54)
3. Ben Webster – The Iron Hat (03:01)
4. Ben Webster – Duke and the Brute (02:50)
5. Ben Webster – Old Folks (02:55)
6. Ben Webster – King’s Riff (03:15)
7. Ben Webster – Randall’s Island (03:14)
8. Ben Webster – You’re My Thrill (03:11)
