Ben Webster

tenor saxophone · 1909–1973 · Kansas City (Missouri)

Tenor saxophonist born in Kansas City, he became a soloist in Duke Ellington's orchestra in 1940, notably on "Cotton Tail". He died in Amsterdam in 1973 after making albums for Norgran, Verve and Impulse!.

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Styles

• Swing, big bands
• Kansas City
• Hard bop

Landmark tracks

• Soulville (1957)

Sources

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