Artist: Ben Webster
Birth Name: Benjamin Francis Webster
Born: March 27, 1909. Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Died: September 20, 1973 (Aged 64). Amsterdam, Netherlands
Genre: Jazz, Swing, Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Occupation: Music
Instruments: Tenor Saxophone
Ben Webster was an American Jazz Tenor Saxophone from Kansas City, Missouri, 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. He became a member of the Bennie Moten Orchestra with Count Basie. During the 1930s, he played in bands led by Wille Bryant, Benny Carter, Cab Calloway, Fletcher Henderson, Andy Kirk, and Teddy Wilson. He was a soloist with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, starting in 1940. He also played with Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Witherspoon, Oscar Peterson, Coleman Hawkins, Gerry Mulligan, and many more!.
Title: King Of The Tenors (Limited Edition) (2025)
Genre: Jazz, Swing, Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Label: WaxTime
Rating: *****
Format: LP
Tracks:
Side A:
1. Tenderly (3:02)
2. Jive At Six (4:11)
3. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (3:06)
4. That's All (3:48)
5. Poutin' (3:56)
Side B:
1. Bounce Blues (4:32)
2. Pennies From Heaven (2:49)
3. CottonTail (3:21)
4. Danny Boy (3:37)
5. Bounce Blues (Previously Unissued Alternate Take) (3:36)
6. That's All (Single Version) (3:36)
Personnel:
Ben Webster: Tenor Saxophone
Benny Carter: Alto Saxophone on Tracks: A2-4, B1, 3, 6
Harry "Sweets" Edison: Trumpet on Tracks: A2-4, B1, 3, 6
Oscat Peterson: Piano
Herb Ellis: Guitar on Tracks: A1-4, B1, 6
Barney Kessei: Guitar on Tracks: A5, B2-5
Ray Brown: Double Bass
Alvin Stoller: Drums on Tracks: A1-4, B1, 5
J.C. Heard: Drums on Tracks: A5, B2-5
King Of The Tenors is an album by Ben Webster, originally released in 1954 by Verve, remastered and reissued on October 24, 2025 by WaxTime. Limited Edition 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.
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