Ben Webster
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- 100%Coleman Hawkins
- 83%Lester Young
- 79%Dexter Gordon
- 71%Gerry Mulligan
- 66%Scott Hamilton
- 60%Paul Desmond
- 54%Art Pepper
- 54%Johnny Hodges
- 49%Gene Ammons
- 48%Oscar Peterson
Biography
Benjamin Francis Webster, 27 March 1909, Kansas City, Missouri, USA, d. 20 September 1973, Amsterdam, Netherlands. After studying violin and piano, and beginning his professional career on the latter instrument, Webster took up the tenor saxophone around 1930. He quickly became adept on this instrument; within a year he was playing with Bennie Moten and later worked with Andy Kirk and Fletcher Henderson. In the mid-30s he also played briefly with numerous bands mostly in and around New York,... Read more
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