Ben Webster
- MatchBen Webster
- 100%Coleman Hawkins
- 85%Johnny Hodges
- 81%Lester Young
- 66%Gerry Mulligan
- 63%Illinois Jacquet
- 61%Dexter Gordon
- 61%Gene Ammons
- 58%Art Pepper
- 58%Oscar Peterson
- 47%Benny Golson
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