Ben Webster & Teddy Wilson

Ben Webster & Teddy Wilson

Ben Webster & Teddy Wilson

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My Funny Valentine
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Sunday
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I Can't Give You Anything But Love
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Ben's Blues
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Stardust

Albums

  • Ben & Teddy

    Dec 2001 • 11 songs

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Ben Webster & Teddy Wilson

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Ben Webster was considered one of the "big three" of swing tenors along with Coleman Hawkins (his main influence) and Lester Young. He had a tough, raspy tone on stomps (with his own distinctive growls), yet on ballads he would play with warmth and sentiment. After violin lessons as a child, Webster learned how to play rudimentary piano (his neighbor Pete Johnson taught him to play blues). But after Budd Johnson showed him some basics on the saxophone, Webster played sax in the Young Family Band (which at the time included Lester Young). He had stints with Jap Allen and Blanch...
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