Benjamin Francis Webster

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Benjamin Francis Webster was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist renowned for his rich, breathy tone and work with Duke Ellington and other swing-era greats.

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instanceOf human
jazz musician
tenor saxophonist
activeYearsEnd 1973
activeYearsStart 1920s
alsoKnownAs Ben Webster NERFINISHED
associatedAct Duke Ellington NERFINISHED
burialPlace Zorgvlied Cemetery, Amsterdam, Netherlands NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath cerebral hemorrhage
collaboratedWith Art Tatum NERFINISHED
Ben Webster Quintet NERFINISHED
Billie Holiday NERFINISHED
Coleman Hawkins NERFINISHED
Duke Ellington NERFINISHED
Johnny Hodges NERFINISHED
Oscar Peterson NERFINISHED
Teddy Wilson NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1909-03-27
dateOfDeath 1973-09-20
ethnicity African American
gender male
genre jazz
mainstream jazz
swing
influenced later tenor saxophonists
influencedBy Coleman Hawkins NERFINISHED
instrument tenor saxophone
memberOf Andy Kirk's Twelve Clouds of Joy NERFINISHED
Bennie Moten's band
Cab Calloway Orchestra NERFINISHED
Duke Ellington Orchestra NERFINISHED
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra NERFINISHED
movement swing era
name Benjamin Francis Webster NERFINISHED
nationality American
notableWork Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson (album) NERFINISHED
Cotton Tail solo with Duke Ellington Orchestra
King of the Tenors (album) NERFINISHED
See You at the Fair (album) NERFINISHED
Soulville (album) NERFINISHED
occupation bandleader
musician
saxophonist
placeOfBirth Kansas City, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Amsterdam, Netherlands NERFINISHED
residence Amsterdam, Netherlands NERFINISHED
Copenhagen, Denmark NERFINISHED
styleCharacteristic breathy tone
lyrical ballad playing
rich tone

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Ben Webster birthName Benjamin Francis Webster