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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Benjamin Francis Webster canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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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
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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
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mainstream jazz ⓘ swing ⓘ |
| influenced | later tenor saxophonists ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Coleman Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Andy Kirk's Twelve Clouds of Joy
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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)
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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
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musician ⓘ saxophonist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kansas City, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Amsterdam, Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Copenhagen, Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
breathy tone
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lyrical ballad playing ⓘ rich tone ⓘ |
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