Ben Webster Biografia

È stato (insieme a Coleman Hawkins e Lester Young), uno dei tre più importanti tenorsassofonisti di estrazione swing. Tra i due egli impara soprattutto da Hawkins, in particolare l'uso dei registri bassi, del vibrato e della tecnica così detta del growlCosì chiamata (ringhio) per il particolare timbro che lo strumentista conferisce al suono, emettendo, mentre suona, un suono raschiante con la gola che viene amplificato dallo strumento con un effetto simile ad un ringhio. Questo effetto era non a caso una caratteristica dello stile detto jungle. . Webster però soffia timbri più ampi e plasma un suono corposo e fremente piuttosto che roboante, animato da una sensuale sinuosità che egli contribuì ad associare in maniera quasi imprescindibile al sassofono. Dagli esordi agli anni trenta Fin dalla prima infanzia Webster prende contatto con la musica e gli strumenti. Comincia a studiare il violino e il pianoforte e debutta, proprio come pianista, con le orchestre di Rusty Nelson e

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Ben Webster Testi

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Ben and Sweets
Released: 2008
Discs: 1
Tracks: 6


1.Better Go Testo (9:1)
2.How Long Has This Been Going On? Testo (5:33)
3.Kitty Testo (8:2)
4.My Romance Testo (4:17)
5.Did You Call Her Today Testo (8:57)
6.Embraceable You Testo (4:7)
Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster
Released: 2005
Discs: 1
Tracks: 9


1.Blues For Yolande [stereo] Testo (6:48)
2.It Never Entered My Mind Testo (5:48)
3.La Rosita Testo (5:6)
4.You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To Testo (4:17)
5.Prisoner Of Love Testo (4:16)
6.Tangerine Testo (5:24)
7.Shine On Harvest Moon Testo (4:59)
8.Blues For Yolande [mono] Testo (7:6)
9.Blues For Yolande [preliminary takes] Testo (2:59)
Confirmation
Released: 2005
Discs: 1
Tracks: 8


1.Confirmation Testo (5:25)
2.Lady Be God Testo (5:24)
3.Poutin' Testo (4:56)
4.You Are Too Beautiful Testo (3:49)
5.Billy's Bounce Testo (4:25)
6.The Nearness of You Testo (5:38)
7.Danny Boy Testo (4:36)
8.Cotton Tail Testo (5:38)
Soulville
Released: 2003
Discs: 1
Tracks: 10


1.Soulville Testo (8:6)
2.Late Date Testo (7:15)
3.Time on My Hands Testo (4:19)
4.Lover, Come Back to Me Testo (8:28)
5.Where Are You Testo (4:43)
6.Makin' Whoopie Testo (4:32)
7.Ill Wind Testo (3:34)
8.Who Testo (2:59)
9.Boogie Woogie Testo (3:8)
10.Roses of Picardy Testo (2:7)
Ben Webster
Released: 1998
Discs: 1
Tracks: 13


1.Lafayette Testo (2:46)
2.The Voice of Old Man River Testo (3:7)
3.Early Session Hop Testo (2:38)
4.Cotton Tail Testo (3:8)
5.All Too Soon Testo (3:29)
6.Linger Awhile Testo (3:29)
7.Cadillac Slim Testo (3:3)
8.The Night Is Blue Testo (7:9)
9.Sunrise Blues Testo (8:40)
10.Summertime Testo (4:47)
11.Bess, You Is My Woman Now Testo (3:5)
12.My Man's Gone Now Testo (3:25)
13.I Got Plenty O'Nuttin' Testo (2:50)
The Horn
Released: 1994
Discs: 1
Tracks: 17


1.Teezol Testo (2:51)
2.Don't Blame Me Testo (2:49)
3.'Nuff Said Testo (3:4)
4.Tea For Two Testo (3:0)
5.Woke Up Clipped Testo (3:9)
6.I Surrender, Dear Testo (2:54)
7.Dirty Deal Testo (3:33)
8.The Horn Testo (2:31)
9.Woke Up Clipped (take 1) Testo (3:11)
10.Teezol (take 1) Testo (2:52)
11.'Nuff Said (take 1) Testo (3:16)
12.The Horn (take 1) Testo (2:30)
13.Dirty Deal (take 1-2) Testo (3:49)
14.Woke Up Clipped (take 2) Testo (3:10)
15.Teezol (Take 2-4) Testo (3:44)
16.Don't Blame Me (take 1-2) Testo (4:0)
17.Tea For Two (take 1-4) Testo (4:35)
Plays Duke Ellington
Released: 1989
Discs: 1
Tracks: 9


1.Cotton Tail Testo (5:2)
2.Johnny Come Lately Testo (4:51)
3.Perdido Testo (8:44)
4.In a Mellow Tone Testo (7:2)
5.Bojangles Testo (4:15)
6.Rockin' in Rhythm Testo (5:40)
7.Things Ain't What They Used to Be Testo (3:11)
8.Stompy Jones Testo (5:38)
9.Cotton Tail Testo (3:20)
Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson
Released: -
Discs: 1
Tracks: 7


1.The Touch of Your Lips Testo (0:0)
2.When Your Lover Has Gone Testo (0:0)
3.Bye Bye Blackbird Testo (0:0)
4.How Deep Is the Ocean Testo (0:0)
5.In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning Testo (0:0)
6.Sunday Testo (0:0)
7.This Can't Be Love Testo (0:0)
Compact Jazz: Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster
Released: -
Discs: 1
Tracks: 11


1.Blues for Yolanda Testo (6:47)
3.Don't Get Around Much Anymore Testo (3:7)
4.I'll Never Be the Same Testo (3:30)
5.Budd Johnson Testo (9:4)
6.La Rosita Testo (5:3)
7.De-Dar Testo (4:37)
8.Like Someone in Love Testo (3:56)
9.That's All Testo (2:56)
11.Maria Testo (6:28)
Big Ben Time
Released: -
Discs: 1
Tracks: 10


1.How Deep Is the Ocean? Testo (4:13)
2.My One and Only Love Testo (4:41)
3.Honeysuckle Rose Testo (3:30)
4.Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams Testo (4:58)
5.Exactly Like You Testo (3:43)
6.Where or When Testo (3:45)
7.Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' Testo (4:0)
8.Solitude Testo (4:4)
9.You Forgot to Remember Testo (4:16)
10.The Jeep Is Jumpin' Testo (3:18)
The Complete Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster Sessions
Released: -
Discs: 2
Tracks: 26


CD 1
1.In a Mellow Tone (master take) Testo (7:21)
2.In a Mellow Tone (alternate take) Testo (7:23)
3.What Is This Thing Called Love? (master take) Testo (7:29)
4.Chelsea Bridge (master take) Testo (7:24)
5.Chelsea Bridge (alternate take) Testo (7:35)
6.Go Home (breakdown, rehersal and false start) Testo (2:17)
7.Go Home (master take with edited insert) Testo (10:3)
8.Who's Got Rhythm? (master take) Testo (7:50)
9.For Bessie (master take) Testo (6:0)
10.Go Home (end of unedited-3) Testo (1:43)
11.Go Home (unedited insert) Testo (1:29)
CD 2
1.Fajista (false start) Testo (1:34)
2.Fajista (alternative take) Testo (6:21)
3.Fajista (discussion and rehersal) Testo (1:37)
4.Fajista (CD master take) Testo (5:58)
5.Tell Me When (alternative take) Testo (5:2)
6.Tell Me When (LP master take) Testo (5:29)
7.Blues In B Flat (breakdown - discussion - false start) Testo (2:46)
8.Blues In B Flat (alternative take) Testo (8:38)
9.Blues In B Flat (CD master take) Testo (7:23)
10.The Cat Walk (rehersal and discussion - false start and discussion - breakdown) Testo (3:26)
11.The Cat Walk (alternative take) Testo (5:45)
12.The Cat Walk (warmup - breakdown - breakdown) Testo (2:13)
13.The Cat Walk (LP master take) Testo (6:19)
14.Sunday (false start - alternative take) Testo (5:32)
15.Sunday (LP master take) Testo (7:21)
Stormy Weather
Released: -
Discs: 1
Tracks: 9


1.Brother John's Blues Testo (5:0)
2.Nancy (With The Laughing Face) Testo (4:26)
3.Duke's In Bed Testo (2:59)
4.What's I'm Gotchere Testo (4:36)
5.My Romance Testo (4:46)
6.Days Of Wine and Roses Testo (4:21)
7.Blue Light Testo (4:28)
8.Stormy Weather Testo (7:22)
9.I Can't Get Started Testo (6:40)
My Romance
Released: -
Discs: 1
Tracks: 12


1.Brother John's Blues Testo (5:2)
2.Nancy (With the Laughing Face) Testo (4:27)
3.Duke's in Bed Testo (3:1)
4.What's I'm Gotchere Testo (4:38)
5.My Romance Testo (4:50)
6.Days of Wine and Roses Testo (4:23)
7.Blue Light Testo (4:29)
8.Stompy Jones Testo (6:27)
9.I Can't Get Started Testo (6:40)
10.The Theme Testo (3:4)
11.Friskin' the Frog Testo (7:17)
12.Stormy Weather Testo (7:21)
The Verve Years
Released: -
Discs: 1
Tracks: 15


1.Bounce Blues Testo (4:34)
2.Danny Boy Testo (3:39)
3.Cotton Tail Testo (3:23)
4.Chelsea Bridge Testo (3:59)
5.Prelude to a Kiss Testo (4:49)
6.What Am I Here For Testo (3:59)
7.Sophisticated Lady Testo (3:7)
8.Who's Got Rhythm Testo (7:40)
9.Time After Time Testo (4:34)
10.Fajista Testo (5:54)
11.The Touch of Your Lips Testo (6:19)
12.How Deep Is the Ocean (How High Is the Sky) Testo (2:35)
13.When I Fall in Love Testo (5:0)
14.Makin' Whoopee Testo (4:33)
15.Sunday Testo (3:55)
Cadillac Slim
Released: -
Discs: 2
Tracks: 32


CD 1
1.Cotton Tail Testo (3:13)
2.All Too Soon Testo (3:33)
3.Conga Brava Testo (2:59)
4.Bojangles Testo (2:56)
5.My Greatest Mistake Testo (3:27)
6.Chloe Testo (3:28)
7.Blue Serge Testo (3:25)
8.Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' Testo (3:37)
9.Five O'Clock Drag Testo (3:15)
10.Chelsea Bridge Testo (2:56)
11.Rain Check Testo (2:32)
12.Perdido Testo (3:11)
13.What Am I Here For? Testo (3:29)
14.Main Stem Testo (2:51)
15.Sepia Panorama Testo (3:19)
CD 2
1.Woke Up Testo (3:10)
2.After You've Gone Testo (4:26)
3.Sleep Testo (3:9)
4.Linger Awhile Testo (3:13)
5.Memories of You Testo (3:49)
6.Just a Riff Testo (4:3)
7.Blue Skies Testo (3:15)
8.Kat's Fur Testo (3:0)
9.I Surrender Dear Testo (3:4)
10.Rug Cutter's Swing Testo (3:2)
11.Tea for Two Testo (3:10)
12.Early Session Hop Testo (2:42)
13.Dream Lullaby Testo (3:9)
14.Cadillac Slim Testo (3:3)
15.Mobile Bay Testo (3:5)
16.Linger Awhile Testo (3:26)
17.Some Saturday Testo (2:56)
Ballads and Blues
Released: -
Discs: 1
Tracks: 10


1.Our Love Is Here to Stay Testo (6:32)
2.My Romance Testo (6:44)
3.Blues for Herluf Testo (5:24)
4.Londinderry Air Testo (4:34)
5.Mack the Knife Testo (5:23)
6.I Can't Get Started Testo (6:39)
7.The Theme Testo (3:4)
8.Friskin' the Frog Testo (7:15)
9.Stormy Weather Testo (7:21)
10.Perdido Testo (7:15)
Ben Webster and Associates
Released: -
Discs: 1
Tracks: 5


1.In a Mellow Tone Testo (20:16)
2.De-Dar Testo (4:39)
3.Young Bean Testo (6:2)
4.Time After Time Testo (4:35)
5.Budd Johnson Testo (9:2)
For the Guv'nor
Released: -
Discs: 1
Tracks: 10


1.I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good Testo (6:17)
2.Drop Me Off in Harlem Testo (6:14)
3.One for the Guv'nor Testo (6:20)
4.Prelude to a Kiss Testo (7:21)
5.In a Sentimental Mood Testo (6:47)
6.Rockin' in Rhythm Testo (5:25)
7.John Brown's Body Testo (6:43)
8.Worksong Testo (10:18)
9.The Preacher Testo (6:57)
10.Straight, No Chaser Testo (6:43)
There Is No Greater Love
Released: -
Discs: 1
Tracks: 8


1.Easy to Love Testo (4:24)
2.Stardust Testo (3:50)
3.There Is No Greater Love Testo (4:41)
4.Close Your Eyes Testo (5:4)
5.What's New? Testo (4:30)
6.I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good) Testo (4:58)
7.Yesterdays Testo (5:52)
8.Autumn Leaves Testo (5:18)
See You at the Fair
Released: 1964
Discs: 1
Tracks: 9


1.See You at the Fair Testo (6:15)
2.Over the Rainbow Testo (4:43)
3.Our Love Is Here to Stay Testo (2:49)
4.In a Mellow Tone Testo (4:28)
5.Lullaby of Jazzland Testo (3:5)
6.Stardust Testo (2:27)
7.Fall of Love Testo (2:47)
8.While We're Dancing Testo (2:50)
9.Someone to Watch Over Me Testo (4:29)
Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson
Released: 1961
Discs: 1
Tracks: 7


1.The Touch of Your Lips Testo (6:19)
2.When Your Lover Has Gone Testo (3:58)
3.Bye-Bye, Blackbird Testo (6:43)
4.How Deep Is the Ocean? Testo (2:35)
5.In the Wee, Small Hours of the Morning Testo (3:12)
6.Sunday Testo (3:57)
7.This Can't Be Love Testo (9:50)
Soulville
Released: 1957
Discs: 1
Tracks: 10


1.Soulville Testo (8:6)
2.Late Date Testo (7:15)
3.Time on My Hands Testo (4:19)
4.Lover Come Back to Me Testo (8:28)
5.Where Are You Testo (4:43)
6.Makin' Whoopie Testo (4:31)
7.Ill Wind Testo (3:34)
8.Who Testo (2:59)
9.Boogie Woogie Testo (3:8)
10.Roses of Picardy Testo (2:5)