Musician Dictionary

Ben Webster

American jazz saxophonist (1909–1973)

DescriptionAmerican jazz saxophonist (1909–1973)
Source: Wikidata
Born1909-03-27
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceKansas City Kansas City
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died1973-09-20
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathAmsterdam Amsterdam
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States
Source: Wikidata
Occupationcomposer saxophonist jazz musician actor musician
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentssaxophone
Source: Wikidata
Genresjazz
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsBlue Note Futura et Marge
Source: Wikidata
Member ofDuke Ellington and His Orchestra Ben Webster Quartet The Ben Webster Quintet Ben Webster Sextet Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra Ben Webster With Strings Ben Webster and His Orchestra Ben Webster and All Stars Rex Stewart and the Ellington Alumni All Stars Woody Herman And His Orchestra Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra The Chocolate Dandies Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra Stuff Smith And His Onyx Club Boys Jack Teagarden And His Big Eight Benny Carter And His Orchestra James P. Johnson's Blue Note Jazzmen Rex Stewart And His Orchestra Jay McShann And His Orchestra Blanche Calloway And Her Joy Boys Tony Scott And His Down Beat Club Septet The V-Disc All Stars Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra Gerry Mulligan Quintet Clark Terry Sextet Bus Moten & His Men Pete Johnson And His Band Teddy Wilson And His All Stars Teddy Wilson Sextet Big Sid Catlett Quartet Benny Morton's All Stars The Gene Krupa Sextet The Art Tatum - Ben Webster Quartet Duke Ellington Alumni All Stars Jimmy Cobb's Orchestra Marshall Royal Quintet Auld-Hawkins-Webster Saxtet Mal Waldron's All Stars Harry Edison Sextet The Fletcher Henderson All Stars Putney Dandridge And His Orchestra Benny Carter & His Chocolate Dandies Buddy Rich All Stars Buddy Rich Ensemble Ben Webster Septet Woody Herman Stars Al Hall Quintet The Band That Plays The Blues Denzil Best's Wax Quintet The Sound Of Jazz All-Stars Jam Session (11) Ben And The Boys Bill De Arango Sextet Roy Eldridge-Ben Webster Quintet Al Hibbler And His Orchestra The Ben Webster Quintet
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata

Also known as

Ad Lib B Webster B. Webster B.F. Webster B.Webster BW Ben Ben Francis Webster Ben Webster & Associates Ben Webster and Associates Ben Websters Benjamin Francis "Ben" Webster Benjamin Francis Webster Big Ben Webster Francis Benjamin Webster Webster Б. Вебстер Б. Уэбстер Бен Уэбстер Уэбстер ベン・ウェブスター

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Identifiers

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