Artist: Ben Webster
Title Of Album: Discography
Year Of Release: 1944-2011
Genre: Jazz
Quality: MP3
Bitrate: 160-320 kbps
Total Size: 7,53 Gb
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, and brutal tone on stomps (with his own distinctive growls) yet on ballads he would turn into a pussy cat and 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 Blanche Calloway (making his recording debut with the latter) before joining Bennie Moten's Orchestra in time to be one of the stars on a classic session in 1932. Webster spent time with quite a few orchestras in the 1930s (including Andy Kirk, Fletcher Henderson in 1934, Benny Carter, Willie Bryant, Cab Calloway, and the short-lived Teddy Wilson big band).
In 1940 (after short stints in 1935 and 1936), Ben Webster became Duke Ellington's first major tenor soloist. During the next three years he was on many famous recordings, including "Cotton Tail" (which in addition to his memorable solo had a saxophone ensemble arranged by Webster) and "All Too Soon." After leaving Ellington in 1943 (he would return for a time in 1948-1949), Webster worked on 52nd Street; recorded frequently as both a leader and a sideman; had short periods with Raymond Scott, John Kirby, and Sid Catlett; and toured with Jazz at the Philharmonic during several seasons in the 1950s. Although his sound was considered out-of-style by that decade, Webster's work on ballads became quite popular and Norman Granz recorded him on many memorable sessions. Webster recorded a classic set with Art Tatum and generally worked steadily, but in 1964 he moved permanently to Copenhagen where he played when he pleased during his last decade. Although not all that flexible, Webster could swing with the best and his tone was a later influence on such diverse players as Archie Shepp, Lew Tabackin, Scott Hamilton, and Bennie Wallace.
ALBUMS
1944-1946 - Ben Webster - The Chronological Classics - 00:56:26(320)
1946-1951- Ben Webster - The Chronological Classics - 00:56:28(320)
1950 - Ben Webster - Cadillac Slim(2CD) - 01:43:37 (160 kbps)
1953 - Ben Webster And The Modern Jazz Quartet - An Exceptional Encounter - 00:40:05[320]
1953 - 1954 - Ben Webster — The Chronological Classics (1998) - 01:14:06[320]
1955 - Ben Webster - Music For Loving With Strings (2 CD) - 02:35:17 (320)
1956 - Art Tatum meets Ben Webster - 00:57:00(320)
1956 - Ben Webster - King Of The Tenors - 00:39:26(320)
1957 - The Ben Webster Quintet - Soulville - 00:49:13(320)
1958/1962 - Ben Webster & Harry Edison — The Quintet Studio Sessions - 00:56:12[320]
1959 - Ben Webster And Associates - 00:44:36(320)
1959 - Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson - 00:52:43(320)
1959 - Coleman Hawkins & Ben Webster - Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster - 00:36:29(320)
1959 - Gerry Mulligan meets Ben Webster - 01:16:48(320)
1960 - Ben Webster - At The Renaissance - 01:07:53(320)
1961- Ben Webster - The Soul of Ben Webster (2 CD) - 01:16:32(320)
1961 - Ben Webster - The Warm Moods - 00:36:10(320)
1962 - Ben Webster & 'Sweets' Edison - Ben and 'Sweets'- 00:39:36(320)
1962 - Benny Carter with Ben Webster & Barney Bigard - BBB & Co - 00:35:54[320]
1964 - Ben Webster - See You At The Fair - 00:49:26(320)
1965 - Ben Webster - Gone With The Wind - 00:58:28(320)
1965 - Ben Webster - Stormy Weather - 00:55:45(320)
1965 - Ben Webster & Kenny Drew Trio – Live in Denmark - 00:36:19[320]
1965 - Ben Webster - Blue Light - 00:37:39[320]
1965 - Ben Webster - The Jeep Is Jumping - 00:43:21[320]
1967 - Ben Webster - Big Ben Time! - 00:40:30(320)
1967 - Ben Webster Meets Bill Coleman - 00:45:01(320)
1967 - Ben Webster & Buck Clayton - Ben And Buck - 01:04:57[320]
1967 - Ben Webster - Plays Ballads - 00:42:20[320]
1968 - Ben Webster & Don Byas - Ben Webster Meets Don Byas - 00:37:23 [VBR 188-196]
1969 - Ben Webster - At Work In Europe - 01:09:28(320)
1969 - Ben Webster - For the Guv'nor (Tribute to Duke Ellington) - 01:08:31(320)
1970 - Ben Webster & Illinois Jacquet - The Kid and the Brute - 01:01:11(320)
1972 - Ben Webster & Tete Montoliu Trio - Gentle Ben - 00:48:24[320]
1972 - Ben Webster - Live At The Haarlemse Jazz Club - 00:55:27[320]
1973 - Ben Webster - My Man - 00:52:08(320)
1987 - Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins - Compact Jazz - 00:55:37[320]
1989 - Ben Webster - Plays Duke Ellington - 00:47:49(320)
1990 - Ben Webster - Jazz Gallery - 00:38:33[320]
1991 - Ben Webster & Gene Ammons - Tenor Giants - 01:13:29[320]
1993 - Ben Webster - Days of Wine and Roses - 00:54:47(320)
1993 - Ben Webster - Jazz 'Round Midnight - 01:04:49(320)
1995 - Ben Webster - Verve Jazz Masters - 1:08:02(320)
1998 - Ben Webster - The Frog - 01:06:24(320)
1998 - Ben Webster - There Is No Greater Love & Autumn Leaves - 01:13:51(320)
1998 - Ben Webster - Ultimate Ben Webster - 00:55:13[320]
1999 - Ben Webster - In Copenhagen - 01:08:17 [192]
2000 - Ben Webster - Quiet Now. Until Tonight (2000) - 00:58:16(320)
2000 - Ben Webster - Cadillac Slim - 00:49:44(320)
2004 - Ben Webster - With The Mike Renzi Trio - 01:12:44 [VBR 186-196]
2004 - Ben Webster - Jazz Ballads 2 (2 CD) - 02:02:34[320]
2005 - Ben Webster - For Lovers - 00:45:24[320]
2009 - Ben Webster - Centennial Celebration - 00:59:55[320]
BOX SET: 2009 - Ben Webster - The Brute And The Beautiful(2 CDs) - 02:12:15[320]
2011 - Ben Webster - Ballads - 01:18:41[320]
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