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101 Hit Songs
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101 Hit Songs
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For a half century, Ben Webster, one of the "big three" of swing
tenors-along with Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young-was one of the
best-known and most popular saxophonists.
Early in his career, Webster worked with many of the greatest
orchestras of the time, including those led by Willie Bryant, Cab
Calloway, Benny Carter, Fletcher Henderson, Andy Kirk, Bennie
Moten, and Teddy Wilson. In 1940 Webster became Duke Ellington's
first major tenor soloist, and during the next three years he
played on many famous recordings, including "Cotton Tail."
"Someone to Watch Over Me" tells, for the first time, the complete
story of Ben Webster's brilliant and troubled career. For this
comprehensive study of Webster, author Frank Buchmann-Moller
interviewed more than fifty people in the United States and Europe,
and he includes numerous translated excerpts from European
periodicals and newspapers, none previously available in English.
In addition, the author studies every known Webster recording and
film, including many private recordings from Webster's home
collection not available to the public.
Exhaustively researched, this is a much needed and long overdue
study of the life and music of one of jazz's most important
artists.
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