Introduced by Steve Race Along with Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins ,
Ben Webster was one of the great stylists on tenor saxophone - sometimes aggressive, often tender. Born in Kansas City, he was a featured soloist with Bennie Moten 's band, and, in the early 1940s, adorned the Duke Ellington Orchestra in its heyday.
This programme was originally shown in the Jazz 625 series in 1965 and features the great tenor saxophonist who died in 1973. Accompanying him are Ronnie Scott (tenor sax) Stan Tracey (piano) Rick Laird (bass) and Jackie Dougan (drums) Produced and directed by TERRY HENEBERY
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