Ben Webster

Ben Webster

Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27, 1909 – September 20, 1973) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 27, 1909 (Kansas City), Died September 20, 1973 (Amsterdam)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1932 - 1966

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, saxophone, arranger

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 177 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-053428	10-in.	9/5/1940	In a mellotone	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	BS-053429	10-in.	9/5/1940	Five o'clock whistle	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	BS-053430	10-in.	9/5/1940	Warm valley	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	BS-053552	10-in.	10/17/1940	The flaming sword	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	BS-053579	10-in.	10/28/1940	Across the track blues	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	BS-053580	10-in.	10/28/1940	Chlo-e	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	BS-053581	10-in.	10/28/1940	I never felt this way before	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Herb Jeffries	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	BS-053607	10-in.	11/2/1940	Without a song	Rex Stewart Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	BS-053608	10-in.	11/2/1940	My Sunday gal	Rex Stewart Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	BS-053609	10-in.	11/2/1940	Mobile Bay	Rex Stewart Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	BS-053610	10-in.	11/2/1940	Linger awhile	Rex Stewart Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	BS-053621	10-in.	11/11/1940	Charlie the chulo	Barney Bigard Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	BS-053622	10-in.	11/11/1940	Lament for Javanette	Barney Bigard Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	BS-053623	10-in.	11/11/1940	A lull at dawn	Barney Bigard Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	BS-053624	10-in.	11/11/1940	Ready Eddy	Barney Bigard Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	BS-053780	10-in.	12/28/1940	The sidewalks of New York	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	BS-053781	10-in.	12/28/1940	Flamingo	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Herb Jeffries	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	BS-053782	10-in.	12/28/1940	The girl in my dreams tries to look like you	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Herb Jeffries	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	BS-054606	10-in.	7/22/1940	Harlem air-shaft	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	BS-054607	10-in.	7/22/1940	At a Dixie roadside diner	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	BS-054608	10-in.	7/22/1940	All too soon	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	BS-054609	10-in.	7/22/1940	Rumpus in Richmond	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	BS-054624	10-in.	7/24/1940	My greatest mistake	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	BS-054625	10-in.	7/24/1940	Sepia panorama	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Victor	PBS-055283	10-in.	2/15/1941	Take the "A" train	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone

(Results 26-50 of 177 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Webster, Ben," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103716.

Webster, Ben. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103716.

"Webster, Ben." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.