Ben Webster

Ben Webster

Born: March 27, 1909
Died: September 20, 1973
in Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Ben Webster is an American jazz tenor saxophonist, known for playing in several bands and groups, including the Duke Ellington Orchestra.

Movies for Ben Webster...

Cool Cats
Title: Cool Cats
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 9, 2015
Type: Movie
Documentary on jazz giants Ben Webster and Dexter Gordon's 1962-76 European exile. Multiple film festival award winner. Director: Janus Køster-Rasmussen
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John Coltrane   Four Tenors
Title: John Coltrane Four Tenors
Character: Himself
Released: October 9, 2002
Type: Movie
Four giants of the tenor saxophone -- including the legendary John Coltrane -- are featured in this collection of rare performances recorded in the '60s. Filmed for the television series Jazz Casual, which was hosted by the great jazz writer Ralph Gleason, John Coltrane: Four Tenors features Coltrane and his group (featuring Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner) from 1963, Ben Webster (with Jimmy Witherspoon and Vince Guaraldi) from 1962, Charles Lloyd (accompanied by Keith Jarrett and Jack de Johnette) in 1968, and Sonny Rollins (joined by Jim Hall and Ben Riley) in 1962.
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Jam Session
Title: Jam Session
Character: Self - Tenor sax
Released: January 1, 1942
Type: Movie
Duke Ellington and Orchestra perform 'C Jam Blues'.