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 Büchmann-Møller 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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thank for the original uploader
His books on Lester Young are also very good...! Thanks very much
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