Ben Webster - The Big Tenor (Remastered Edition) [Hi-Res]

Ben Webster was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Webster is considered one of the three most important “swing tenors” along with Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young.
Known affectionately as The Brute, or Frog, he had a tough, raspy, and brutal tone on stomps (with growls), yet on ballads he played with warmth and sentiment.
Stylistically he was indebted to alto star Johnny Hodges, who, he said, taught him to play his instrument.
It is peculiar that musicians who have developed to a degree in their craft by very conscious discipline would suddenly abandon this procedure -- unless the truth is that they have thought too little and too late. Freedom of expression does not have to be sought. It is the natural outcome of disciplined work.
A native of Kansas City, Missouri, he studied violin, learned how to play blues on the piano from Pete Johnson, and received saxophone lessons from Budd Johnson. He played with Lester Young in the Young Family Band.[2][3] He recorded with Blanche Calloway and became a member of the Bennie Moten Orchestra with Count Basie, Hot Lips Page, and Walter Page. During the 1930s, he played in bands led by Willie Bryant, Benny Carter, Cab Calloway, Fletcher Henderson, Andy Kirk, and Teddy Wilson.