Ben Webster was considered one of the "big three" of swing tenors along with Coleman Hawkins (his main influence) and Lester Young. He had a tough, raspy, and brutal tone on stomps (with his own ...
CD: “Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster” Verve 823 120-2 (1984) 27 You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To (Porter) Coleman Hawkins & Ben Webster med Oscar Peterson Trio (insp. 1957 ...