Although he looked like a frog or a bullmastiff (hence his nicknames Frog and The Brute), saxophonist Ben Webster was splendidly photogenic, his emotions nakedly on his face. This DVD brings together ...

The tenor sax is a jazz instrument. The paradigmatic jazz instrument, if I may thrown in a $50 word. How many tenor sax sonatas or concertos can you think of that feature the tenor as a solo, or even ...

This month celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of jazz's titans: Ben Webster. His career spanned over 40 years, from being a journeyman in the Ellington orchestra to becoming one of ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. So effective was he with his fists that they called him "The Brute". Then you heard him play, and his opulent, breathy tenor saxophone ...

Two Kings of the Tenor Sax 1979 February 16 (Commodore XFL 14938) "OK - 3/22 O.K. returned to T.H. 3/22- [" Big Sid Catlett Quartet with Ben Webster, and Don Byas and Slam Stewart ...

The tenor sax is a powerful instrument. This is especially apparent in music created by mighty jazz masters whose skills shaped sounds still reflected in present-day compositions. This week's Take ...

Pianist Billy Taylor joins Alyn Shipton to select his career highlights, including work with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, as well as with Ben Webster and his own trio. Show more Although he is ...