Someone to Watch Over Me: The Life and Music of Ben Webster

by Frank Büchmann-Møller and Frank Buchmann-Moller

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472114700
• ISBN13: 9780472114702
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Review of Ben Webster biography

I have just started reading this book, so I can't really say much about it so far. Alain Hautrive (France)