Remembering Ben Webster on his birthday

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Webster

Born March 27, 1909, Kansas City, Missouri U.S.

Died - September 20, 1973 (aged 64), Amsterdam, Netherlands

benwebsterfoundation.com/…/ben-webster-biography

The nickname ”The Brute and the Beautiful” was aptly given to tenor saxophonist Ben Webster. He became famous for his beautiful sound which gave his ballad playing a unique touch of tenderness, while his playing in faster tempos was virile and filled with growl, and when sober he was the kindest and gentlest man, witty and entertaining and the natural center of the gathering, while he was unpredictable and violent when he had consummated too much of alcohol. Despite this Dr. Jekyll-Mr. Hyde-personality he was a much loved musician and recorded a fairly amount of excellent records of which most still are in stock, due to the fact that he is the best selling tenor saxophonist in jazz.

Example - his later Soulville record is just great:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QufxKFYOwIg