Through the standards
Ben Webster
Ben Webster, tenor saxophone, is on 58 recordings across 51 tunes on this site, from 1934 to 1972. Most often alongside Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown and Alvin Stoller.
1930s
- Limehouse BluesFletcher Henderson · 1934 · tenor saxophone · Decca
- Sweet LorraineTeddy Wilson · 1935 · tenor saxophone · Brunswick
- Easy to LoveBillie Holiday with Teddy Wilson · 1936 · tenor saxophone · Brunswick
- The Way You Look TonightTeddy Wilson · 1936 · tenor saxophone · Columbia / Sony Music
- I Can't Give You Anything but LoveBillie Holiday with Teddy Wilson · 1936 · tenor saxophone · Brunswick
- Pennies from HeavenTeddy Wilson and His Orchestra featuring Billie Holiday · 1936 · tenor saxophone · Brunswick
- When Lights Are LowLionel Hampton · 1939 · tenor saxophone · Victor
1940s
- CottontailDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra · 1940 · tenor saxophone · Victor
- Don't Get Around Much AnymoreDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra · 1940 · tenor saxophone · RCA Bluebird reissue
- FlamingoDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, vocal by Herb Jeffries · 1940 · tenor saxophone · Victor
- Take the "A" TrainDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra · 1941 · tenor saxophone · Victor
- Just Squeeze MeRex Stewart · 1941 · tenor saxophone · RCA Bluebird, matrix
- Chelsea BridgeDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra · 1941 · tenor saxophone · Victor
- C Jam BluesDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra · 1942 · tenor saxophone · Victor
- PerdidoDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra · 1942 · tenor saxophone · Victor
1950s
- That's AllBen Webster · 1953 · tenor saxophone · Norgran
- CottontailBen Webster · 1953 · tenor saxophone · Norgran
- Blue LouNorman Granz' Jam Session · 1953 · tenor saxophone · Clef
- Don't Get Around Much AnymoreBen Webster · 1953 · tenor saxophone · Norgran / Verve
- TenderlyBen Webster · 1953 · tenor saxophone · Norgran
- Prelude to a KissBen Webster · 1954 · tenor saxophone · Norgran
- We'll Be Together AgainBen Webster with strings · 1955 · tenor saxophone · Norgran
- Cheek to CheekBillie Holiday · 1956 · tenor saxophone · Verve
- Speak LowBillie Holiday · 1956 · tenor saxophone · Verve
- April in ParisBillie Holiday · 1956 · tenor saxophone · Verve
- Sophisticated LadyBillie Holiday · 1956 · tenor saxophone · Verve
- We'll Be Together AgainBillie Holiday · 1956 · tenor saxophone · Verve
- All the Things You AreArt Tatum and Ben Webster · 1956 · tenor saxophone · Verve
- Gone with the WindArt Tatum / Ben Webster Quartet · 1956 · tenor saxophone · Verve
- Have You Met Miss JonesThe Art Tatum - Ben Webster Quartet · 1956 · tenor saxophone · Verve
- My One and Only LoveArt Tatum and Ben Webster · 1956 · tenor saxophone · Verve
- Night and DayArt Tatum – Ben Webster Quartet · 1956 · tenor saxophone · Verve
- They Can't Take That Away from MeBillie Holiday · 1957 · tenor saxophone · Verve
- Moonlight in VermontBillie Holiday · 1957 · tenor saxophone · Verve
- I Didn't Know What Time It WasBillie Holiday · 1957 · tenor saxophone · Verve
- Stars Fell on AlabamaBillie Holiday · 1957 · tenor saxophone · Verve
- Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to YouBillie Holiday · 1957 · tenor saxophone · Verve
- Blue LouBenny Carter Septet · 1957 · tenor saxophone · Contemporary
- Ill WindThe Ben Webster Quintet · 1957 · tenor saxophone · Verve
- Time on My HandsBen Webster Quintet · 1957 · tenor saxophone · Verve
- It Never Entered My MindColeman Hawkins and Ben Webster · 1957 · tenor saxophone · Verve
- TangerineColeman Hawkins and Ben Webster · 1957 · tenor saxophone · Verve
- You'd Be So Nice to Come Home ToColeman Hawkins and Ben Webster · 1957 · tenor saxophone · Verve
- Lush LifeElla Fitzgerald · 1957 · tenor saxophone · Verve
- FlamingoCarmen McRae · 1958 · tenor saxophone · Decca
- SkylarkCarmen McRae with Ralph Burns · 1958 · tenor saxophone · Decca
- Time After TimeBen Webster · 1959 · tenor saxophone · Verve
- Chelsea BridgeGerry Mulligan & Ben Webster · 1959 · tenor saxophone · Verve
- Bye Bye BlackbirdBen Webster and the Oscar Peterson Trio · 1959 · tenor saxophone · Verve
- In the Wee Small Hours of the MorningBen Webster and Oscar Peterson · 1959 · tenor saxophone · Verve
- This Can't Be LoveBen Webster with the Oscar Peterson Trio · 1959 · tenor saxophone · Verve
- When Your Lover Has GoneBen Webster & Oscar Peterson · 1959 · tenor saxophone · Verve
1960s
- I'm Beginning to See the LightBen Webster · 1960 · tenor saxophone · Reprise
- Georgia on My MindBen Webster · 1960 · tenor saxophone · Contemporary
- My RomanceBen Webster and Harry "Sweets" Edison · 1962 · tenor saxophone · Columbia
- Come SundayBen Webster and Joe Zawinul · 1963 · tenor saxophone · Riverside
- Someone to Watch Over MeBen Webster · 1964 · tenor saxophone · Impulse!