There is no that can play a ballad like Ben Webster. He really set the standard and is considered one of the most distinctive of his generation, noted for the beauty of his tenor saxophone tone and for his melodic inventiveness. Born in Kansas City, MO on March 27, 1909, learned to play alto sax, he joined a family band led by Lester Young’s father. By 1930 he had switched to tenor saxophone, and he quickly became a leading soloist on that instrument. . Initially Webster’s sound was nearly indis