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Ben Webster
Person · male · United States · Kansas City · born 1909 · died 1973 · recording since 1945
American jazz saxophonist (1909–1973)
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Also known as B. Webster · Ben Webster & Associates · 本·韦伯斯特
Timeline
54 events▣ Album 51◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1900s
1940s
· Debut release
Debut release: Sleep / Linger Awhile
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Biography
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Biography
Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27, 1909 – September 20, 1973) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He performed in the United States and Europe and made many recordings with Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Johnny Hodges, and others.
Early life and career
A native of Kansas City, Missouri, Webster studied violin, learned how to play blues on the piano from Pete Johnson, and received saxophone lessons from Budd Johnson. Webster played with Lester Young in the Young Family Band. He recorded with Blanche Calloway and became a member of the Bennie Moten Orchestra with Count Basie, Hot Lips Page, and Walter Page. During the 1930s, Webster played in bands led by Willie Bryant, Benny Carter, Cab Calloway, Fletcher Henderson, Andy Kirk, and Teddy Wilson.
With Ellington
Webster was a soloist with the Duke Ellington Orchestra starting in 1940, appearing on "Cotton Tail
Cotton TailSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Cotton Tail3:142All Too Soon3:343Conga Brava2:594Bojangles2:565My Greatest Mistake3:276Chloe (Song of the Swamp)3:297Blue Serge3:258Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'3:379Five O'Clock Drag3:1610Chelsea Bridge2:5711Rain Check2:3212Perdido3:1113What Am I Here For?3:3014Main Stem2:5115Sepia Panorama3:20". He considered Johnny Hodges, an alto saxophonist in the Ellington Orchestra, a major influence on his playing. Gunther Schuller wrote in 1989, that Hodges' influence pushed him away from his original inspiration by Coleman Hawkins. Webster became close to Jimmy Blanton and Billy Strayhorn, the other two newcomers to Ellington's orbit.
Webster's personality, however, proved difficult for most members of the orchestra and for Ellington. It was not possible, according to Mercer Ellington, for his father and the saxophonist to be in the same room without an argument developing. Webster cried when he heard Blanton had died, but as baritone player Harry Carney recalled, "After he had a drink or two, he'd change". Webster left the band in 1943. Reportedly, he cut one of Ellington's sports jackets with a razor as one of his last acts as a member of the Ellington orchestra. Clark Terry said the departure was because Webster slapped Ellington.
Later American career
Webster worked on 52nd Street in New York City, where he recorded frequently as a leader and sideman. During this time he worked with Raymond Scott, John Kirby, Bill DeArango, Sid Catlett, Jay McShann, and Jimmy Witherspoon. For a few months in 1948, he returned briefly to Ellington's orchestra.
In 1953, he recorded The Consummate Artistry of Ben Webster (now known as King of the Tenors) with pianist Oscar Peterson, who would be an important collaborator with Webster throughout the decade in his recordings for the various labels of Norman Granz. Along with Peterson, trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison and others, he was touring and recording with Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic package. In 1956, he recorded an album with pianist Art Tatum, supported by bassist Red Callender and drummer Bill Douglass. Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster with fellow tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins was recorded on December 16, 1957, along with Peterson, Herb Ellis (guitar), Ray Brown (bass), and Alvin Stoller (drums). The Hawkins and Webster recording saw the coming together of two giants of the tenor saxophone, who had first met back in Kansas City.
In the late 1950s, he formed a quintet with Gerry Mulligan and played frequently at a club in Los Angeles called Renaissance. It was there that the Webster-Mulligan group backed up blues singer Jimmy Witherspoon on an album recorded live for the Hi-Fi Jazz label. That same year, 1959, the quintet, with pianist Jimmy Rowles, bassist Leroy Vinnegar, and drummer Mel Lewis, also recorded Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster for Verve Records.
In Europe
Webster worked steadily, but in late 1964 he moved to Europe, working with other expatriate American jazz musicians and local musicians. He played when he pleased during his last decade. He lived in London and several locations in Scandinavia for one year, followed by three years in Amsterdam, and made his last home in Copenhagen in 1969. Webster appeared as a sax player in a low-rent cabaret club in the 1970 Danish blue film titled Quiet Days in Clichy. In 1971, Webster reunited with Duke Ellington and his orchestra for a couple of shows at the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen; he also recorded live in France with Earl Hines. He also recorded or performed with Buck Clayton, Bill Coleman and Teddy Wilson.
Webster suffered a stroke in Amsterdam in September 1973, following a performance at the Twee Spieghels in Leiden, and died on September 20. His body was cremated in Copenhagen and his ashes were buried in the Assistens Cemetery in the Nørrebro section of the city.
Webster's private collection of jazz recordings and memorabilia is archived in the jazz collections at the University Library of Southern Denmark, Odense.
Ben Webster used the same saxophone from 1938 until his death in 1973. He left instructions that the horn was never to be played again. It is on display in the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey.
Ben Webster has a street named after him in southern Copenhagen, "Ben Websters Vej".
Ben Webster Foundation
After Webster's death, Billy Moore Jr. and the trustee of Webster's estate created the Ben Webster Foundation, a non-profit organization in Denmark.
During the eight years Webster lived in Denmark, he lacked a manager or agent to take care of his artistic rights. In 1972, he joined Billy Moore Jr., arranger for Jimmie Lunceford. Moore clarified Webster's recording history to secure his royalties. Moore started the Ben Webster Foundation with the trustee of Webster's estate. Webster's sole legal heir, Harley Robinson of Los Angeles, gladly assigned his rights to the Foundation.
The Ben Webster Foundation was confirmed by the Queen of Denmark's Seal in 1976. In the Foundation's trust deed, one of the initial paragraphs reads: "to support the dissemination of jazz in Denmark". The trust is a beneficial foundation which channels Webster's annual royalties to musicians in both Denmark and the U.S. An annual Ben Webster Prize is awarded to a young outstanding musician. The prize is not large, but is considered highly prestigious. Over the years, several American musicians have visited Denmark with the help of the Foundation, and concerts, a few recordings, and other jazz-related events have been supported.
The board of the foundation consists of close friends and fans of Webster. Webster's annual royalties are conveyed back to musicians both in Denmark and the U.S. The Ben Webster Prize is awarded annually by vote to one outstanding young musician.
American musicians have visited Denmark to help the foundation by giving concerts. The Board of Trustees monitors Webster's artistic rights and reissues of his music. The foundation concentrates on the legality, quality, and validity of these reissues.
In 2009, Ernie Wilkins's Almost Big Band opened the Copenhagen Jazz Festival with a concert at the Copenhagen Jazzhouse which included the "All Time Battle of Tenor Saxophones" presented by the Webster Foundation.
As leader/co-leader
1944: The Horn (Circle, 1982)
1944–1946: The Chronological (Classics, ?)
1946–1951: The Chronological (Classics, ?)
1953: Rare Live Performance 1962 (Musidisc, 1975) – radio live in 1953. reissued as 1953: An Exceptional Encounter (The Jazz Factory, 2001).
1953: The Consummate Artistry of Ben Webster (Norgran, 1954) – reissued as King of the Tenors (Verve, 1957)
1955: Music for Loving (Norgran, 1955)
1956: The Art Tatum – Ben Webster Quartet (Verve, 1958) – reissued as The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Volume Eight (Pablo, 1975)
1957: Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster (Verve, 1959)
1944–1958: Ben and the Boys (Jazz Archives, 1976) – Newly discovered recs.
1958: Soulville (Verve, 1958)
1958: The Soul of Ben Webster (Verve, 1959)
1959: Ben Webster and Associates (Verve, 1959)
1959: Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson (Verve, 1960)
1959: At the Renaissance – with Jimmy Witherspoon and Gerry Mulligan, (HiFi Jazz, 1960)
1959: Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster (Verve, 1960)
1960: Ben Webster at the Renaissance (Contemporary, 1985)
1961: The Warm Moods (Reprise, 1961)
1962: BBB & Co. with Benny Carter and Barney Bigard (Swingville, 1962)
1962: Wanted to Do One Together (Columbia, 1962)
1963: Soulmates with Joe Zawinul (Riverside, 1963)
1963: Carol & Ben with Carol Sloane (Honeydew, 1977)
1964: See You at the Fair (Impulse!, 1964)
1964: Layin' Back with Ben Vol. 1 (Honeydew, 1977)
1964: Layin' Back with Ben Vol. 2 (Honeydew, 1977)
1964: Live at Pio's (Enja, 1991) – split album with Gene Ammons
1965: Intimate! (Fontana, 1965) – recorded at the Café Montmartre, Copenhagen & reconfigured for Black Lion reissues
1965: Saturday Night at the Montmartre (Black Lion, 1974) – reissued on CD in expanded form as Stormy Weather (Black Lion, 1989)
1965: Sunday Morning at the Montmartre (Black Lion, 1977) reissued on CD in expanded form as Gone With the Wind (Black Lion, 1989)
1965: Ben Webster's First Concert in Denmark (Storyville, 2019)
1965: The Jeep Is Jumping (Black Lion, 1990)
1965: Blue Light (International Polydor [Germany], 1966) – later re-released as Atmosphere For Lovers and Thieves
1965: Big Sound (Polydor, 1969)
1966?:Atmosphere for Lovers and Thieves (International Polydor , 1966)
1967: Previously Unreleased Recordings with Jimmy Witherspoon (Verve, 1974)
1967: Big Ben Time! (Fontana, 1967)
1967: Swingin' in London with Bill Coleman (Black Lion, 1972)
1967: Meets Bill Coleman (Black Lion, 1989)
1968?: Ben Webster Meets Don Byas (SABA, 1968)
1967-1969: Plays Duke Ellington (Storyville, 1988)
1969: Live in Amsterdam (Affinity, 1989)
1969: For the Guv'nor (Columbia, 1969)
1969?: Ben Webster at Ease with the Frans Wieringa Trio (Ember, 1969)
1970: Ben at His Best (RCA Victor, 1972)
1970: Wayfaring Webster (DayBreak, 2000)
1970: Webster's Dictionary (Philips, 1970)
1969–1971: Ben Webster Plays Ballads (Storyville, 1988)
1972: Live at The Haarlemse Jazz Club with Tete Montoliu (Cat, 1972)
1972: Ben Webster in Hot House with Tete Montoliu (not on label, 1979)
1972: Autumn Leaves with Georges Arvanitas (Futura, 1972)
1972: Live in Paris 1972 (France's Concert, 1989)
1972: Gentle Ben with Tete Montoliu (Ensayo, 1973) – reissued as Did You Call? (Nessa, 1978)
1973: My Man: Live at Montmartre 1973 (Steeplechase, 1973)
As sideman
With Harry Edison
Sweets (Clef, 1956)
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You (Verve, 1957)
With Duke Ellington
1940–1941: The Great Ellington Units (Bluebird, 1988) – Sessions under the nominal leadership of Barney Bigard and Rex Stewart
1940–1942: The Blanton–Webster Band (Bluebird, 1986)
1940–1942: Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band (RCA-BMG, 2003)[3CD]
With Johnny Hodges
The Blues (Norgran, 1955)
Blues-a-Plenty (Verve, 1958)
Not So Dukish (Verve, 1958)
With Billie Holiday
Body and Soul (Verve, 1957)
Songs for Distingué Lovers (Verve, 1958)
All or Nothing at All (Verve, 1958)
With Richard "Groove" Holmes
"Groove" (Pacific Jazz, 1961)
Tell It Like It Tis (Pacific Jazz, 1966)
With others
Count Basie, String Along with Basie (Roulette, 1960)
Buddy Bregman, Swinging Kicks (Verve, 1957)
Benny Carter, Jazz Giant (Contemporary, 1958)
Dizzy Gillespie, The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Bluebird, 1995)
Lionel Hampton, You Better Know It!!! (Impulse, 1965)
Coleman Hawkins, Coleman Hawkins and Confrères (Verve, 1958)
Woody Herman, Songs for Hip Lovers (Verve, 1957)
Illinois Jacquet, The Kid and the Brute (Clef, 1955)
Barney Kessel, Let's Cook! (Contemporary, 1962)
Mundell Lowe, Porgy & Bess (RCA Camden, 1958)
Les McCann, Les McCann Sings (Pacific Jazz, 1961)
Carmen McRae, Birds of a Feather (Decca, 1958)
Jo Stafford, Jo + Jazz (Corinthian, 1960)
Oliver Nelson, More Blues and the Abstract Truth (Impulse!, 1964)
Buddy Rich, The Wailing Buddy Rich (Norgran, 1955)
Kay Starr, I Cry by Night (Capitol, 1962)
Clark Terry, The Happy Horns of Clark Terry (Impulse!, 1964)
Joe Williams, At Newport '63 (RCA Victor, 1963)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 30 | 90.4th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 126 | 98.6th |
| Studio albums | 51 | 99.3th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 54 | 99th |
| Recording span (years) | 28 | 62th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (126 release groups · 51 studio albums)
Albums · 51
1953 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks
A1TenderlyA2Jive at SixA3Don't Get Around Much AnymoreA4That's AllB1Bounce BluesB2Pennies From HeavenB3CottontailB4Danny Boy1955 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 38:09
A1All Too Soon4:44A2Love Is Here to Stay3:21A3It Happens to Be Me3:21A4My Funny Valentine3:22A5You're Mine, You3:07B1Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me4:43B2Prelude to a Kiss4:46B3Come Rain or Come Shine4:22B4Sophisticated Lady3:04B5Love's Away3:191956 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1All Too SoonA2Love Is Here to StayA3It Happens to Be MeA4My Funny ValentineA5You’re Mine YouB1Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From MeB2Prelude to a KissB3Come Rain or Come ShineB4Sophisticated LadyB5Love’s Away1959 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 44:37
AIn a Mellow Tone20:16B1De-Dar4:40B2Young Bean6:03B3Time After Time4:35B4Budd Johnson9:031959 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 44:59
1Fajista3:432Chelsea Bridge3:423Charlotte's Piccolo15:324Coal Train4:115When I Fall in Love5:016Ev's Mad4:257Ash8:25Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster
1959 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 43:18
A1Chelsea Bridge7:21A2The Cat Walk5:46A3Sunday7:25B1Who's Got Rhythm?7:40B2Tell Me When5:05B3Go Home10:011963 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 35:00
A1More (Theme From Mondo Cane)2:30A2Hobo Flats4:35A3This Is All I Ask2:10A4Gravy Waltz3:55A5Sid's Mark5:10B1The Good Life2:20B2Antony and Cleopatra Theme4:05B3Meditation3:25B4The Lights Across the River3:00B5Blues Fr'ell3:501964 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 33:53
1See You at the Fair6:152Over the Rainbow4:433Our Love Is Here to Stay2:494In a Mellow Tone4:285Lullaby of Jazzland3:056Stardust2:277Fall of Love2:478While We're Dancing2:509Someone to Watch Over Me4:291968 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 37:22
A1Blues for Dottie Mae7:10A2Lullaby to Dottie Mae5:52A3Sunday6:14B1Perdido5:53B2When Ash Meets Harry3:06B3Caravan9:071969 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 38:26
A1I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good6:18A2Drop Me Off in Harlem6:14A3One for the Guv'nor6:20B1Prelude to a Kiss7:22B2In a Sentimental Mood6:47B3Rockin' in Rhythm5:251969 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 34:10
A1Benny’s Tune5:25A2Once in a While5:35A3Ben’s Blues6:10B1Sweet Lorraine6:10B2Hymne to Freedom5:00B3St. Louis Blues5:50Atmosphere for Lovers and Thieves
1971 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 37:16
A1Blue Light4:28A2Stardust3:46A3What's New4:27A4Autumn Leaves5:17B1Easy to Love4:19B2My Romance4:48B3Yesterdays5:48B4Days of Wine and Roses4:231972 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks
A1Benny's Little SchemeA2Nobody Knows the Trouble I've SeenA3Billy BoyA4IdaB1Steff's ShoesB2Deep RiverB3GreensleevesB4Carry Me Back to Old Virginia1972 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 41:20
A1Johnny Come Lately4:33A2Prelude To A Kiss5:32A3Autumn Leaves4:43A4I Want A Little Girl6:02B1Makin' Whoopee7:15B2You Better Go Now4:35B3Ash's Cap3:35B4Hal Blues5:051972 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 37:14
A1Bill Coleman6:16A2But Not for Me4:24A3Pound Horn5:00A4Sunday4:45B1For All We Know5:30B2Satin Doll4:55B3For Max6:241977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 31:55
A1Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'5:43A2Danny Boy4:25A3I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good5:18B1Mood Indigo6:27B2Honeysuckle Rose5:02B3When Your Lover Has Gone5:001978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks
A1Sweet Georgia BrownA2Don’t Blame MeA3Did You Call?A4Barcelona ShoutB1Ben’s BluesB2The Man I LoveB3My Nephew BentB4How Long Has This Been Going On?1978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 42:56
A1Take 1 (Partial)0:52A2Take 2 (Long Take - Breakdown)4:24A3Take 3 (Excerpt - Breakdown)2:21A4.aTake 4 (Excerpt - Breakdown)4:08A4.bTake 5 (Excerpt - Breakdown)A4.cTake 6 (Excerpt - Breakdown)A5Take 7 (Master)5:05A6Cottontail (To Fade)2:33B1Take 1 (Excerpt)0:35B2Take 2 (Long Take - Breakdown)5:25B3Take 3 (Excerpt)3:54B4Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone4:14B5The Song Is Ended2:30B6Baby, It's Cold Outside6:551983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 40:30
1How Deep Is the Ocean?4:132My One and Only Love4:413Honeysuckle Rose3:304Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams4:585Exactly Like You3:436Where or When3:467Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'4:018Solitude4:049You Forgot to Remember4:1610The Jeep Is Jumpin'3:181985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:00:16
1Our Love Is Here to Stay6:332My Romance6:453Blues for Herluf5:244Londonderry Air4:345Mack the Knife5:236I Can’t Get Started6:407The Theme3:058Friskin’ the Frog7:159Stormy Weather7:2210Perdido7:151985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 54:47
1Days of Wine and Roses4:242Blue Light4:303Stompy Jones6:274Pound Horn4:565For Max6:226Brother John's Blues5:027Nancy With the Laughing Face4:278Duke's in Bed3:019What's I'm Gotchere4:3910My Romance4:4811Bill Coleman6:111987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 39:43
1Better Go8:582How Long Has This Been Going On5:313Kitty7:594My Romance4:145Did You Call Her Today8:546Embraceable You4:071988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 55:40
1Our Love Is Here to Stay6:282My Romance6:423Blues for Herluf5:234Londonderry Air4:325Mack the Knife5:236I Can't Get Started6:407The Theme3:068Friskin' the Frog7:169Stormy Weather7:2110Teach Me Tonight2:491989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 47:51
1Cotton Tail5:032Johnny Come Lately4:523Perdido8:454In a Mellow Tone7:035Bojangles4:166Rockin' in Rhythm5:417Things Ain't What They Used to Be3:118Stompy Jones5:399Cotton Tail3:211989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 45:10
A1I Got Rhythm7:16A2Old Folks8:05A3In A Mellotone11:28B1My Romance8:16B2Perdido10:051989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:01:16
1Brother John's Blues5:002Nancy (with the Laughing Face)4:253Duke's in Bed2:594What's I'm Gotchere4:365My Romance4:456Days of Wine and Roses4:217Blue Light4:278Stompy Jones6:259I Can't Get Started6:4010The Theme3:0311Friskin' the Frog7:1412Stormy Weather7:21Ben Webster Meets Bill Coleman
1989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 46:59
1Pound Horn5:012Moonglow5:103Satin Doll4:584For Max6:275But Not for Me (take 3)4:286But Not for Me (take 4)4:057For All We Know5:468Sunday4:499Bill Coleman6:151990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 43:33
1Stompy Jones6:342Blue Light4:333Brother Jone's Blues5:084Nancy With the Laughing Face4:315Duke's in Bed3:066My Romance4:527What's I'm Gotchere?4:438Days of Wine and Roses4:289The Jeep Is Jumping5:381991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 38:44
1Easy to Love4:252Stardust3:513There Is No Greater Love4:414Close Your Eyes5:055What's New?4:316I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)4:597Yesterdays5:538Autumn Leaves5:191992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:08:08
1Bounce Blues4:342Danny Boy3:393Cotton Tail3:244Chelsea Bridge3:595Prelude to a Kiss4:506What Am I Here For3:597Sophisticated Lady3:088Who's Got Rhythm7:419Time After Time4:3410Fajista5:5411The Touch of Your Lips6:2012How Deep Is the Ocean (How High Is the Sky)2:3613When I Fall in Love5:0114Makin' Whoopee4:3315Sunday3:561994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 54:58
1Teezol2:512Don’t Blame Me2:493’Nuff Said3:044Tea For Two3:005Woke Up Clipped3:096I Surrender, Dear2:547Dirty Deal3:338The Horn2:319Woke Up Clipped (take 1)3:1110Teezol (take 1)2:5211’Nuff Said (take 1)3:1612The Horn (take 1)2:3013Dirty Deal (take 1–2)3:4914Woke Up Clipped (take 2)3:1015Teezol (Take 2–4)3:4416Don’t Blame Me (take 1–2)4:0017Tea For Two (take 1–4)4:351996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:05:40
1One For The Guv'nor6:212Drop Me Off In Harlem6:143Worksong10:224The Preacher6:555Prelude To A Kiss7:226In A Sentimental Mood6:487In A Mellotone11:328Perdido10:061997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:06:17
1Stickey Wicket11:532Do Nothing Till You Here From Me5:123Our Love Is Here To Stay4:594Medley: How Long Has This Been Going On / Sophisticated Lady8:405Perdido15:136In A Mellow Tone10:487C-Jam Blues9:321997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 36:11
1The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi2:282Stella by Starlight3:033With Every Breath I Take3:064Accent on Youth3:025But Beautiful2:546Time After Time3:127Nancy (With the Laughing Face)3:148I'm Beginning to See the Light2:489It Was So Beautiful3:2610The Whiffenpoof Song2:2811It's Easy to Remember3:1212There's No You3:18The Complete Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster Sessions
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 26 tracks · 2:22:09
Disc 11In a Mellow Tone (CD master take)7:212In a Mellow Tone (alternate take)7:233What Is This Thing Called Love? (CD master take)7:294Chelsea Bridge (LP master take)7:245Chelsea Bridge (alternate take)7:366Go Home: (breakdown / rehersal and false start)2:177Go Home (LP master take with insert as issued)10:038Who’s Got Rhythm? (LP master take)7:519For Bessie (CD master take)6:0110Go Home (end of unedited-3)1:4411Go Home (unedited insert)1:30Disc 21Fajista (false start)1:352Fajista (alternative take)6:213Fajista (discussion and rehersal)1:374Fajista (CD master take)5:585Tell Me When (alternative take)5:036Tell Me When (LP master take)5:307Blues in B Flat (breakdown / discussion / false start)2:468Blues in B Flat (alternative take)8:399Blues in B Flat (CD master take)7:2410The Cat Walk (rehersal and discussion / false start and discussion / breakdown)3:2611The Cat Walk (alternative take)5:4512The Cat Walk (warmup / breakdown / breakdown)2:1313The Cat Walk (LP master take)6:1914Sunday (false start / alternative take)5:3315Sunday (LP master take)7:211998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 51:36
1Lafayette2:462The Voice of Old Man River3:073Early Session Hop2:384Cotton Tail3:085All Too Soon3:296Linger Awhile3:297Cadillac Slim3:038The Night Is Blue7:099Sunrise Blues8:4010Summertime4:4711Bess, You Is My Woman Now3:0512My Man’s Gone Now3:2513I Got Plenty O’Nuttin’2:502000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 49:15
1Woke Up Clipped3:092After You’ve Gone4:253Sleep3:074Linger Awhile3:125Memories of You3:476Just a Riff4:027Blue Skies3:138Kat’s Fur2:589I Surrender Dear3:0210Rug Cutter’s Swing3:0011Tea for Two3:0912Early Session Hop2:3913Cadillac Slim3:0214Mobile Bay3:0515Linger Awhile3:252001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 59:03
1Blue Skies (take 3)5:582Blues for the Judge6:523It Had to Be You6:134Sophisticated Lady8:055Stridin’ With Ben – Part One2:186Stridin’ With Ben – Part Two3:527All the Things You Are4:148Blue Skies (take 1)9:409Blues for the Judge (take 2)5:5310It Had to Be You5:582001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 48:18
1Cotton Tail3:142All Too Soon3:343Conga Brava2:594Bojangles2:565My Greatest Mistake3:276Chloe (Song of the Swamp)3:297Blue Serge3:258Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'3:379Five O'Clock Drag3:1610Chelsea Bridge2:5711Rain Check2:3212Perdido3:1113What Am I Here For?3:3014Main Stem2:5115Sepia Panorama3:202005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 39:51
1Confirmation5:252Lady Be God5:243Poutin'4:564You Are Too Beautiful3:495Billy's Bounce4:256The Nearness of You5:387Danny Boy4:368Cotton Tail5:382006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 56:14
1Better Go9:152How Long Has This Been Going On?5:313Kitty8:014My Romance6:095Did You Call Her Today?8:576Embraceable You4:107Summertime4:488Bess, You Is My Woman3:079I Got Plenty of Nothing2:5110My Man's Gone Now3:252008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 55:13
1Announcements0:442Johnny Come Lately5:283Come Sunday7:354Sunday4:485Londonderry Air4:436For All We Know5:567In a Mellotone2:548Announcement0:179The Jeep Is Jumpin’8:1910Londonderry Air4:5011What Am I Here For?5:2312The Theme3:1813Announcement0:582009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:18:23
1Poutin'8:192Sunday7:293I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good7:554Perdido8:055Come Sunday7:376For All We Know10:357Cottontail6:538Ben's Blues9:559In A Mellow Tone7:3410Autumn Leaves4:012009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 27 tracks · 2:12:14
Disc 11In a Mellow Tone (rehearsal)2:222In a Mellow Tone (radio broadcast)5:213Blues in B Flat6:304Cotton Tail2:165Nasty Attitude2:566Dancing on the Ceiling6:047Indiana5:338The Man I Love5:389Sometimes I'm Happy4:4910Things Ain't What They Used to Be3:1611Sweet Georgia Brown3:0612Better Go5:5113The Theme10:06Disc 21Star Dust6:252My Romance8:083Over The Rainbow6:344Old Folks6:535Come Sunday3:556Bye, Bye Blackbird4:457Tenderly3:158Embraceable You4:549Ad Lib Blues4:3610Sophisticated Lady8:0811Danny Boy2:2812Going Home3:5213You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To4:0114The Theme0:32The Complete 1960 Jazz Cellar Session
2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:13:18
1Ben’s Web5:082Side Door (Don’t Kid Yourself)5:493Blues’ll Blow Your Fuse4:224I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me2:475Dual Highway3:156Big Ears4:507Short Gull3:468Ifida4:369Big Smack4:5210I’d Be There5:1611Just Another Day5:4812Lollalagin Now2:5213Exactly Like You2:5214I’m Beginning to See the Light4:0115Val’s Lament4:1016Tipsy Joe5:2917Waiting on the Champagne3:252011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:11:33
1Swinging the Blues7:262Now's the Time6:103Debbie's Blues8:524In a Mellow Tone8:105The Jeep Is Jumpin'9:276Rifftide7:567Bohemia4:248In a Mellow Tone5:329Moten Swing6:1310B & J Boogie7:232011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 56:11
1Ben' Blues9:052The Man I Love5:383My Nephew Bent5:264How Long Has This Been Going On8:065Sweet Georgia Brown6:296Don't Blame Me8:037Did You Call8:438Barcelona Shout4:412012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 51:48
1Announcement0:442C Jam Blues7:503Night in Tunisia7:024Chelsea Bridge7:155Poutin’5:476Over the Rainbow4:407Sometimes I’m Happy9:518Cotton Tail5:299The Theme2:4010Goodnight0:302012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:08:00
1C-Jam Blues6:192All of Me5:083My Romance4:244Our Love Is Here to Stay5:325Avalon6:316Sweet Gorgia Brown5:057Chelsea Bridge4:178Danny Boy4:219How High the Moon4:5910I Can't Get Started5:3311How Long Has This Been Going One7:0712B-Flat Blues8:44Groove the Complete Legendary 1961 Session
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:17:41
1Them That’s Got6:242That Healin’ Feelin5:353Seven Come Eleven4:054Deep Purple9:125Good Groove8:146Just Friends5:207Licks a Plenty4:108Next Spring3:259Satin Doll6:0410I Cry by Night2:5411More Than Yoiu Know2:3912My Kind of Love2:4513It Had to Be You2:5214P.S. I Love You3:0415It’s a Hard Life3:1616Sweet Summer3:4217If You Don’t Love Me4:002017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 42:20
1Stardust6:232Cry Me A River4:153For Heavens' Sake7:514Greensleeves2:255My Romance8:376Willow Weep For Me5:217Old Folks7:28
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| 1945 | Sleep / Linger AwhileSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:35ASleep3:28 BLinger Awhile3:07 | 1945 |
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| 1960 | At the RenaissanceSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 1:07:531Gone With the Wind9:03 2Stardust11:31 3Caravan10:21 4Georgia on My Mind6:57 5Ole Miss Blues6:02 6Mop Mop8:11 7What Is This Thing Called Love8:44 8Renaissance Blues7:04 | Live | 14 October 1960 | |
| 1972 | Live at the Haarlemse JazzclubSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 44:40A1For All We Know8:24 A2Sunday5:40 A3How Long Has This Been Going On?7:13 B1In a Mellowtone13:45 B2Stardust9:38 | Live | 1972 | |
| 1973 | Last ConcertSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 1:17:32A1Pennies From Heaven9:45 A2I Got Rhythm7:56 B1My Romance8:10 B2Autumn Leaves8:40 C1For All We Know8:50 C2Sunday6:35 C3Just You, Just Me7:00 D1How High the Moon7:00 D2Straight, No Chaser12:45 D3[short speech by Ben Webster]0:51 | Live | 1973 | |
| 1974 | At Work in EuropeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks1Work Song 2John Brown’s Body 3The Preacher 4Straight, No Chaser 5I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good 6Drop Me Off the Harlem 7One for the Guv’Nor 8Prelude to a Kiss 9Rockin’ in Rhythm 10In a Sentimental Mood | Compilation | 1974 | |
| 1974 | Saturday Night at the MontmartreSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 37:59A1Our Love Is Here to Stay6:30 A2My Romance6:41 A3Blues for Herluf5:19 B1Londonderry Air4:36 B2Mack the Knife5:11 B3I Can’t Get Started6:37 B4The Theme3:05 | Live | 1974 | |
| 1977 | Sunday Morning at the MontmartreSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 34:56A1Sunday4:10 A2That's All6:15 A3Gone With the Wind5:51 B1Over the Rainbow5:38 B2Indiana5:52 B3Misty3:35 B4Set Call3:35 | Live | 1977 | |
| 1977 | Midnight at the MontmartreSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 41:07A1Friskin' the Frog7:23 A2Stormy Weather7:24 A3Teach Me Tonight2:47 B1Perdido7:22 B2Yesterdays7:12 B3I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter5:57 B4Set Call3:02 | Live | 1977 | |
| 1978 | BalladsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 19 tracks · 1:18:311Chelsea Bridge3:57 2Love Is Here To Stay3:24 3It Happens To Be Me3:23 4All Too Soon4:47 5Willow Weep For Me4:40 6Come Rain Or Come Shine4:23 7Prelude To A Kiss4:47 8Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me4:44 9My Greatest Mistake3:37 10There Is No Greater Love3:42 11Blue Moon5:06 12What Am I Here For3:58 13We'll Be Together Again4:32 14Early Autumn4:50 15Until Tonight4:10 16Teach Me Tonight4:03 17My Funny Valentine3:24 18Sophisticated Lady3:05 19Almost Like Being In Love3:59 | Compilation | 1978 | |
| 1986 | The Complete Ralph Burns SessionsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks · 1:15:311Last Night When We Were Young2:38 2Midnight Sun3:45 3Yesterdays2:35 4Good Morning Heartache3:22 5Mr. Meadowlark2:43 6Skylark3:00 7Bye Bye Blackbird3:25 8Flamingo3:43 9A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square4:57 10When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano2:33 11His Eye Is on the Sparrow3:20 12The Eagle and Me2:45 13When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along2:27 14Bob White (Watcha Gonna Swing Tonight?)2:56 15Baltimore Oriole3:51 16Chicken Today and Feathers Tomorrow3:12 17Speak Low (When You Speak Love)3:09 18But Beautiful2:55 19If You'd Stay the Way I Dream About You2:46 20My Future Just Passed3:16 21We'll Be Together Again3:05 22I'm a Dreamer, Aren't We All2:46 23Star Eyes3:08 24I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You3:14 | Compilation | 1986 | |
| 1986 | The Complete Ben Webster on EmArcySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 33 tracks · 1:38:55Disc 1 1You Didn’t Tell Me3:25 2Got You Begging (alt.)2:57 3Got You Begging (master)3:05 4The Duke and the Brute2:53 5Reach (Master)2:48 6Reach (alt.)2:50 7Oopy Doo2:40 8One O’Clock Jump (alt. 1)3:36 9One O’Clock Jump (alt. 2)3:14 10One O’Clock Jump (master)3:04 11One Nighter Blues2:46 12Goomp Blues2:50 13Stardust (alt. 1)3:09 14Stardust (alt. 2)3:02 15Stardust (master)3:12 Disc 21Randle’s Island (alt. 1)3:24 2Randle’s Island (master)3:47 3Randle’s Island (alt. 3)3:18 4Old Folks (alt. 1)3:24 5Old Folks (alt. 2)2:57 6Old Folks (master)2:58 7King’s Riff3:17 8You’re My Thrill (false start)0:36 9You’re My Thrill (alt. 1)3:05 10You’re My Thrill (master)3:14 11Trouble in Mind2:51 12I’ll Be Back2:50 13Don’t Mention My Name2:54 14Hoot2:33 15Pouting3:05 16The Iron Hat3:09 17The Iron Hat (alt.)3:11 18’s Wonderful2:51 | Compilation | 1986 | |
| 1986 | Master of JazzSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 3:571You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To 2Stompy Jones 3Going Home 4I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) 5Cotton Tail 6Come Sunday3:57 7Our Blues 8Sunday 9Old Folks | Compilation | 1986 | |
| 1988 | Giants of the Tenor SaxSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 42:271Sleep3:34 2Memories of You3:46 3Linger Awhile3:10 4Just a Riff3:58 5Sleep No. 2 (alternate choice)3:09 6Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana)5:13 7I Got Rhythm5:03 8Candy5:38 9You Need Coachin’3:10 10These Foolish Things2:55 11Six, Seven, Eight or Nine2:51 | Compilation | 1988 | |
| 1989 | Gone With the WindSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 58:291Perdido7:19 2Yesterdays7:09 3I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter5:57 4Set Call3:05 5Sunday4:09 6That's All6:19 7Gone With the Wind5:47 8Over the Rainbow5:37 9Indiana5:54 10Misty3:34 11Set Call3:39 | Live | 1989 | |
| 1990 | Live at Pio’sSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 32:521Cookin’ for T4:54 2Gone With the Wind5:45 3Sunday5:11 4Pennies From Heaven4:50 5How Long Has This Been Going On6:32 6Sometimes I’m Happy5:40 | Live | 1990 | |
| 1991 | Tenor GiantsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 1:11:201Cookin' For T4:54 2Gone With The Wind5:45 3Sunday5:11 4Pennies From Heaven4:50 5How Long Has This Been Going On6:32 6Sometimes I'm Happy5:40 7Billie's Bounce11:25 8There Is No Greater Love8:35 9Polka Dots And Moon Beams4:58 10Lover Man5:35 11Ahus Jazz7:55 | Compilation | 1991 | |
| 1993 | A Tribute to a Great JazzmanSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks1I Got Rhythm 2Raincheck 3The Strollers 4Swing Shifters Swing 5The Blues (From Black, Brown & Beige) 6You’ll Never Know 7Tonight I Shall Sleep 8Goin’ Up 9Sweet Georgia Brown 10Cottontail 11Oh, Lady Be Good 12Andiology 13K.C. Caboose 14Honeysuckle Rose 15Amor 16John Hardy’s Wife | Compilation | 1993 | |
| 1993 | Jazz ’Round MidnightSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 1:05:391In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning3:13 2Time on My Hands4:18 3Early Autumn4:51 4Prisoner of Love4:15 5When I Fall in Love4:59 6Willow Weep for Me4:40 7Prelude to a Kiss4:48 8Chelsea Bridge3:41 9My Funny Valentine3:25 10You’re Getting to Be a Habit With Me6:53 11Where Are You4:44 12Ill Wind3:33 13All Too Soon4:45 14Tenderly3:04 15We’ll Be Together Again4:30 | Compilation | 23 February 1993 | |
| 1994 | Live: Providence, Rhode Island, 1963Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 1:11:041Perdido5:48 2Danny Boy4:37 3On Green Dolphin Street6:35 4Go Home9:12 5Bye Bye Blackbird4:43 6Lover, Come Back to Me8:27 7My Romance4:41 8Wee Dot2:03 9Tenderly5:07 10Sometimes I'm Happy5:53 11How Long Has This Been Going On6:32 12Embraceable You6:51 13The Theme0:35 | Live | 1994 | |
| 1995 | Music for Loving: Ben Webster With StringsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 38 tracks · 2:35:11Disc 1 1Chelsea Bridge3:59 2Willow Weep for Me4:42 3There Is No Greater Love3:45 4Teach Me Tonight4:07 5Until Tonight4:13 6We'll Be Together Again4:35 7Blue Moon5:09 8Early Autumn4:53 9My Greatest Mistake3:39 10What Am I Here For?3:59 11All Too Soon4:48 12Love Is Here to Stay3:25 13It Happens to Be Me3:25 14Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me4:47 15Prelude to a Kiss4:49 16Come Rain or Come Shine4:25 17Love Is Here to Stay3:21 18Love Is Here to Stay3:17 Disc 21Some Other Spring4:50 2When Your Lover Has Gone3:41 3Stars Fell on Alabama4:36 4Under a Blanket of Blue3:21 5Stars Fell on Alabama (alternate take)4:40 6Under a Blaket of Blue (alternate take)3:31 7Under a Blaket of Blue (alternate take 2)3:20 8My Funny Valentine3:27 9You're Mine, You3:11 10Sophisticated Lady3:07 11Love's Away3:23 12Almost Like Being Love4:02 13A Ghost of a Chance5:51 14Take the ''a'' Train4:51 15We're in Love Again3:44 16Chalmeu3:41 17Moonlight on the Ganges3:44 18It Had to Be You4:20 19My Fantasy4:11 20I Got It Bad4:22 | Compilation | 1995 | |
| 1995 | Cottontail: The Best Of Ben Webster 1931-1944Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks · 1:18:051Without That Girl3:38 2New Orleans3:02 3Hotter Than 'Ell2:55 4Dream Lullaby3:12 5The Ghost of Dinah2:55 6What a Little Moonlight Can Do3:03 7Easy to Love3:14 8Sing You Sinners2:45 9713:08 10Cottontail3:13 11Stardust4:21 12Blue Serge3:25 13Just A-Settin' and A-Rockin'3:38 14All Too Soon3:33 15Conga Brava2:59 16Teezol2:49 17The Horn2:33 18Victory Stride4:00 19Body and Soul3:18 20Sleep3:34 21Linger a While3:13 22Blues on the Delta3:12 23Blue Skies3:20 24Pick Up Boys3:05 | Compilation | 1995 | |
| 1995 | Bounce BluesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:06:551Randle's Island3:45 2Old Folks2:55 3King's Riff3:14 4You're My Thrill3:14 5Hoot2:28 6Pouting2:59 7The Iron Man3:02 8Cotton Tail3:22 9Danny Boy3:36 10Bounce Blues4:32 11That's All3:47 12Pennies From Heaven2:48 13Tenderly3:01 14Jive At Six4:12 15Don't Get Around Much Any More3:06 16Love's Away3:20 17You're Mine You!3:07 18My Funny Valentine3:23 19Sophisticated Lady3:05 20Almost Like Being In Love3:59 | Compilation | 1995 | |
| 1995 | Verve Jazz Masters 43: Ben WebsterSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 1:08:031Meet the Frog3:08 2That's All3:51 3Come Rain or Come Shine4:24 4Pennies From Heaven2:51 5Old Folks2:58 6You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To4:18 7You're Mine, You!3:10 8De Dar4:39 9Bye Bye Blackbird6:46 10Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me4:45 11In a Mellow Tone5:12 12Chelsea Bridge7:22 13Love's Away3:22 14Soulville8:06 15Star Dust3:11 | Compilation | 18 April 1995 | |
| 1996 | Black Lion Presents Ben WebsterSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 26 tracks · 2:07:42Disc 1 1Easy To Love4:19 2Stardust3:46 3There Is No Greater Love4:39 4Close Your Eyes5:01 5What's New?4:29 6I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)5:01 7Yesterdays5:48 8Autumn Leaves5:17 Disc 21Stompy Jones6:31 2Blue Light4:28 3Brother John's Blues5:00 4Nancy With The Laughing Face4:29 5Duke's In Bed3:04 6My Romance4:48 7What's I'm Gotchere4:40 8Days Of Wine And Roses4:23 9The Jeep Is Coming5:38 Disc 31Pound Horn5:00 2Moonglow5:08 3Satin Doll4:53 4For Max6:24 5But Not For Me (Take3)4:24 6But Not For Me (Take4)4:01 7For All We Know5:30 8Sunday4:45 9Bill Coleman6:16 | Compilation | 1996 | |
| 1996 | Story 1934/1944Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:07:121Rug Cutter's Swing3:04 2Dream Lullaby3:11 3Tea for Two3:11 4Early Session Hop2:44 5Conga Brava3:00 6Cotton Tail (Shuckin' & Stiffin')3:13 7All Too Soon3:35 8Sepia Panorama (Night House)3:29 9Just A-Stettin' and A-Rockin'3:38 10Five O'Clock Drag3:17 11Linger Awhile3:26 12Woke Up Clipped3:12 13After You've Gone4:28 14Sleep3:10 15Linger Awhile3:15 16Memories of You3:50 17Just a Riff4:05 18I Surrender Dear3:06 19Blue Skies3:17 20Kat's Fur3:01 | Compilation | 1996 | |
| 1996 | Ben And The BoysSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 1:15:251Teezol2:47 2The Horn2:29 3Victory Stride3:56 4Body And Soul3:12 5Joshua3:02 6Talk To Me3:10 7Concerto For Cozy2:51 8Sleep3:30 9Memories Of You3:44 10Linger Awhile3:08 11Just A Riff3:58 12Blues On The Delta3:08 13Blues On The Delta3:14 14Honeysuckle Rose3:13 15I Surrender Dear3:03 16Blue Skies3:14 17Kat's Fur2:58 18Pick Up Boys3:02 19My Old Flame4:13 20The Shiek Of Araby4:47 21Conversing In Blue4:37 22Limehouse Blues4:09 | Compilation | 1996 | |
| 1996 | Live at the Jazzhus Montmartre, Vol. 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 53:041Mack the Knife5:23 2I Can't Get Started6:42 3Friskin' the Frog7:20 4Stormy Weather7:22 5Teach Me Tonight2:48 6Perdido7:17 7Yesterdays7:10 8I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter5:56 9Set Call (The Theme)3:06 | Live | 1996 | |
| 1996 | Live at the Jazzhus Montmartre, Vol. 1Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 58:321Sunday4:08 2That's All6:15 3Gone With the Wind5:56 4Over the Rainbow5:36 5Indiana5:56 6Misty3:34 7Our Love Is Here to Stay6:37 8My Romance6:47 9Blues for Herluf5:28 10Londonderry Air4:38 11Set Call (The Theme)3:37 | Live | 1996 | |
| 1997 | Cotton TailSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 1:09:131Cotton Tail3:13 2All Too Soon3:31 3Toby3:29 4Lafayette2:48 5The Voice of Old Man River3:11 6Early Session Hop2:40 7Conga Brava2:58 8Bojangles (A Portrait of Bill Robinson)2:54 9My Greatest Mistake3:26 10Chloe (Song of the Swamp)3:27 11Mobile Bay3:06 12Linger Awhile3:26 13Blue Serge3:23 14Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'3:35 15Some Saturday2:59 16Five O'Clock Drag3:13 17Chelsea Bridge2:55 18Raincheck2:31 19Perdido3:09 20What Am I Here For3:28 21Main Stem2:49 22Cadillac Slim3:02 | Compilation | 1997 | |
| 1997 | The Holland SessionsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 2:26:03Disc 1 1Benny’s Tune5:26 2Once in a While5:39 3Ben’s Blues6:07 4Sweet Loraine6:09 5Hymne to Freedom5:02 6St. Louis Blues5:51 7I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good6:14 8Drop Me of at Harlem6:14 9One for the Guv’Nor6:19 10Prelude to a Kiss7:20 11In a Sentimental Mood6:47 12Rockin’ in Rhythm5:22 Disc 21Pennies From Heaven10:10 2I Got Rhythm7:58 3My Romance8:13 4Autumn Leaves7:46 5For All We Know8:50 6Sunday6:01 7Just You, Just Me7:03 8How High the Moon7:03 9Straight No Chaser9:35 10Short Speech by Ben Webster0:54 | Compilation | 1997 | |
| 1998 | The Chronological Classics: Ben Webster 1944-1946Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 1:06:111Woke Up Clipped3:10 2Teezol2:47 3'Nuff Said3:05 4The Horn (I Got Rhythm)2:31 5Dirty Deal3:30 6Don't Blame Me2:47 7I Surrender Dear2:52 8Tea for Two2:59 9Perdido3:03 10I Surrender Dear3:17 11Broke but Happy3:06 12Blues on the Bayou3:02 13Jumpin' With Judy2:50 14Blues on the Delta3:15 15Honeysuckle Rose3:15 16I Surrender Dear3:07 17Blue Skies3:16 18Kat's Fur3:02 19Blues in My Heart2:55 20Emaline2:41 21Am I Blue2:55 22Rose on the Rio Grande2:46 | Compilation | 1998 | |
| 1998 | Ultimate Ben WebsterSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 55:121Boogie Woogie3:09 2Cotton Tail3:24 3There Is No Greater Love3:44 4Tenderly3:05 5Trouble in Mind2:51 6Don't Mention My Name2:52 7Early Autumn4:52 8Sunday7:24 9Time After Time4:34 10I'll Be Back2:49 11Ill Wind3:33 12Chelsea Bridge3:58 13Young Bean6:01 14Who?2:56 | Compilation | 1998 | |
| 1998 | 1931–1946Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 1:08:281Just a Crazy Song (Hi‐Hi‐Hi)2:58 2Toby3:23 3Dream Lullaby3:07 4Early Session Hop2:39 5Cotton Tail3:08 6Sepia Panorama3:22 7Stardust4:14 8Just a‐Settin and a‐Rockin3:33 9Some Saturday3:00 10Five O’Clock Drag3:11 11Raincheck2:28 12I Don’t Know What Kind of Blues I Got3:13 13Chelsea Bridge2:51 14The C‐Jam Blues2:38 15What Am I Here For?3:24 16Ra‐da‐da‐Da2:36 17Main Stem2:47 18Woke up Clipped3:06 19Victory Stride4:00 20Kat’s Fur2:58 21All Too Soon2:54 22Sweet Georgia Brown2:58 | Compilation | 3 February 1998 | |
| 1998 | Frog: 1956-1962Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 1:06:501Bye Bye Blackbird6:45 2In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning3:12 3How Deep Is the Ocean?2:34 4The Touch of Your Lips6:19 5When Your Lover Has Gone3:59 6Sunday3:58 7My One and Only Love6:14 8Night and Day5:29 9My Ideal7:18 10Where or When6:27 11How Long Has This Been Going On?5:36 12Did You Call Her Today8:59 | Compilation | 15 September 1998 | |
| 1998 | Baden 1972Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 55:441Some Other Blues9:50 2In a Mellow Tone8:08 3Blues in F9:44 4Sunday7:03 5Didn’t We5:55 6Perdido15:04 | Live | 6 October 1998 | |
| 2000 | Until TonightSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 58:101Time After Time4:37 2Chelsea Bridge3:58 3Tenderly3:04 4Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me4:46 5It Never Entered My Mind5:49 6Danny Boy3:39 7Blue Moon5:08 8Makin’ Whoppee4:32 9Some Other Spring4:49 10Where Are You?4:44 11La Rosita5:05 12Until Tonight4:12 13That’s All3:47 | Compilation | 2000 | |
| 2000 | Midnite Jazz & Blues: Jazz MasterpiecesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 53:161Tea for Two3:03 2Honeysuckle Rose7:42 3Don't Blame Me2:49 4Flying Home5:03 5Somebody Loves Me5:00 6I Surrender Dear2:54 7Dirty Deal3:32 8'Nuf Said3:07 9Teezol2:49 10The Horn2:33 11Woke Up Clipped3:11 12The Romp11:33 | Compilation | 2000 | |
| 2000 | Midnite Jazz & Blues: Ben’s BluesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 33:291Benny’s Tune5:19 2Once in a While5:32 3Ben’s Blues6:00 4Sweet Lorraine6:00 5Hymn to Freeddom4:56 6St. Louis Blues5:42 | Compilation | 2000 | |
| 2000 | Ben Webster’s Finest HourSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:06:441See You at the Fair6:16 2Hotter Than ’Ell2:58 3The Ghost of Dinah2:49 4Cotton Tail3:27 5Honey Hill4:06 6Linger Awhile3:11 7Star Dust3:07 8Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me4:16 9My Greatest Mistake3:38 10La Rosita5:05 11Sunday3:57 12While We’re Dancing2:49 13Blues for Mr. Broadway8:13 14Chelsea Bridge7:21 15Roses of Picardy2:11 16Single Petal of a Rose3:20 | Compilation | 26 September 2000 | |
| 2001 | 1953: An Exceptional EncounterSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 39:491Confirmation5:26 2You Are Too Beautiful3:49 3Lady Be Good5:23 4The Nearness of You5:37 5Poutin4:55 6Danny Boy4:35 7Billie's Bounce4:25 8Cotton Tail5:39 | Live | 6 February 2001 | |
| 2002 | Big BenSearch SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 2002 | |
| 2002 | The Chronological Classics: Ben Webster 1946-1951Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 19 tracks · 56:301Jeep Is Jumpin'2:58 2I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good2:56 3Dark Corners3:03 4Mister Brim3:16 5Frog and Mule3:10 6Spang2:42 7Doctor Keets3:17 8Park & Tilford Blues3:18 9As Long as I Live2:25 10All Alone2:58 11Blue Belles of Harlem2:58 12Turn It Over2:39 13That Dit It2:47 14Best Friend Blues3:09 15Baby You Messed Up2:20 16Randall's Island (Randle's Island)3:16 17Old Folks2:56 18King's Riff3:15 19You're My Thrill3:07 | Compilation | 2002 | |
| 2002 | The Great Bigband CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 47:271Chelsea Bridge2:53 2Rain Check2:28 3Perdido3:08 4What Am I Here For?3:26 5Main Stem2:48 6Sepia Panorama3:20 7Cotton Tail3:10 8All Too Soon3:30 9Conga Brava2:55 10Bojangles2:53 11My Greatest Mistake3:23 12Chloe3:25 13Blue Serge3:22 14Just A-Sittin’ And A-Rockin’3:34 15Five O'Clock Drag3:12 | Compilation | 2002 | |
| 2003 | At Montmartre 1965-1966Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 1:13:451Pennies From Heaven6:12 2Blues In B Flat4:51 3My Romance6:53 4In A Mellotone7:19 5How Long Has This Been Going On7:04 6Sunday4:22 7Someone To Watch Over Me5:14 8Cottontail6:19 9Danny Boy2:39 10Gone With The Wind8:26 11Cottontail7:03 12My Romance7:23 | Live | 6 May 2003 | |
| 2004 | Classic Jazz Archive: Ben WebsterSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 46 tracks · 2:28:32Disc 1 1The Blue Room3:20 2New Orleans2:59 3Milenberg Joys2:47 4Lafayette2:46 5Stampede3:01 6What’s Your Story2:51 7Posin’3:02 8Tea for Two3:11 9Early Session Hop2:42 10Cotton Tail3:12 11All Too Soon3:32 12Conga Brava2:57 13Bojangles2:54 14My Greatest Mistake3:25 15Chloe (Song of the Swamp)3:27 16Blue Serge3:23 17Just A‐Sittin’ and A‐Rockin’3:35 18Five O’Clock Drag3:13 19Chelsea Bridge2:55 20Rain Check2:30 21Perdido3:09 22What Am I Here For?3:28 23Main Stem2:47 Disc 21Woke Up Clipped3:09 2Teezol2:46 3’Nuff Said3:04 4The Horn2:31 5Dirty Deal3:30 6Don’t Blame Me2:46 7I Surrender Dear2:51 8Tea for Two2:58 9After You’ve Gone4:25 10Body and Soul3:14 11Sleep3:08 12Linger Awhile3:13 13Memories of You3:49 14Just a Riff4:03 15I Surrender Dear3:17 16Honeysuckle Rose3:14 17Blue Skies3:16 18Kat’s Fur3:01 19My Old Flame4:17 20The Sheik of Araby4:38 21Limehouse Blues4:13 22If Dreams Come True2:58 23I Can’t Get Started3:05 | Compilation | 2004 | |
| 2004 | The Best of Sexy SaxSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 55:531Danny Boy3:40 2How Deep Is the Ocean2:34 3Poutin’3:58 4Tenderly3:05 5Don’t Get Around Much Anymore3:09 6That’s All3:50 7Time on My Hands4:17 8The Touch of Your Lips6:19 9In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning3:12 10Bye Bye Blackbird6:44 11When Your Lover Has Gone3:59 12Bounce Blues4:34 13Ill Wind3:31 14Stella by Starlight3:01 | Compilation | 2004 | |
| 2004 | Jazz Ballads 2: Ben WebsterSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 34 tracks · 2:02:16Disc 1 1That’s All3:48 2Willow Weep for Me4:39 3Just A‐Sittin’ and A‐Rockin’3:34 4Don’t Blame Me2:48 5My Funny Valentine3:24 6Nuff Said3:03 7Imagination4:51 8All Too Soon3:31 9It Happens to Me3:23 10Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me4:45 11I Surrender Dear3:03 12Come Rain or Come Shine4:23 13Blue Serge3:22 14Sophisticated Lady3:05 15Almost Like Being in Love4:00 16You’re Mine, You!3:08 17Chelsea Bridge2:52 Disc 21Danny Boy3:37 2Until Tonight2:57 3Tenderly3:02 4Don’t Take Your Love From Me4:40 5Memories of You3:48 6All Too Soon4:46 7Kat’s Fur2:59 8Love Is Here to Stay3:23 9My Greatest Mistake3:24 10You’re Only Happy When I’m Blue3:12 11Prelude to a Kiss4:47 12I Surrender Dear2:53 13What Am I Here For?3:27 14Love’s Away3:20 15Sepia Panorama3:21 16Don’t Get Around Much Anymore3:07 17Chelsea Bridge3:54 | Compilation | 11 October 2004 | |
| 2004 | Live At Stampen Stockholm 1969-1973Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 1:06:521C Jam Blues9:04 2Don't Get Around Much Anymore7:11 3The Theme5:03 4I Got Rhythm6:21 5Satin Doll12:43 6Indiana8:13 7In A Mellotone13:09 8How Long Has This Been Going On5:08 | Compilation,Live | 2 November 2004 | |
| 2005 | Stompin’ at the SavoySearch SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 2005 | |
| 2005 | Ben Webster for LoversSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 45:201When I Fall in Love4:58 2In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning3:13 3Someone to Watch Over Me4:30 4My Funny Valentine3:25 5Where Are You?4:44 6Love Is Here to Stay3:24 7Time After Time4:36 8Stardust2:27 9Tell Me When5:04 10Time on My Hands4:18 11Over the Rainbow4:41 | Compilation | 25 January 2005 | |
| 2005 | At Ronnie Scott 1964 - The PunchSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 1:16:031Intro Ronnie Scott0:47 2Blues In B Flat5:44 3Stardust7:40 4Gone With The Wind7:34 5Our Love Is Here To Stay4:54 6The Theme4:11 7Confirmation7:08 8My Romance7:07 9Poutin'8:31 10A Night In Tunisia7:40 11Over The Rainbow5:10 12How High The Moon3:35 13Cottontail6:02 | Live | 1 February 2005 | |
| 2006 | Ben WebsterSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks1Johnny Come Lately 2You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To 3Stompy Jones 4Cotton Tail 5Going Home 6Come Sunday 7Our Blues 8I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good 9C Jam Blues 10Stardust 11In a Mellotone 12Sunday 13Old Folks | Compilation | 2006 | |
| 2007 | Dig Ben!Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 2007 | |
| 2008 | The Chronological Classics: Ben Webster 1953-1954Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 21 tracks · 1:14:051Hoot2:28 2Pouting2:53 3The Iron Hat3:01 4Pouting4:01 5Cotton Tail3:24 6Danny Boy3:40 7Bounce Blues4:35 8That's All3:51 9Pennies From Heaven2:52 10Tenderly3:05 11Jive at Six4:15 12Don't Get Around Much Anymore3:10 13Love's Away3:25 14You're Mine, You!3:11 15My Funny Valentine3:27 16Sophisticated Lady3:08 17Our Love Is Here to Stay3:26 18It Happens to Be Me3:25 19All Too Soon4:48 20Chelsea Bridge3:59 21Almost Like Being in Love4:01 | Compilation | 2008 | |
| 2009 | Kind of WebsterSearch SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 2009 | |
| 2009 | Live in DenmarkSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 36:191Pennies From Heaven6:10 2B‐Flatted Blues4:48 3My Romance6:46 4In a Mellow Tone7:18 5How Long Has This Been Going On7:01 6Sunday4:16 | Live | 2009 | |
| 2009 | Centennial CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 59:561Like Someone In Love3:49 2My One & Only Love6:16 3Soulmates6:37 4All The Things You Are7:16 5Lula7:48 6Travelin' Light6:14 7Have You Met Miss Jones4:49 8Caravan (Live)10:17 9Georgia On My Mind (Live)6:50 | Compilation | 2009 | |
| 2011 | Three Classic Albums PlusSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 30 tracks · 2:36:39Disc 1 1Tangerine5:24 2La Rosita5:06 3Cocktails For Two2:43 4Shine On Harvest Moon4:53 5You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To4:19 6Blues For Yolande6:48 7Maria6:31 8It Never Entered My Mind5:49 9Prisoner Of Love4:17 10Soulville8:07 11Late Date7:17 12Time On My Hands4:20 13Lover Come Back To Me8:30 14Where Are You4:43 Disc 21Makin' Whoopee4:34 2Ill Wind3:34 3Fajista3:43 4Chelsea Bridge3:42 5Charlotte's Piccolo15:32 6Coal Train4:11 7When I Fall In Love5:01 8Ev's Mad4:25 9Ash8:25 10All Too Soon4:48 11Love Is Here To Stay3:25 12It Happens To Be Me3:25 13My Funny Valentine3:27 14You're Mine, You3:11 15Sophisticated Lady3:08 16Love's Away3:21 | Compilation | 2011 | |
| 2012 | Seven Classic AlbumsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 52 tracks · 4:26:45Disc 1 1Tenderly3:05 2Jive At Six4:14 3Don't Get Around Much Anymore3:08 4That's All3:50 5Bounce Blues4:35 6Pennies From Heaven2:51 7Cottontail3:23 8Danny Boy3:38 9Blues For Yolande6:46 10It Never Entered My Mind5:48 11La Rosita5:04 12You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To4:17 13Prisoner Of Love4:15 14Tangerine5:22 15Shine On Harvest Moon4:48 Disc 21Soulville8:06 2Late Date7:15 3Time On My Hands4:19 4Lover Come Back To Me8:29 5Where Are You4:44 6Makin' Whoopee4:32 7Ill Wind3:34 8The Touch Of Your Lips6:20 9When Your Lover Has Gone4:00 10Bye-Bye Blackbird6:46 11How Deep Is The Ocean?2:36 Disc 31In The Wee, Small Hours Of The Morning3:13 2Sunday3:58 3This Can't Be Love9:51 4In A Mellow Tone20:26 5De-Dar4:43 6Young Bean6:07 7Time After Time4:38 8Budd Johnson9:11 9Chelsea Bridge7:18 10The Cat Walk5:42 Disc 41Sunday7:22 2Who's Got Rhythm?7:36 3Tell Me When5:03 4Go Home10:00 5The Sweetheart Of Sigma Chi2:27 6Stella By Starlight3:01 7With Every Breath I Take3:04 8Accent On Youth3:00 9But Beautiful2:53 10Time After Time3:10 11Nancy3:12 12I'm Beginning To See The Light2:47 13It Was So Beautiful3:24 14The Whiffenpoof Song2:26 15It's Easy To Remember3:11 16There's No You3:17 | Compilation | 16 November 2012 | |
| 2013 | Complete Sextet Studio SessionsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 27 tracks · 2:24:41Disc 1 1Hollering at the Watkins3:39 2Used to Be Basie6:03 3How Deep Is the Ocean3:48 4Studio Call8:13 5Willow Weep for Me4:50 6Opus 7115:10 7Love Is Here to Stay3:24 8K.M. Blues3:35 9Walkin’ With Sweets7:16 10The Night Is Blue7:02 11Easy on the Eyes7:22 12Just a Mood6:50 13Sunrise Blues8:42 Disc 21Blues for the Blues4:49 2Blues for Piney Brown7:38 3Moonlight in Vermont3:57 4Taste on the Place7:02 5Gee, Baby Ain’t I Good to You3:32 6Blues for Bill Basie9:31 7You’re Getting to Be a Habit With Me6:51 8Blues for the Blues (Alt take)5:53 9Alone Together3:07 10Willow, Weep for Me3:38 11Bidin’ My Time3:27 12Makin’ Whoopee3:26 13Moon Song2:33 14Louise3:23 | Compilation | 2013 | |
| 2015 | The Complete Recordings 1959-1962Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 2015 | |
| 2015 | The Complete Recordings 1952-1959Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 2015 | |
| 2016 | The Quintessence: New York – Los Angeles 1940–1962Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 26 tracks · 2:16:51Disc 1 1Shine3:53 2Chelsea Bridge3:01 3Body and Soul3:52 4Memories of You3:49 5Jive at Six4:13 6Cotton Tail3:22 7Danny Boy3:38 8Almost Like Being in Love4:01 9The Kid and the Brute8:25 10Prelude to a Kiss4:48 11Walkin’ With “Sweets”7:22 12My Ideal7:15 13Easy on the Eye7:24 14I’m Coming Virginia5:56 Disc 21In a Mellow Tone3:39 2Late Date7:11 3Blues for Yolande6:47 4Blues and Sentimental3:21 5When I Fall in Love4:57 6Just a Memory5:49 7Budd Johnson9:11 8In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning3:11 9Tell Me When5:01 10Lula7:44 11Please, Mr Webster3:32 12How Long Has This Been Going On5:29 | Compilation | 2016 | |
| 2017 | Come SundaySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 40:241Something to Shout About: You'd be so nice to come home to4:25 2Going Home3:53 3Black, Brown and Beige: Come Sunday3:56 4Our Blues5:29 5I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)8:29 6Stompy Jones3:41 7Cottontail3:37 8Old Folks6:54 | Compilation | 2017 | |
| 2019 | Ben Webster's First Concert in DenmarkSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 35:301In a Mellotone (rehearsal)2:20 2Pennies From Heaven4:23 3Blues in B-Flat6:29 4My Romance8:07 5In a Mellotone5:21 6Over the Rainbow6:34 7Cotton Tail2:16 | Live | 15 February 2019 | |
| 2019 | Milestones of a Jazz Legend – Ben WebsterSearch SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 15 March 2019 | |
| 2020 | In NorwaySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 1:14:281In a Mellotone9:07 2How Long Has This Been Going On7:42 3Sunday7:01 4Star Dust7:18 5Perdido8:53 6Satin Doll6:56 7I Got Rhythm7:03 8Danny Boy5:23 9The "C" Jam Blues7:11 10Cotton Tail5:07 11My Romance2:47 | Live | 16 January 2020 | |
| 2021 | The Classic CollaborationsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 51 tracks · 5:17:55Disc 1 1All the Things You Are7:14 2My One and Only Love6:13 3My Ideal7:15 4Gone With the Wind4:46 5Have You Met Miss Jones?4:47 6Night and Day5:28 7Where or When6:26 8Blues for Yolande6:48 9It Never Entered My Mind5:50 10La Rosita5:06 11You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To4:19 12Prisoner of Love4:16 13Tangerine5:24 14Shine On, Harvest Moon4:53 Disc 21Soulville8:07 2Late Date7:15 3Time on My Hands4:19 4Lover, Come Back to Me8:29 5Where Are You?4:44 6Makin' Whoopee4:32 7Ill Wind3:34 8In a Mellow Tone18:19 9Young Bean6:07 10Budd Johnson6:26 11Time After Time4:38 12De-Dar4:45 Disc 31The Touch of Your Lips6:23 2When Your Lover Has Gone4:02 3Bye Bye Blackbird6:49 4How Deep Is the Ocean?2:38 5In the Wee Small Hours the Morning3:15 6Sunday4:00 7This Can’t Be Love9:53 8Chelsea Bridge7:22 9The Cat Walk5:46 10Sunday7:26 11Who's Got Rhythm7:41 12Tell Me When5:05 13Go Home10:04 Disc 41Opening Blues10:15 2Lula7:46 3When Lights Are Low4:47 4You Can't Tell the Difference12:07 5Too Late Now6:29 6Soulmates6:37 7Come Sunday5:14 8The Governor3:18 9Frog Legs5:33 10Trav'lin' Light6:13 11Like Someone in Love3:49 12Evol Deklaw Ni5:23 | Compilation | 2021 | |
| 2022 | Live at Kings and QueensSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 1:11:401Perdido5:51 2Danny Boy4:40 3On Green Dolphin Street6:38 4Go Home9:17 5Bye Bye Blackbird4:45 6Lover Come Back to Me8:30 7My Romance4:43 8Wee Dot2:07 9Tenderly5:12 10Sometimes I'm Happy5:56 11How Long Has This Been Going On6:35 12Embraceable You6:51 13The Theme0:35 | Live | 14 November 2022 | |
| 2022 | Jazz: The Essential Collection, Vol. 12Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 23 tracks · 1:14:231The Blue Room (Remastered)3:21 2Limehouse Blues (Remastered)2:38 3A Sunbonnet Blue (Remastered)2:55 4Truckin' (Remastered)2:59 5I'll See You in My Dreams (Remastered)2:40 6Sing You Sinners (Remastered)2:43 7Conga Brava (Remastered)2:59 8Cottontail (Remastered)3:12 9All Too Soon (Remastered)3:32 10Lament for Javanette (Remastered)2:53 11Some Saturday (Remastered)3:02 12Have You Changed? (Remastered)2:55 13What Am I Here For? (Remastered)3:28 14The Blues (Remastered)5:18 15Tea for Two (Remastered)2:59 16Blue Mizz (Remastered)3:53 17Body and Soul (Remastered)3:15 18Memories of You (Remastered)3:45 19I Surrender Dear (Remastered)3:07 20Conversing in Blue (Remastered)4:40 21Ben Rides Out (Remastered)2:43 22All Too Soon (Remastered)2:55 23Sweet Georgia Brown (Remastered)2:31 | Compilation | 23 December 2022 | |
| 2023 | Lumiere Des Etoiles (Live Paris '72)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 53:001Pointing Blues (Live)9:03 2I Got Rhythm (Live)7:04 3Old Folks (Live)7:47 4In A Mellow Tone (Live)11:20 5My Romance (Live)8:02 6Perdido (Live)9:44 | Live | 2023 | |
| — | Live in Vienna 1972Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 58:371Old Folks5:19 2For All We Know5:49 3Sunday5:36 4Big Shoe9:20 5How Long Has This Been Going On?5:04 6After Supper3:56 7Lil' Darlin4:57 8Perdido10:57 9Ow!7:39 | Live | — | |
| — | He Played it That WaySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 49:17A1Hey Baby2:53 A2Ghost of Love2:56 A3New Style Baby2:37 A4Nasty Attitude2:31 A5Let’s Love Awhile2:52 A6Slow Down Baby2:51 A7Hayfoot, Strawfoot2:29 A8Powerhouse4:08 B1Riff Tide7:43 B2Relaxin’4:21 B3Moten Swing6:39 B4B & J Boogie7:17 | Compilation | — | |
| — | Ben Webster Live In CopenhagenSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 34:561Sunday4:10 2That's All6:15 3Gone With The Wind5:51 4Over The Rainbow5:38 5Indiana5:52 5Misty3:35 6Set Call3:35 | Live | — | |
| — | Complete 1953 Leader Studio SessionsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 50:471That's All3:51 2Pennies From Heaven2:51 3Tenderly3:05 4Jive at Six4:14 5Don't Get Around Much Anymore3:09 6Poutin3:59 7Cotton Tail3:23 8Danny Boy3:39 9Bounce Blues4:34 10That's All2:57 11Bounce Blues3:39 12Hoot2:30 13Poutin2:55 14The Iron Man3:03 15The Iron Man2:58 | Compilation | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Ben Webster head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 30 | 90.4th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 126 | 98.6th |
| Studio albums | 51 | 99.3th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 54 | 99th |
| Recording span (years) | 28 | 62th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Ellington and His Orchestra(band) | — | present | |
| Ben Webster Quartet(band) | — | present | eponymous,original |
| The Ben Webster Quintet(band) | — | present | eponymous,original |
| Ben Webster Sextet(band) | — | present | eponymous,original |
| Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra(band) | — | present | tenor saxophone |
| Ben Webster With Strings(band) | — | present | eponymous,original |
| Ben Webster and His Orchestra(band) | — | present | eponymous,original |
| Ben Webster and All Stars(band) | — | present | eponymous,original |
| Rex Stewart and the Ellington Alumni All Stars(band) | — | present | tenor saxophone |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ben_Webster_ca._May_1946_%28cropped%29.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e28c0b26-3bdb-45dc-b4f5-f309c7c35ec4discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e28c0b26-3bdb-45dc-b4f5-f309c7c35ec4core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q438460genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q438460seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Websterbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Webster
Why this artist is in the database
- List of swing musicians
Tier rule: historic figure (30 language versions, career ended)
Image: The Library of Congress · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q438460 · MusicBrainz: e28c0b26-3bdb-45dc-b4f5-f309c7c35ec4
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