Ben Webster - Danny Boy

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@carlkulzer5982 7 жыл бұрын

Ben Webster could play a ballad like nobody else. I played the tenor sax as an amateur and can say Ben got the most beautiful tone out of the horn I have ever heard. Ben if there is a heaven above I hope you are there.

@michaelshore2609 9 ай бұрын

you KNOW he's there. and if you hear his inimitable tone -- the perfect sweet spot between Hawk and Pres --- you'll know you're there too.

@davidallen2518 2 жыл бұрын

Just makes you want to cry your heart out while smiling at the same time, for such beautiful music. No wonder my Dad loved him some Ben Webster that when I played one of his cd's at my Dad's funeral so many people knew the great Ben Webster.

@dst35bwl 11 жыл бұрын

Nobody ever produced such pathos of love as Ben Webster. He moistens the eyes of even sober people.

@bennyjazzful 4 жыл бұрын

GOD---Orgasm for your ears & soul. Amazing performance by one the music giants of Jazz sax. From a mad keen 76yo Aussie fan Thanks for the clip.

@jandeboer426 11 жыл бұрын

Is he great or what? No hurry, no rush. He sounds so relaxed. What a sound. One of my favourites.

@philipbrown2225 4 жыл бұрын

guys like this just can't be made anymore. who else could wear hat too small and still be cool?

@MrBoybergs 4 жыл бұрын

:) was sitting a tad high on the head wasn't it.....

@oupamodikeng3240 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@ullaholdt6477 9 ай бұрын

@@MrBoybergs1😮

@philpryor7524 5 жыл бұрын

Nothing lovelier in jazz ballad playing than this...for the inner Ben had a drive to love and be loved, in his desperate sadness and terrible drives. But in this, he deserves our love, yes.

@mikefarmer7238 8 жыл бұрын

Ben plus Kenny Drew trio = perfection.

@brucevair-turnbull8082 24 күн бұрын

Ben always blows warm and cool!

@ChrisBECKETT-k4x 9 күн бұрын

Webster could do more inside one note than most of us can ever imagine. A "same note", at the top of a phrase, not the same, but exquisitely different, and perfect. Endless inventiveness & sensitivity. One tries to describe it but words really don't work. La musique commençe là où s'arrête le pouvoir des mots...

@ChrisBECKETT-k4x 9 күн бұрын

2:58 through the phrase, 3:13 ditto, virtuoso handling of line and flow, inspiration beyond understanding. And his beautiful look at the group at the end. This footage is a treasure.

@Fm-xu9id 4 жыл бұрын

Delicious and Beatiful music!

@joediaz117 9 жыл бұрын

everything that Ben Webster payed is so cool and wonderful it takes you away to your happy place and enjoy

@Msclarity 5 жыл бұрын

So soft and sweet... Love this!

@tellitlikeitis-rg4ny Жыл бұрын

He could play a ballad the way no one has ever come close

@mikefarmer7238 8 жыл бұрын

Another great tenor player that knew how to play a ballad.

@丹尾哲彦-b1p 8 жыл бұрын

恰好良すぎでしょ！！渋い上に優しさに満ち溢れています。

@armandosoares9401 4 жыл бұрын

é o som... na quarentena no RJ. Brasil...

@Nanoci62 4 жыл бұрын

MAGIC ... PURE VELVET .... ❤️

@girlinagale 8 жыл бұрын

After 25 years playing saxophone I'm amazed at how Ben Webster is probably the biggest influence, after all the Sanbourn, Lauren Hill, Candy Dulfer and other players have subsided there's just the beauty of Ben Webster playing emotion and softly.

@cldavis33 8 жыл бұрын

LOL, 25 yrs? You wouldn't mention Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins, Micheal Brecker, Julies Adderley, Stan Getz, Michael Brecker? But you mention Candy and Lauren....LOL seriously?!!!

@helluvagun 8 жыл бұрын

Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane top four tenorists all time!

@chanmicky99 7 жыл бұрын

girl in a gale how can he make that "exhale" sound on the sax?

@Creabsley 6 жыл бұрын

Nope. Ditch Sonny. Stan Getz, then the rest. Hank Mobley and Zoot.

@zvonimirtosic6171 5 жыл бұрын

Ben Webster has the most unique, and a very complex saxophone sound. The number of different articulations he does in a few seconds of playing, even with pianissimo, is extraordinary. Moreover, he kept a very consistent level of artistry throughout his career, the age did not influence his ability.

@zvonimirtosic6171 5 жыл бұрын

The tune is originally called "The Londonderry Air". It is from the mid-19th century.

@tonysilver7937 9 жыл бұрын

Ben plays with so much tenderness truly one of the greats

@Audrey-o8k 3 ай бұрын

Master piece in my life.

@nedohamilli 11 жыл бұрын

such phrasing, such breath control, such good music,words as such would only spoil such a beautiful tune ,fair play to the oul' jazsz man for such a rendition, of a tune that most 'traddlddley dee ' musicians frown on in their ignorance

@janwillemoosthuizen 4 ай бұрын

OMG! He is the MASTER!

@apossemiers Жыл бұрын

Ben Webster. Nothing to add.

@yokkim7976 8 жыл бұрын

이 음악과 함께 편안한밤 되세요!

@wyndhl9465 6 жыл бұрын

Ben's presentation is akin to a romantic soliloquy that evokes an ambiance of melancholia.

@angusm9419 6 жыл бұрын

Eloquently stated.

@nela7594 3 жыл бұрын

Sweet ❤️

@janhendrik64 7 жыл бұрын

so nice , i love it!

@creatorsnetwork Жыл бұрын

MAGIC!

@billhesmondhalgh1250 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful

@DreSmoove1 11 жыл бұрын

Danny boy was my favorite traditional song by far. Props for posting this

@Nanoci62 3 жыл бұрын

MARVELOUS ❤️❤️❤️

@garyhosty 5 жыл бұрын

beautiful

@tanyadixon7980 6 жыл бұрын

Just plain gifted.

@zvonimirtosic6171 5 жыл бұрын

Decades of practice. In one instance (there is a video on KZbin, him playing in a London's jazz club) he was asked how he practices his sound and he answered, "I am still working on it".

@lesterwyoung 2 жыл бұрын

Ben always played this in D natural. I have many recordings of him playing it. Always in D (Concert key.)

@RM-gm7lu 8 жыл бұрын

Speechless!!

@gprosser11 9 жыл бұрын

Danny Boy Ben Webster..

@alanthedrum 7 жыл бұрын

He seems to sing through the horn!

@bernardmaye6545 8 жыл бұрын

Grand Monsieur Ben

@profhennig 8 жыл бұрын

super, danke

@davidcullen6797 3 жыл бұрын

This is incredible. What a soft touch he had.

@mrbluesky2410 11 жыл бұрын

A black man soulfully playing the whitest of Irish music; the irony is not lost; wonderful work.

@tjazz669 10 жыл бұрын

You've used three labels in this comment; black, white, irish. I know what you're saying here, but I think you're categorizing too much here and therefore missing the point. Really, so much of jazz of this time was taking traditional melodies and putting one's own sound on them/improvising. As Duke Ellington would say about music he loved , it was "beyond category." Not to rant but open your mind and see that soul is found in music throughout.

@tjazz669 10 жыл бұрын

T Jazz I'm not sure irony is present either

@39matheson 6 жыл бұрын

Mr Blue Sky ~ also some .first nation' in theree i believe..

@aminsamadi5634 4 жыл бұрын

T Jazz I’m also deeply opposed to categorization, in terms of segregation. Benny on the other hand, is quite certainly black, nd the original tune this song was sampled from, was definitely first played by a white irishman. These facts of the matter, make this spectacular cover, slightly ironic.

@theleftymonster 3 ай бұрын

Wow!

@jenshultgren6769 9 жыл бұрын

The paradox is you need lips of steel to play so soft.

@flat5flat9flat13 8 жыл бұрын

+Jens Hultgren Not so much if you choose the right mouthpiece and reed you can play at any volume. Playing soft does require good breath control.

@byronsigrano6849 8 жыл бұрын

+Jens Hultgren Only where the bottom lip contacts the reed. Then it should be more like the Rock of Gibraltar; immovable. The top lip should hang softly like a curtain. The corners of the mouth should also be very relaxed. I learned this from Victor Morosco who learned it from Joe Allard. Morosco had both Webster and Hawkins down perfectly on his alto. He'd just adjust his setup from diaphragm to embrouchure to replicate either of their sounds. Amazing.