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To: nickcarraway

We used to play a version we called ‘My Funky Valentine’.


3 posted on 03/12/2021 8:03:02 PM PST by real saxophonist (The current symbol of slavery is not the noose. It is the mask.)
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To: real saxophonist

Ben Webster has always been my favorite of this, but the Chet Baker version is close...that is only because Ben Webster is my favorite tenor sax.

When I got out of the Navy, I learned how to play the trombone well enough to play the solo in Maleguena...then a few years later, learned to play tenor sax.

I listened to all of the tenors, and I started off with Dexter Gordon, tried to emulate John Coltrane, but loved the breathy sound of Ben Webster.

Interesting guy, all kinds of stories on him. My favorite one that I heard once but have never been able to verify was, he invited a professional boxer he met to give him his best punch to his body. Webster was pretty solid, but the guy wound up and punched Webster in the side breaking a few of his ribs!


9 posted on 03/12/2021 8:38:38 PM PST by rlmorel ("I’d rather enjoy a risky freedom than a safe servitude." Robby Dinero, USMC Veteran, Gym Owner)
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