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How Deep is the Ocean: Ben Webster Solo


Ben Webster has always been my favourite player of the pre-bob sax ilk.  (Pres, Hawk, Hodges, etc).  Admittedly, this is a really short solo (crazy busy month), but I feel like I learned lots here.  Ben treats every note with such reverence.  His airy tone, vibrato, slurs and slides into notes are hard to recreate on the guitar, but fun to try.





 



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  1. TomAugust 30, 2020 at 10:25 AM

    Great job. Your tone had a nice interpretation of his tone. I wish I could play using that much space. More Ben Webster!!!

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