- Paul Webster (jazz)
Paul Webster (
August 24 ,1909 -May 6 ,1966 ) was ajazz trumpet player in thebig band era. He is best remembered for having beenJimmie Lunceford 's high-note trumpet player (taking overTommy Stevenson 's spot when he left the band). According to some sources, he was a big influence on a youngStan Kenton , who later featured high note trumpeters in many of his bands.Born in Kansas City, Webster attended
Fisk University and worked as anembalmer before switching to music. He played in bands led byGeorge E. Lee (1927),Bennie Moten (1927-1928),Tommy Douglas , andEli Rice before joining Lunceford's band (first briefly in 1931 and then from 1935 to 1944). Following this Webster played lead trumpet in bands led byCab Calloway (1948-1949, off and on),Charlie Barnet (1946-1947 and 1952-1953),Sy Oliver (1947),Ed Wilcox (1948-1949), andCount Basie (1950). After 1953 he played trumpet only part-time but still occasionally played withSy Oliver 's band into the 1960s.ources
*Determeyer, Eddy. "Rhythm Is Our Business: Jimmie Lunceford and the Harlem Express". University of Michigan Press, 2006. ISBN 0472115537
*Yanow, Scott. "Trumpet Kings: The Players Who Shaped the Sound of Jazz Trumpet". Backbeat Books, 2001. ISBN 0879306408
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