Big Ben: Ben Webster in Europe (1967)

ALL 01/01/1967 (en) Music, Documentary 31 Min
  • Release
    01/01/1967
  • Production
    VARA
  • Rotten tomato
    50%
  • Original title
    Big Ben: Ben Webster in Europe
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

In the late sixties, the American saxophone player and living jazz legend Ben Webster lived in Amsterdam for a year. Webster, who was born in Kansas City in 1909, was a unique personality in the world of jazz and blues. In the thirties, he played with all the great names. During his Amsterdam period, he stayed with an elderly landlady, Mrs Hardloper, with whom he appeared on a national talk show. In conversations with Van der Keuken, he muses on the past; on the fantastic experience of playing in the renowned Duke Ellington band; or on one of his best friends, who was so deft at eating with a knife and fork. Short, fragmented remarks, which Van der Keuken has edited in a loose, improvised editing style.

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Big Ben: Ben Webster in Europe (1967) 31 Min

ALL 01/01/1967 (en)
Music, Documentary
  • Release 01/01/1967
  • Production
    VARA
  • Original title Big Ben: Ben Webster in Europe
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

In the late sixties, the American saxophone player and living jazz legend Ben Webster lived in Amsterdam for a year. Webster, who was born in Kansas City in 1909, was a unique personality in the world of jazz and blues. In the thirties, he played with all the great names. During his Amsterdam period, he stayed with an elderly landlady, Mrs Hardloper, with whom he appeared on a national talk show. In conversations with Van der Keuken, he muses on the past; on the fantastic experience of playing in the renowned Duke Ellington band; or on one of his best friends, who was so deft at eating with a knife and fork. Short, fragmented remarks, which Van der Keuken has edited in a loose, improvised editing style.

  1. Johan van der Keuken

    Director

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  3. Editor

  4. Producer