Someone to Watch Over Me: The Life and Music of Ben Webster

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I dedicate this book to my wonderful wife Emmy who encouraged me to go ahead and was a constant supporter during the long process Copyright © by the University of Michigan 2006 All rights reserved Published in the United States of America by The University of Michigan Press Manufactured in the United States of America c Printed on acid-free paper 2009 2008 2007 2006 4 3 2 1 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, or otherwise, without the written permission of the publisher. A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Büchmann-Møller, Frank. Someone to watch over me : the life and music of Ben Webster / Frank Büchmann-Møller. p. cm. — (Jazz perspectives) Includes bibliographical references (p. ), discography (p. ), and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-472-11470-2 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-472-11470-0 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Webster, Ben. 2. Jazz musicians—United States— Biography. I. Title. II. Jazz perspectives (Ann Arbor, Mich.). ML419.W39B83 2006 788.7'165092—dc22 2005028459 ISBN13 978-0-472-03360-7 (paper) ISBN13 978-0-472-02598-5 (electronic) ...