Ray Brown - Some of My Best Friends Are...The Sax Players

As a follow-up to bassist Ray Brown's previous record in which he collaborated with several of his favorite pianists, Some Of My Best Friends Are...the Sax Players features six major saxophonists (tenors Joe Lovano, Ralph Moore, Joshua Redman and Stanley Turrentine plus altoists Benny Carter and Jesse Davis) on two songs apiece with his regular trio. Although more than 60 years separate the ageless Carter from Redman, each of the saxes originally developed their own voice in the straight-ahead jazz tradition. Read More