A man holding a tenor saxophone stood in front of an excited and anxious small crowd. He felt the anticipation of the other musicians who were by his side electrify his nerves. The music began playing ...

Curtis 'King Curtis' Ousley was already a well-respected Jazz tenor saxophonist in 1952 when he moved to New York, to concentrate on doing session work for the growing Pop and R&B markets. Over the ...

Actually, that may be an overstatement. I could probably go to any jazz club and visit a saxophone. What I miss is saxophones in rock ‘n’ roll and rhythm and blues records. I miss the way King Curtis’ ...