Pete Brown was an alto sax player who possessed a truly unique style. For most of his career he played with small groups, including John Kirby's band, and also worked as a sessions musician, in addition to heading up his own outfit in the mid-40s. Here he is, with Jim “Daddy” Walker on electric guitar, John Levy on bass and Eddie Nicholson on drums, performing a lively number called “Jim's Idea”.
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Sort of Coleman Hawkins style but with lots of overblowing distortion.
ReplyDeleteLove the sax/guitar combo and 1940s era. Had not heard of this, thanks.
overblowing distortion
ReplyDeleteI was scratching my head trying to think of something that described Brown's style, but you nailed it!
Makes you want to snap your fingers.
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