Supersax - The Joy Of Sax! (1974)
Supersax - The Joy Of Sax! (1974)
1. Star Eyes 2. Ko-ko 3. Parker's Mood 4. Just Friends 5. Ornithology 6. April In Paris 7. Night In Tunisia 8. Embraceable You 9. Bird 10. Lover Man 11. Be-Bop 12. Oh, Lady Be Good 13. Salt Peanuts 14. I Didn't Know What Time it Was 15. Yardbird Suite 16. Lover Musicians: Joe López - Sax (Alto) Med Flory - Sax (Alto) Warne Marsh - Sax (Tenor) Jay Migliori - Sax (Tenor) Jack Nimitz - Sax (Baritone) Conte Candoli - Trumpet Ray Triscari - Trumpet Ralph Osborne - Trumpet Larry McGuire - Trumpet Ernie Tack - Trombone Mike Barone - Trombone Charles Loper - Trombone Ronnell Bright - Piano Buddy Clark - Bass Jake Hanna – Drums
Supersax was a jazz group created in 1972 by saxophonist Med Flory and bassist Buddy Clark, in tribute to iconic bebop saxophonist Charlie Parker. The group's music consisted of harmonized arrangements of Charlie Parker improvisations played by a saxophone section (2 altos, 2 tenors, and a baritone), rhythm section (bass, piano and drums), and a brass instrument (trombone or trumpet). Notable brass soloists that recorded with the group included Conte Candoli (trumpet), Frank Rosolino (trombone) and Carl Fontana (trombone). On the group's recordings their music was tightly orchestrated, with little or no improvisation.
Saxophonist Warne Marsh was a member in the first edition of the group, and although he was never given freedom to solo on any officially released materials, Lee Konitz has stated that there are bootleg tapes of the group where Warne played a solo.
They won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Group in 1974. ---wikipedia