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Bobby Plater
Bobby Plater + Marshal Royal
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Saxophonists in Count Basie's band didn't record much as leaders. They didn't have to considering how busy Basie kept them on the road. The notable exceptions, of course, were tenor saxophonists Frank Wess, Frank Foster, Budd Johnson and Eddie Lockjaw" Davis. On the other end of the spectrum, baritone saxophonist Charlie Fowlkes didn't record a single track under his own name. Tenor saxophonists/flutists Jerome Richardson recorded a handful and Eric Dixon recorded just one. Alto saxophonists Bobby Plater and Marshal ...
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