Alto saxophone master Sonny Stitt always chafed when he was called "little Bird," a reference to the greatest alto of them all, Charlie Parker. "I'm not a little Bird," he would say, "I'm me; Sonny ...

This is the real thing: an authentic, unpretentious set of bebop, ballads and blues played with the profound feeling and burning intensity that many artists strive for but few achieve. Saxophonist ...

First Insight; Nola; A Little R & R; B.Y.O.G.; Midnight Blue; J's Idea; A Funny Thing; Jetlagged; Donkey Stomp (61:34). Jesse Davis, alto saxophone; Peter Bernstein ...

All About Jazz is celebrating Jesse Davis' birthday today! Jesse Davis - alto sax Alto saxophonist Jesse Davis is one of the new, young lions of jazz coming out of New Orleans, where he was born 1965.

The Jesse Davis Quartet has been busy in recent years with tours and engagements throughout Europe, which have received rave reviews, as well as an extended stay in South Korea, including workshops ...

Jesse Davis is a meat and potatoes alto saxophonist. He sounds like the living extension of that part of Julian Adderley and Sonny Stitt which was unaffected by Charlie Parker. He has a beautifully ...