[Yardstick]

Ha! Getting bailed out by Max Roach. The Coz could sure tell a story.

I had forgotten that Cherokee is usually played at warp speed as a competitive sport.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FFa3JC41mrM

They are really tearing it up here. There’s some heat in the comments section after someone says Sonny Stitt is a Charlie Parker clone.

[real saxophonist]

I've heard people say Michael Brecker was a 'Coltrane clone' They don't know what they're talking about.

There is a lot of Parker in Sonny Stitt's alto playing, but he was an original voice on tenor.

It's funny how a different horn makes one play a different way. It's fun to wail on an alto, but I was mainly a tenor and baritone player.

[real saxophonist]

Okay, I just now watched your video. Richie Cole is a way underappreciated player. I love his piano guy, Bobby Enriquez:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV7UQDyjTIM

We totally hijacked this thread. Probably my fault. That's okay, that's how we learn things.