These CDs are by reedmen whose main instrument is the baritone sax. And like most baritone saxophonists, they've held down the bottom of sax sections in big bands prominently over the years. But here ...

Leo Parker was the proud owner of a big, beefy baritone sax tone and a fluent technique that struck a great match between the gritty, down-home feeling of R&B and the advanced harmonies of bebop. At ...