Supersax
Supersax was a nine-piece jazz band formed in 1972 that played Charlie Parker's music in harmonized arrangements.
The band was initially led by the two founders, the saxophonist Med Flory and the bassist Buddy Clark (who was there until 1975), then only by Flory, who also arranged. In addition to the rhythm section, Supersax consisted of five saxophones (2 tenor, 2 alto, 1 baritone) and a trumpet or trombone. The saxophonists played the Parker solos "true to note" (but in harmonic movements), they did not play their own solos. Only the respective brass instruments emerged as original soloists (on the records). a. the trumpeter Conte Candoli and the trombonists Frank Rosolino and Carl Fontana . Saxophonists were u. a. Warne Marsh (founding member), Bill Perkins (founding member), Jay Migliori (tenor, who came up with the idea with Flory), Jack Nimitz (founding member, baritone), Lanny Morgan (alto). In the 1980s the band also played with the “LA Voices” (and recorded several records with them).
In 1974, Supersax was awarded a Grammy (Best Jazz Performance by a Group) for their first record .
Discography
- Supersax Plays Bird (1972, Capitol) (with a.o. "Ko-Ko", "Parker's Mood", " Just Friends ", "Moose the Mooche", " Night in Tunisia "), with Conte Candoli, Med Flory, Joe Lopes ( Alt), Warne Marsh, Jay Migliori, Jack Nimitz, pianist Ronnell Bright , Buddy Clark and drummer Jake Hanna
- Supersax Plays Bird, Volume 2: Salt Peanuts (1973, Capitol), with u. a. Candoli, Fontana,
- Supersax plays Bird with Strings (1974, Capitol), with u. a. Rosolino, Candoli, Lou Levy at the piano
- Chasin the Bird (1977, MPS), with u. a. Candoli and the trumpeter Blue Mitchell , Rosolino
- Dynamite (1978, MPS), with Candoli, Rosolino, Don Menza
- Supersax & LA Voices, Volume 1: (1983, Epic Sony)
- Supersax & LA Voices, Volume 2: (1984, Columbia)
- Supersax & LA Voices, Volume 3: Straighten Up and Fly (1986, Columbia)
- Stone Bird (1989, Columbia)
- The Joy of Sax (1990)
- Live in 75 (1998)
- Live in 75: Japanese Tour (1999)