super20dan said:
-pat -what did he sound like?
It's hard to describe. He sounded like a regular alto player with a great sound. I almost thought it was one of the Berklee guys because 95% of them played straight-ahead. He had a little more edge than someone with a Mark VI and Meyer 6M but that was about it. I was absolutely floored when I saw him walk out because I recognized him immediately and it didn't sound like the sound from his albums. I remember thinking I would love to see him live with his band.
Warren Hill is another guy like that. I love his sound and he is probably closest, along with Nelson Rangell, to what kind of sound I am after. However, some of Warren's recordings are WAY over-processed in my opinion, particularly on "Pop Jazz". I saw him performing as a senior at Berklee when I was a freshman and he blew me away. I saw him at a small club, The Tangier, in Akron Ohio a few months ago where he played with Jeff Golub. I could hear more of HIM and less of the effects, although he obviously still used them from what I could tell. Without all the effects, he has a great sound and I consider him a virtuoso.