Before Hawkins, a tenor sax solo was a novelty ... members of the band — Howard McGhee (trumpet), Oscar Pettiford (bass) and Denzil Best (drums) — were early practitioners of bebop.

Whereas the bass frequently undergirds the saxophone in an ensemble, Hanson flips the switch and frequently unfurls arching, ethereal notes on both tenor and soprano horns that give Bates plenty ...

The lineup for Yttling Jazz is as follows: Björn Yttling on piano and hammond organ, Fredrik Rundqvist on drums, Dan Berglund on upright bass, Jonas Kullhammar on tenor saxophone, Magnus Lindgren on ...