Born in Donaldsonville, Louisiana in 1931 (he is 87 at this writing), soul-jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist Plas Johnson is most widely known as the sax soloist on Henry Mancini's'The Pink Panther Theme'. Johnson recorded profusely both as a leader and with a variety of different groups.Presented here are two rare quintet albums which he originally issued for contractual reasons under the pseudonym 'Johnny Beecher': Sax 5th Ave. (MGM Records/CRC Charter CLS 102), and On the Scene (MGM Records/CRC Charter CLS 104). The title track of the first album, 'Sax 5th Avenue', was also issued as a single, billed as 'Johnny Beecher and His Buckingham Road Quintet' and made its dent on the charts at # 65 Billboard Pop Hot 100. That song was backed on the single with 'Jack Sax the City', from the sames essions, which has been added here as a bonus.

Additional Details

Label: Essential Jazz Classics

Genre: Jazz

Run Time: 70 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 11/22/19

UPC: 8436559466998