Five Solos by Hal McKusick

Last time I posted about the late Hal McKusick, I showcased six video clips of the reed man. Yesterday, I was thinking about him, so I thought I'd share five audio clips of Hal playing solos:

Here's Hal on alto saxophone playing Don't Worry About Me...

Here's Hal on You're Everywhere...

Here's Hal on clarinet playing I'm Glad There Is You...

Here's Hal on alto saxophone playing Irresistible You...

Here's Hal playing alto saxophone on Give 'Em Hal...

Bonus: Here's Hal in the early 1960s on TV's I've Got a Secret. He's on the right on the bandstand and on the right when the musicians gather behind Steve Allen. You have to be fast to catch Hal's sense of humor, like when he ad libs, "Not the way we play it"...