Paul Quinichette doesn't get much ink in the jazz world these days. The reason is largely because the tenor saxophonist sounded very much like Lester "Pres" Young. So much so that he was nicknamed "Vice Pres." As a result, he's now viewed merely as a clone. Why bother with a sound-alike when you can listen to Pres himself, right?
Not so fast. A new two-C…
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