![]() ![]() It was that period from around 1958 through the early sixties when they did Kind of Blue, Milestones and some other fantastic records. I just bathed myself in their music during that incredibly musical period for them. I considered there to be a sort of “holy trinity” of jazz – Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderley and John Coltrane. There was no so-called fusion or contemporary jazz at that time. When I was growing up as a teenager that’s what there was. Were you initially influenced by bop and straight-ahead jazz? Many of your admirers are more familiar with the R&B side of Tom Scott’s saxophone playing. It features legendary sax player Phil Woods, Ron Cuber, Jay Ashby, Randy Brecker, Gil Goldstein and myself. There's a Chick Corea tune and a Wayne Shorter tune and some others. I wrote all the arrangements and some of the compositions are mine. I’m not sure if it’s bop in the strictest sense but its straight-ahead jazz with five horns, piano, bass and drums. I’m very excited about the release of my new CD project Bebop United. Perhaps we can focus on what you’ve got on the table right now as well as your early days growing up in L.A. Since speaking with you the other day, I’ve been trying to do some research regarding Tom Scott’s career as of late. I probably became aware of your playing back in the late seventies. …As you troll your way through the music river. You’re the biggest fish I’ve caught so far, so to speak… Tom, I have had the great pleasure of interviewing many fine saxophonists over the years. Tom Scott: Let me turn these Grammys down. I got the sense that this type of multi-tasking is very common for a busy guy like Tom – read on! Tom was at home watching the East Coast feed 3 hours early while we conducted the interview. We started the interview on a Wednesday evening while the Grammy Awards were on television. ![]()
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