From The Bean stepping into the lead solo, and Bird crossing the bar lines, jazz saxophone has a fascinating history, with plenty of stars.  Hear some of the jazz sax greats, like Coltrane and Cannonball tonight on the 9 O'clock Special.  Enjoy the different styles of the sax tonight on K-Jazz.

Hank Mobley, who was born in Georgia and raised near Newark,  worked with Dizzy before he hooked up with the Jazz Messengers in the 50s. Although he recorded a number of sides for Blue Note, he was never as well known as his contemporaries John Coltrane and Stan Getz. Hear Hank's music tonight on the 9 O'clock Special.