Underexposed L.A. horn player Bobby King knows his way around a variety of instruments, including the tenor, alto and soprano saxophones, as well as bass clarinet, flute and the Japanese shakuhachi. He's equally capable playing straight-swinging Hard Bop and more outward-bound material, and has worked with an impressive list of talents both on record (Shelly Manne) and off (John Coltrane, Lionel Hampton and StanKeton) - Will York
"Inside the Outer Kingdom"
Bobby King - Clarinet lessons began back in the late '40s. From there Bobby went on to master not only that instrument, but the saxophone as well. He sat in with such legendary jazz artists as John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Stan Kenton, Lionel Hampton, Sonny Rollins, Wes Montgomery, T-Bone Walker and even backed vocalists Ray Charles, Big Joe Turner, Sarah Vaughan, Sammy Davis Jr and many others. Here Bobby teams up with Shelly Manne, Bobby Shew, and others for an exotic, international excursion.
Bobby King - Inside The Outer Kingdom Jazz saxophonist Bobby King creates an incredible exploration of textures with a world beat flavor. He teams up on this CD with jazz greats Shelly Manne (drums), Bobby Shew (trumpet and flugel horn), Bob Mayes (piano), and Bob Magnusson (bass) as well as an exotic array of international musicians on sitar, tabla, tamboura and percussion. Bobby's palyed with such legenday jazz artists as John Coltrane, Lionel Hapmton, Stan Kenton, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins and many, many more
1) Outer Kingdom 2) Little John 3) War And Peace 4) Land Of The Orient 5) Tenor Madness 6) Tranquility
