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3 unusual facts about Red Saunders


Cliff Butler

The session musicians included blind pianist Benny Holton, who regularly accompanied Butler, as well as Chicago stalwarts Leon Washington on tenor sax and Red Saunders on the drum stool.

Junie Cobb

He went into semi-retirement in 1955, but played with Red Saunders in 1961 and Jasper Taylor in 1962.

Sonny Cohn

After working for fifteen years with Red Saunders (1945–1960), he went on to spend another 24 years in Count Basie's trumpet section (1960–1984).


Sultan Records

2501 - Side B: "Red, the Be Bop Guy" (Red Saunders and his Band) which included an unannounced guest appearance by Buster Bennett - Musicians: Saunders (d, voc, ldr); George "Sonny" Cohn (tp); Joseph "Buster" Bennett (voc, as -1); Nat Jones (as); Leon Washington (ts); Porter Derrico (p); Mickey Sims (b).


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