On July 15, 1979 at the North Sea Jazz Festival something very special happened. Five legends of the tenor saxophone descended upon The Hague in the province of South Holland … they were Illinois Jacquet, Dexter Gordon, Arnett Cobb, Buddy Tate and Budd Johnson. They were joined by Hank Jones at the piano, Gene Ramey on bass and Gus Johnson playing drums. It was an all-star cast and a performance those jazz fans will never forget!
Two of my favorite performances were Lionel Hampton’s Flying Home (Top video) and The Hague Blues in ‘C’ (Below) which was written especially for the occasion.
