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“(Jon Smith is) one of the baddest tenor
saxophone players ever to come out of Texas” “When it comes to
heart-pounding, foot-stomping, shake-the-rafters Gulf Coast soul, nobody
does it like Jon Smith.” “I have followed him since he left Edgar
Winter’s White Trash…I couldn’t leave Antone’s until I knew
he’d played his last note of the night.” Will Lee, Late Night with David Letterman band
“The Rock & Roll road
is littered with acts Smith had a hand in forming…[he’s] been a
helluva sideman in some big-ass bands.” “You’d best listen to his advice if you’re in
the studio, and you’re recording a sax solo and Jon Smith is at the
microphone.”
“Never mind the
superlatives, [Jon Smith plays] some of the highest caliber blues to be
found…One longtime blues veteran compared his playing to Cannonball
Adderley, saying ‘Smith is so good, he’s almost out of
control’.” “I’m not saying they’re the best that ever
existed, but I will say [the Boogie Kings and Jon Smith] were the best I
ever heard.” CLIFFORD ANTONE “Jon’s sound is
instantaneously recognized, something only a handful of players have,
with a tone that’s as big as a house, and a big vibrato that’s
characteristic of a gospel singers…If I were putting together a horn
section, Jon would be my absolute first choice.” EDGAR WINTER
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