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Photos A scan of the back cover of one of Spud Murphy's albums with the photos of Russ Cheever and Jack Dumont from HSQ |
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The Hollywood Saxophone Quartet (1950s-1960s) Made up of some of Hollywood's best studio session players, HSQ helped to bridge the worlds of jazz and classical. Through the help of composers and arrangers such as Lyle "Spud" Murphy, Lennie Niehaus, Warren Barker, and Jack Marshall, Hollywood Saxophone Quartet helped define a new era of chamber jazz, or arranged jazz for smaller groups. Though known for hard driving jazz arrangements, HSQ handled the classical side of things with just as much prowess and control. The Hollywood Saxophone Quartet was made up of the members Russ Cheever-soprano saxophone, Jack Dumont-alto saxophone, Morrie Crawford-tenor saxophone, and Bill Ulyate-baritone saxophone.  Sound SamplesSirocco - Tenor cadenza from movement 1 of the work titled the same as the album on which it was recorded, Warm Winds. (MP3 - 327K) Chinook - sample is movement 2 of the same piece. (MP3 - 407K) Khamsin - some bari work from movement 3 of Warm Winds Suite, written by Lyle "Spud" Murphy. (MP3 - 386K) Monsoon - sample is the tenor solo from movement 4. (MP3 - 387K) all samples copyright ©1957 Liberty Records
PHOTOS & CLIPPINGS • A clipping from 1955 Metronome featuring information about HSQ • Another clipping from 1955 Downbeat about HSQ • Photo with two members of HSQ from a Spud Murphy LP |
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Hollywood Sax Albums Jazz in Hollywood (Liberty, LJH/LRP-6005) 1955  Warm Winds (Liberty LRP-3047) 1957 
Sax Appeal (Liberty, LRP-3080) 1958 
French Impressions (Verve MG V-4037) 1960 |
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