Sam Most was a first call studio musician on the jazz flute. The instrument was often seen as a secondary instrument for reed players in many jazz ensembles, but Most believed in the right hands it could stand by itself and become an important voice for the music. He is known as the father of bebop flute and credited with being the first innovator to hum or sing through his flute for added effect. This technique was taken up and expanded by people like Jeremy Steig and Rahsaan Roland Kirk and la...
Sam Most was a first call studio musician on the jazz flute. The instrument was often seen as a secondary instrument for reed players in many jazz ensembles, but Most believed in the right hands it could stand by itself and become an important voice for the music. He is known as the father of bebop flute and credited with being the first innovator to hum or sing through his flute for added effect. This technique was taken up and expanded by people like Jeremy Steig and Rahsaan Roland Kirk and la...
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