Alto saxophonist Ace Cannon is best known for his work with Bill Black's Combo from 1959 to 1961 and for his '62 solo hit Tuff. Cannon had made his first recordings backing rockabbily artists on Sun Records.
Later in his career he had best-selling TV-marketed allbums with Golden Classics and The Entertainer, both recorded for the Nashville-based Gusto label.
Gusto released 12 Saxophone Christmas Classics in 2007, but the tracks were probably recorded at least a decade earlier. The other band members aren't credited. A sample track is available below.
The First Noel
12 Saxophone Christmas Classics is available on CD at a very reasonable price from most of the major outlets. You can also get it as a download.
Here's an interesting interview with Ace Cannon from a local Memphis TV show called George Klein's Memphis Sounds. Probably about three years old, as video was uploaded to YouTube in 2009. Be warned: Video and sound are out of synch.
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