July 21 - Plas Johnson (The Musical Birthday Series, 3rd Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for July 21st are here: Isaac Stern (2019) and Cat Stevens (2020)

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Plas Johnson (b. 21 July 1931) is an American jazz saxophonist, He was much in demand as a session player, and most widely known as the tenor saxophone soloist on Henry Mancini's "The Pink Panther Theme."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just Another Gig

Q.

Did Plas Johnson dream

That the Pink Panther theme

Would be a kind of career anointment?

A.

If session musicians

Have private ambitions,

It’s clear they’re in for disappointment.

 

 

 

 

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