I'm still waiting for any single reed instrument player to explain how Bird played that white fiberglass marching band pawnshop special in tune all night long in Massey Hall back when Diz decided that Bird's consistent pawning of his Selmer - and "allowing" Diz to get it out of hock in time to do gigs - and walked inot the pwnshop and said, "How much for that PLASTIC Sax?" heh. forty nine bucks. "I'll give ya forty!" Sold.



Well, in the Salt Peanuts octaves, the careful listener can hear Bird correcting pitch, very quickly and, of course, always nailing it in some of the octaves, but that's about it...




--Mac