Tonight's Jazz Feature is someone you might not have heard of but will be a more than pleasant surprise. Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair was born in Kingston, Jamaica on January 11,1927 and passed away in Cologne, Germany on February 13,1995 at age 68. He sadly made very few recordings under his own name but was really a major voice on the tenor saxophone with a big warm sound and solid inventiveness. Tonight's Jazz Feature is his best and first recording under his name and spotlights Bogey with an all-star British rhythm section made up of Terry Shannon on piano, Kenny Napper on bass and Bill Eyden on drums. It was recorded in London, England on August 26,1959 and issued on the British label, Tempo Records. The album was called "Blue Bogey-Introducing Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair. Enjoy this very fine voice of the tenor saxophone.

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