Dave Pell Octet

Dave Pell (David Pell, February 26, 1925 – May 8, 2017) was an American jazz saxophonist and bandleader born in New York City. He was best known for leading The Dave Pell Octet, one of several mid-size cool jazz bands that formed in the wake of the Miles Davis nonet, Birth of the Cool sides, recorded in 1949/1950 and released in 1956.

Pell first played in his teens with the big bands of Tony Pastor, Bob Astor, and Bobby Sherwood, and then moved to California in the middle of the 1940s. Read more on Last.fm