Jesse Davis (born 9 November1965) is an American jazzsaxophonist. Davis began as a student in Ellis Marsalis's prestigious New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. After graduating, Jesse Davis embarked on a productive jazz career, recording 8 albums on the Concord Jazz label, alongside collaborations with such artists as Jack McDuff and Illinois Jacquet. Davis has studied music at Northeastern Illinois University, and in 1989 Davis received a "Most Outstanding Musician award" from Down Beat magazine. November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Jazz is an original American musical art form that originated around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in African American musical styles blended with Western music technique and theory. ... A saxophonist is a musician who plays the saxophone. ... Ellis Marsalis is the name of father and son jazz musicians, patriarchs of the Marsalis clan. ... Brother Jack McDuff (17 September 1926 - 23 January 2001) was a jazz organist and bandleader prominent during the soul jazz era of the 1960s. ... Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet (October 31, 1922 - July 22, 2004) was a jazz tenor saxophonist most famous for his solo on Flying Home. He is better known simply as Illinois Jacquet. ... Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) is a public state university located in the North Park community area of Chicago, Illinois. ... Down Beat is an American magazine devoted to jazz. ...
SaxophonistJesseDavis was a featured player in Robert Altman's Kansas City and on this date he seems to be on a mission to revitalize jazz with the energy and excitement of a “real” jazz club, as depicted in that film.
Davis' robust, soulful alto sound is most often compared to that of Cannonball Adderley, but on this date his sweet tone and fluid lines more genuinely resemble those of Charlie Parker and Sonny Stitt.
Although it's unlikely that young Davis meant for the title's initials to represent North Vietnam's guerillas, Ray Drummond's introductory “Witch Hunt”-quoting bass solo and the composer's deliberately stated melody give the song an ominous mood, evoking feelings of danger in a dark jungle.
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