Arnold Ross

Arnold Ross will always be best-remembered for the brilliant chorus he took on the Jazz at the Philharmonic version of "Lady Be Good" that directly preceded Charlie Parker's classic solo in 1946. Ross has had a strangely episodic career, sounding at his best in swing-to-bop transitional settings. Early on, Ross played clarinet, saxophone, and violin before settling on piano. He worked for a time in South America, was in a cruise ship orchestra that traveled to the West Indies, and then in the U.S. played Hammond organ with Frank Dailey between 1938 and 1939. Back on piano, Ros...