Eddie Johnson

While no such special effort is really required in order to crowd Chicago's commuter trains, it seems possible that an entire car, if not a whole train, could be stuffed with musicians from that city who had to wait until they were senior citizens before getting a chance to step into the limelight. In 1999, tenor saxophonist Eddie Johnson was not releasing his first-ever solo album with the critically-adored Love You Madly at the age of nearly 80. That had happened back in 1981, when the Nessa label released Indian Summer, once again proving the firm's value in providing impor...