"... The Mad label came out of the rich "honkers and barwalkers" tradition in Chicago. Tenor saxophonists, in emulation of the great Illinois Jacquet's 'Flying Home,' would jump up on the bars and squall and blast on their horns. If any one tenor sax blower epitomized this tradition it would have to be Tommy 'Madman' Jones, who for nearly three decades decades entertained Chicago nightclub audiences with wild exuberant performances on his instrument. In the 1940s and 1950s, Jones was generally considered a jazz player, and his bebop heritage is frequently audible on his records. But he had a strong orientation toward the blues (he was sometimes billed as 'Madman Jones and his Blue Saxophone'), and his style exhibited such hard blowing and energy that it could just as easily be considered rhythm and blues. Jones was credited for inventing a unique amplifier for the saxophone, which he later gave aspiring honkers and barwalkers lessons on. He made a few records in the 1940s and 1950s, but he built his reputation mainly as a nightclub performer. ..."
The Mad and M&M Labels
Discogs (Video)
YouTube: Hi Fi Apartment, Snake Charmer (Jungle Exotica), "Jess" one mo' time, Four Shades Of Rhythm - Come Here, Bow Legs
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