The American baritone saxophone player Gary Smulyan (1956) started as top chef but decided to become a musician after all and with reason. He started in the orchestras of Woody Herman and Mel Lewis-Thad Jones. His big model was Pepper Adams. In 1991 the first CD under his own name was released with fellow wind player, the famous trombone player Jimmy Knepper. A fine combination of two excellent low wind players in a quintet.