[http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/Jazz/Quotes|'''"I'm all in favor of getting grants for musicians. Or any other good brand of Scotch."'''] (''Pepper Adams'') Mr ''Adams'' was certainly one of the greatest and most influential baritone saxophonists. Featuring in [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/f3b8e107-abe8-4743-b6a3-4a4ee995e71f.html|''Mingus''] formations, he also led his own [http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/Jazz/Words#Hardbop|hard-bop] dates, including a number of sessions with [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/69f95e5c-4b34-4c8b-b8fe-c59f9296195a.html|''Donald Byrd''].