How about a little edgy bass clarinet? Listen to Bennie Maupin's "Neophilia," from "Lee Morgan Live at the Lighthouse" (1971).

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https://youtu.be/0Zlo2mkEo5U?list=RD0Zlo2mkEo5U

The Spoiler is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded for the Blue Note label in 1966 and performed by Turrentine with Blue Mitchell, James Spaulding, Pepper Adams, McCoy Tyner, Julian Priester, Bob Cranshaw, and Mickey Roker with arrangements by Duke Pearson.

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and states "despite some potentially indifferent material, Turrentine is in fine form throughout the date". - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVILjq5kyzc&list=RDDVILjq5kyzc&start_radio=1

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Duke Pearson - Wahoo!

Recorded right around this time in 1964. I didn't know Pearson was Blue Note's A&R man, just that he appeared on (or arranged) lots of other Blue Note LPs.

Anyway, this is accessible and exuberant, and features Donald Byrd (trumpet) and Joe Henderson (tenor), some flute work by James Spaulding (alto, too), Bob Crenshaw (bass) and Mickey Roker (drums).

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