Wilburt "Red" Prysock was an American R&B tenor saxophonist, one of the early Coleman Hawkins-influenced saxophonists to move in the direction of rhythm and blues, rather than bebop.
Career
With Tiny Grimes and his Rocking Highlanders, Prysock staged a saxophone battle with Benny Golson on "Battle of the Mass". He first gained attention as a member of Tiny Bradshaw's band, playing the lead saxophone solo on his own "Soft", which was a hit for the Bradshaw band in 1952. ==Personal life==
• Rock and Roll (Mercury, 1956) • Fruit Boots (Mercury, 1957) • The Beat (Mercury, 1957) • Swing Softly Red (Mercury, 1958) • Battle Royal with Sil Austin (Mercury, 1959) • The Big Sound of Red Prysock (Forum Circle, 1964) • For Me and My Baby (Gateway, 1964; reissued on CD in 2003) ==References==