Drafted into the Army, Mr. Mance wanted to join the band at Fort Knox but was told he could not unless he played a marching-band instrument. Mr. Mance, still in his fatigues and combat boots, asked to sit in, and impressed Mr. Adderley. The saxophonist soon arranged for Mr. Mance to join the band and become the company clerk, which let him avoid going to Korea. “From that day on, Cannon and I were best friends for life,” Mr. Mance told the website JazzWax in 2011. He played with Mr. Adderley’s quintet over the next two years before moving on to Mr. Gillespie’s group in 1958.

Source: New York Times January 24, 2021 15:22 UTC