At an early age, Rickey came up listening to such greats as Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Stan Getz, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Charlie Parker and Sonny Stitt. Rickey’s favorite saxophone players ...

Count Basie, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster all had links to KC - and another prominent local name was an organ player who went by Big John Patton. Now, don't let that title ...