Oett "Sax" Mallard

American jazz and blues reed player (alto/tenor sax, clarinet), born September 2, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois, died August 29, 1986 in the same city. Under his own name, Mallard recorded for Aristocrat in 1947, Checker in 1951-1952, and Mercury in 1952. He accompanied numerous Chicago artists, such as Eddie Boyd, Earl Hooker, Rosetta Howard, Sunnyland Slim, Tampa Red, and Andrew Tibbs.