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<\/a>Alto saxophonist Med Flory was best known to the general public as an actor, but jazz listeners are most likely to remember him as the co-founder and leader of Supersax. Flory died this week at the age of 87. He made hundreds of appearances in television shows and a few in motion pictures, usually as characters in westerns and action flicks. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the big man in the foreground in a scene from the 1966 film Night Of The Grizzly<\/em>. He was a familiar presence in Mannix<\/em>, Bonanza<\/em>, Wagon Train<\/em>, Magnum P.I.<\/em> and other TV series. Flory once told the Associated Press<\/a> that the acting made it possible for him to keep Supersax together. In 1972 he co-founded the group with bassist Buddy Clark and built it around transcribed and harmonized solos from the recordings of Charlie Parker. Supersax had two alto saxes, two tenors and a baritone accompanied by piano, bass and drums. It often featured trumpet solos by Conte Candoli or trombone solos by Frank Rosolino or Carl Fontana. The band won the 1974 Grammy Award for best jazz performance. From their album with the L.A. Voices<\/a>, here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Supersax with \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Embraceable You,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d instrumental and vocal arrangement by Med Flory in a stunning treatment of the Parker solo.<\/p>\n