▁a ▁side man ▁in ▁T - B one ▁Walker ' s ▁band , ▁mainly ▁playing ▁the ▁bar it one ▁sa x oph one . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁W yn n ▁had ▁developed ▁an ▁innov ative ▁performance ▁style , ▁involving ▁dan cing , ▁st om ping , ▁and ▁playing ▁the ▁sa x oph one ▁while ▁lay ing ▁on ▁his ▁back . ▁ ▁One ▁rev iewer ▁said : ▁" He ▁would ▁kick , ▁dance , ▁sh uffle , ▁str ut , ▁go ▁down ▁on ▁his ▁kne es , ▁roll ▁and ▁literally ▁provide ▁his ▁own ▁mini - show ▁on ▁stage , ▁all ▁the ▁while ▁blow ing ▁wild ▁sol os ▁on ▁his ▁sa x . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁area ▁sa x ▁players ▁to ▁perform ▁these ▁ant ics ▁on ▁stage ... ". ▁ ▁W yn n ▁himself ▁said : ▁" J ay ▁Mc Ne ely ▁was ▁a ▁little ▁kid ▁when ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁come ▁in ▁and ▁watch ▁me ▁play ▁at ▁week ends . ▁Two ▁or ▁three ▁years ▁later ▁he ▁was ▁lay ing ▁on ▁his ▁back ▁and ▁playing . ▁He ' s ▁a ▁great ▁music ian ▁but ▁he ▁got ▁the ▁c low ning ▁from ▁me ." ▁ ▁Although ▁W yn n ▁made ▁further ▁record ings ▁as ▁leader ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁for ▁various ▁labels ▁including ▁Mercur y ▁with ▁a ▁band ▁that ▁included ▁sa x oph on ist ▁Edd ie ▁" Lock j aw " ▁Davis ▁and ▁guitar ist ▁Charles ▁" Ch