Sammy Lowe was a trumpet player and arranger with the 'Bama State Collegians and Erskine Hawkins Orchestra.  Initially inspired by the Lunceford sound and Sy Oliver's arrangements, Lowe created a style that set off Hawkins' soloists, including Dud Bascomb on trumpet, baritone sax and clarinetist Haywood Henry, tenor saxophonists Julian Dash and Paul Bascomb, pianist Avery Parrish and the high trumpet notes of the leader.