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When you want to sax someone right....   And these have to be one of the most famous sax solos.  

Who doesn't like great saxophone!  Post up your favourite solo or riff if it is missed in this short piece.     

Rock and Roll sax? Bobby Keys isn’t the best saxophone player but he plays the best rock and roll saxophone. IMHO, of course.    

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On 11/3/2022 at 4:33 PM, Ken Gargett said:

From the King of the World, The Master of the Universe, The Minister of Soul, The Socrates of the Saxophone...

 

 

Top 10: Clarence Clemons Solos

  • Track Count 10
  • Total Length 1:01:37
 
 
  1. 1Jungleland Bruce Springsteen10:24
  2. 2Born To Run Bruce Springsteen04:58
  3. 3Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) Bruce Springsteen11:13
  4. 4The Fever Bruce Springsteen05:40
  5. 5The Promised Land Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band05:25
  6. 6Badlands Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band04:38
  7. 7Thunder Road Bruce Springsteen05:18
  8. 8Cadillac Ranch Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band06:12
  9. 9The Ties That Bind Bruce Springsteen03:51
  10. 10She's The One Bruce Springsteen03:58
 
 

I’m not generally a Springsteen fan but the big man is a whole other world. I saw him with his own band live decades ago and still remember being in awe. The best!

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Since the Pink Floyd was hit already, here is one not likely heard by most of you.

You have to move to about 4:45 for the sax, but listen to the whole song. Ray writes some great original music and you might find something new here. Ray was the last vocalist for the band Genesis and writes an eclectic mix of folk to progressive rock. His brother Steve started the prog band Porcupine Tree. This mix has bit too much echo for my taste, but it is great song.

Cheers! -the Pig

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Ok, as a sax player it's probably my FOH duty to chime in. I'm too computer illiterate to hunt and post, so maybe some of my BOTL/SOTH can help out.

Somebody put Steely Dan's Gaucho. Basically ANYTHING Michael Brecker did.

Good Bye Pork Pie Hat- Charles Mingus. Search Lester Young

Who didn't groove to Average White Band's Pick Up the Pieces?

John Mayall's "Progressive Blues Experiment" album- Good Time Boogie. Clifford Soloman ROCKED!!! *****

Let's not forget Tom Scott

Back to the Tower of Power- Check out "Mercenary Territory" from Little Feat's live Waiting for Columbus record. He climbed 4 scales with a tenor sax. Amazing.

Klaus Doldinger did some nice soprano work with his band Passport

Speaking of sopranos, Kenny G doesn't even get an honorable mention from this horn player/reviewer...

 

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17 hours ago, Chas.Alpha said:

Speaking of sopranos, Kenny G doesn't even get an honorable mention from this horn player/reviewer...

There are some music aficionados who sniff in disdain at his pop music success, I can feel proud of his PNW roots and feel honored to mention him. Some have mentioned Lester Young, but I didn’t notice mention of Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Gene Ammons, and a few other acknowledged masters. However,  at the moment, my mention is for the more approachable sounds of Julian “Cannonball” Adderly. Perhaps known better for “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy”, here is a clip of the popular lounge classic that demonstrates his fluid mastery of the alto saxophone, ending with a forceful finish.

 

 

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22 hours ago, Chas.Alpha said:

Who didn't groove to Average White Band's Pick Up the Pieces?

That's a good shout-out.  Solo begins around 2:10.

 

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10 hours ago, MossybackR said:

There are some music aficionados who sniff in disdain at his pop music success, I can feel proud of his PNW roots and feel honored to mention him. Some have mentioned Lester Young, but I didn’t notice mention of Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Gene Ammons, and a few other acknowledged masters. However,  at the moment, my mention is for the more approachable sounds of Julian “Cannonball” Adderly. Perhaps known better for “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy”, here is a clip of the popular lounge classic that demonstrates his fluid mastery of the alto saxophone, ending with a forceful finish.

Yep! Too many to mention. I would still be typing from last night's post!!! 😁 

And btw, no offense intended to KG. He's got way more money than I do! 

btw, thanks for finding this! I haven't heard it in years since vinyl and turntables became relics...

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5 hours ago, Capn_Jackson said:

John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley, all their sax work on the entire Miles Davis album “Kind of Blue.”

Really doesnt get any better.

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7 minutes ago, anacostiakat said:

Really doesnt get any better.

The best. I always play Kind of Blue at Christmas time, for some reason it reminds me of this time of year. So I’ll be playing it constantly beginning here in a couple weeks.

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On 11/11/2022 at 12:52 PM, Capn_Jackson said:

The best. I always play Kind of Blue at Christmas time, for some reason it reminds me of this time of year. So I’ll be playing it constantly beginning here in a couple weeks.

The Most wonderful time of the year!  :2thumbs:

 

 

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On 11/3/2022 at 10:44 AM, Fuzz said:

And these have to be one of the most famous sax solos.

 

I was going to post Take Five, but I forgot Pink Panther. These two, totally.

Also, if you want to hear Coltrane play straight, the album he did with Johnny Hartman:

 

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