Best Sax.......Ever

brin

I know there are literally hundreds out there, but my favourite has to be Junior Walker's solo in Foreigner's 'Urgent'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA6id4-- ... re=related

unixnerd

favourite has to be Junior Walker's solo in Foreigner's 'Urgent'

+1

plankton

Best sax ever and Foreigner? Sweet bejeebus


One of the greatest tenor saxophone player/writers ever lived,

Ladies and gentlemen I give you
Lord Sir Mr John Coltrane and his outstanding, raw, passionate description that is
A Love Supreme

featuring McCoy Tyner on piano,Jimmy Garrison, bass, Elvin Jones, drums

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuSsZmJCFas&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xx-rawGfn8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHkMFLhcKJg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoVhQHLjrrY&feature=related
available on impulse music.

Nice

mrushton

In pop music? Anything from the Motown/Stax catalogue - Jnr.Walker Roadrunner? What about Springsteen - Jungleland, born to Run, Badlands?

simonaspinall

Baker Street?

hopper1

Hazel O'Connor... Will You?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07sL2kjJqc4

edhornby

I had a Selmer mk VI tenor and it was fantastic (got stolen :-( ) but my replacement Conn 16M I also really like, I had a go on a nickel plated Keilwerth SX90R adn that was a beast, very capable but definitely a modern sounding horn

ah right, solos ? so many to choose from (Good shout with Love Supreme Plankton)

Ko Ko by Charlie Parker
Y Yo la Quiero by Joe Henderson (from the trio at the village vanguard album)
Wessex by Julian Arguelles (not just the sax, the entire piece of music is fabulous)

for pop stuff, I love your smile by shanice (cheesey song but the sax solo by Branford Marsalis is exquisite)
the solo on Respect by Aretha Franklin - try playing it
Soul Power by Maceo

guinea

simonaspinall wrote:

Baker Street?

Haha.

I didn't have the guts to post that.

Sirius631

hopper1 wrote:

Hazel O'Connor... Will You?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07sL2kjJqc4

+1

forward_loop

Are itchy Fingers still around ?

Had a great eveing once with Candy Dulfer in Amsterdam just after Princes tours, perhaps not the best sax...and perhaps should of made more of the evening :oops:

White Horse

In pop music

China in Your Hand
Will You
Baker Street
Lily was here - David A Stewart and Candy Dulfer

Elston

I'm not always a huge fan of the saxophone, but the sax part in Long As I Can See the Light by Creedence gets me everytime.

CHRISNOIR

Elston wrote:

I'm not always a huge fan of the saxophone, but the sax part in Long As I Can See the Light by Creedence gets me everytime.

Amen - I f*cking hate the Saxophone but honourable mentions for –

Chris Wood of Traffic.
Bobby Keys with the Rolling Stones.
Lee ‘Kix’ Thompson of Madness

I'll probably think of a few more to disprove myself this afternoon...

bompington

Perhaps someone in this thread could inform me - did some kind of Mass Extinction Event hit saxophonists in the mid to late 80s? If not, what are all the unemployed ones doing? Not that I'm complaining, (see ChrisNoir above), but I've long wondered about the sudden and total disappearance of the sax from popular music

Homer J

Some dude in the film "The Lost Boys", although i'm just saying that coz i watched it last night.

andy162

Kenny G...is he any good? Long permed mane billowing in the wind as he honks away on a clifftop.. Bit o' class.

Seriously, the only bands that have pulled of the sax thing are Roxy Music, Cardiacs & The Blockheads. Most of the time I hear it I cringe a bit.

IronHorse100

andy162 wrote:

Kenny G...is he any good? Long permed mane billowing in the wind as he honks away on a clifftop.. Bit o' class.

Seriously, the only bands that have pulled of the sax thing are Roxy Music, Cardiacs & The Blockheads. Most of the time I hear it I cringe a bit.

+100 I was just about to sign up to the I Hate Sax brigade until this post. Cardiacs need a thread all of their own. Possibly my fave band of all time.

Pross

Your Latest Trick - Dire Straits

finchy

bompington wrote:

Perhaps someone in this thread could inform me - did some kind of Mass Extinction Event hit saxophonists in the mid to late 80s? If not, what are all the unemployed ones doing? Not that I'm complaining, (see ChrisNoir above), but I've long wondered about the sudden and total disappearance of the sax from popular music

The saxophone solo was jailed for life for aiding and abetting crimes against the ears in the 1980s. The saxophone solo's accomplice, the brass section, was found not guilty, thanks to witness testimonies from ska bands and Ian Dury. It makes the odd re-appearance with groups like Rocket From The Crypt in rock music, and occasionally retro soul numbers, but in general keeps a low profile.

Pross

The problem is that most sax solos are tenor sax but as with everything a baritone sounds better than a tenor.

Can we add Spandau Ballet - Gold to the list

BigJimmyB

Grover Washington Jr - Mr Magic?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSZzvTQiy4w

Stewie Griffin

Bleeding Gums Murphy, RIP man.

Weejie54

Tommy Smith, Jan Garbarek ....Surprised that the voyeurs here have not posted a picture of Candy Dulfer. Played with some well known pop dudes as well as her own jazz band.





Anyone mentioned Lee Thompson of Madness?

edhornby

baritone solo - Greenbacks by Ray Charles, immense

I met Candy's Dad, Hans Dulfer, he plays sax as well, better than Candy... although you'd rather look at candy. he plays jump jazz style stuff all at riotous tempos

plug1n

Coleman Hawkins 1938 Body & Soul - the invention of the Tenor Sax as a Solo instrument

Rushie

Pop:

Echo Beach - Martha & The Muffins
Rhythm Stick - Blockheads

Jazz:

Anything by Charlie Parker or Cannonball Adderley (Work Song my fave)

Rushie

Slightly leftfield suggestion but...

Mysteriality by OMD

And not really a sax solo but the brass section on Mark Ronson's version of Radiohead's "Just" is abot the only record that will get me to "air sax".

PedalPedant

bompington wrote:

Perhaps someone in this thread could inform me - did some kind of Mass Extinction Event hit saxophonists in the mid to late 80s? If not, what are all the unemployed ones doing? Not that I'm complaining, (see ChrisNoir above), but I've long wondered about the sudden and total disappearance of the sax from popular music

You sort of answered your own question there, they all went back to playing music other than pop.

PP

jackfeeder

I've got an Alto - haven't played ot for a while tho - trouble with mainstream sax is it's always a bit cheesy.
Can be great tho - my fave is............ Let Love Rule - Lenny Kravitz.

Temped to blow the dust off mine now!

Aggieboy

From this brilliant song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_ofFa50LzY (from 2.10, if you can't wait).

Winner!

markos1963

brin wrote:

I know there are literally hundreds out there, but my favourite has to be Junior Walker's solo in Foreigner's 'Urgent'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA6id4-- ... re=related

My poor old Dad will be spinning in his grave, a pro sax player for many years playing with the likes of Jack Bruce and Jonnie Mathis.

Whatever happened to
Lester Young
Stan Getz
Charlie Parker
Brandon Marsalis
John Coltrane
Dexter Gordon
Colman Hawkins

That solo in 'Urgent' could be played by any grade 7 player with a couple of days practice